THE FALL OF THE AZTECS

THE CONQUISTADORS

• They came into Mexico
• They tried to take Tenochtitlan, and failed
• Tried again, and succeeded

WEAPONS

• Obsidian clubs
• Slingshots
• As you can see, they were very undeveloped

DEFEAT

• The conquistadors had lots of troops
• They had horses and guns
• The guns were useless, so they used swords

RELIGION

• The emperor was scared the aztec god would come back
• The god's name was Quetzalcoatl

SMALL POX

• The Europeans brought the disease
• It killed lots of people