Disease. the Aztecs had no immunity
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pairs
Activity 2: Analyse the causes of the collapse
of the Aztec empire
Compare the description of the destruction of Tenochtitlan and its people
given in the text with that described in Source B. How do they differ?
2. a) Identify the details in the painting (Source C) that show that the Spaniards
had better weapons.
b) Why do you think the artist included a priest at the battlefront?
3 Sources B, C and D are all contemporary Aztec accounts. Why are they
useful sources to have?
Why does the writer of Source E think that the Spaniards showed a
"desperate heroism”?
5 Identify the source (from Sources A to E) which backs up the following points
in the text:
a) Disease killed many of the indigenous population.
b) The Aztecs had local enemies who fought with the Spanish
6 Which reason for the defeat of the Aztecs given in the text is not reflected ​