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The New World (Before the Spaniards (Aztecs (Society (They lived in fear…

- - - - They were very primitive in the religious aspect, so they worshipped things that they saw such as the sun.
      - They made blood sacrifices. The victims were mainly war criminals, criminals or peasants.
      - The priests carried out rituals whilst wearing extravagant masks and costumes.
    - - They lived in fear of their god and emperor
      - They were extremely willing to serve their leaders
      - They were expressive as they made colourful and creative masks and mosaics
      - They were very rich, as they lived near mountains with a lot of gold
      - They built grand and large buildings
      - They were also technologically advanced as they made artificial island with irrigation for farming and they had simple yet efficient pieces of technology in their city.
    - - The "god emperor" was above everyone and ruled over all of the land and commanded the royal court
      - Priests were second highest in command
    - - Their empire was located in modern day Mexico
  - - - The capital city of the Inca people was thought to be connected to God
      - Similar to the Aztecs, teheInca's also made blood and organ sacrifices.
    - - They were very rich and had a lot of gold because of their cacao and textiles.
      - They were innovative as they cut steps into mountains to make more flat land
      - They were reliant on food and self-sufficient
      - They did not have much technology, but they could calculate the sun's position very well
    - - The government was very organised and it only took a week for the emperor to send a message across his massive kingdom
    - - Their empire was in modern day Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru
- - - - He tricked the emperor into letting his men in and he took control from within the palace
        
        The Aztec lords were very mad at this, so they staged a revolt and the Spaniard's were outnumbered.
        
        The Spaniard's sieged the capital city of Tenochtitlan and did not let any food or people in or out, and the Aztecs finally gave in due to the Spaniard's superior weaponry, sickness, and the aid of their rival tribe, the Texococo.