HIST 010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Andes, Huayna Capac, Aztec Religion
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Lecture 16: 16th century, 1500s ad fall of the americ. Fall of aztec empire (n. america) and inca empire (s. america); fall at the same time for s. 1502 ad: montezuma ii took throne of aztec empire until 1520 ad. Inherited the greatest empire that has ever been seen in n. america (at that t. Population of 12 million (most weren"t aztecs, but conquered ethnic gr. Governed from tenochtitlan (capital with population of 200k people; o cities on earth at this time) Increasingly concerned about the future due to a series of natural disasters (e and flooding) Aztecs believed the gods were unhappy with them. A comet was seen in the sky: a sign from the gods that something big a would happen. Also began to hear strange reports from eastern coast of mexico. Strange, white men with chalk faces around the yucatan peninsula (hom. Also heard from one of his personal tax collectors that there were tiny h sea.
