The Decisive Battles of World History

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Lecture 15: 1521 Tenochtitlán—Aztecs vs. Conquistadors



  1. Which of the following factors played the greatest role in the success of
    Cortés and why: disease, guns, steel, horses, attack dogs, native allies,
    Cortés’s decisions, or Moctezuma’s decisions?

  2. Was the fall of the Aztec Empire inevitable? How might the Aztecs have
    successfully resisted the conquistadors?


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