Question

Cortez was able to defeat the Aztecs by making use of his superior technology, allied Native American tribes, and the diseases like smallpox that weakened the empire. Pick one of these reasons, and tell me why they helped Cortez conquer the Aztecs.

Answer 1

Cortés was greatly helped to take Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, by other indigenous peoples, particularly those from Tlaxcala. Aztec dominion over the other groups was resented by them, thus they saw an opportunity in Cortés to end the Aztec Empire. Cortés had under his command thousands of warriors from Tlaxcala who knew how the Aztec fought and their tactics.