THE AZTEC

BEFORE

• The Aztec were once a great empire
• Famous for their sacrifices to their gods
• And for their agriculture. They were
• Magnificent blacksmiths and craftsmen
• And they were very good architects

DURING

• The Aztecs and Cortez constant war.
• After three months of bloodshed the Aztecs
• Were defeated.

AFTER

• After the Aztecs were defeated
• Cortes flattened their capital
• Tenochtitlan and he took the survivors
• As slaves.

5 WAYS CORTEZ IMPACTED THE AZTEC

• Cortez killed most of their people.
• He flattened their capital Tenochtitlan
• He conquered the land and used the survivors as salves
• He stole their gold, artifacts and harvests
• He stopped their religion and cannibalism