1. The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
At the turn of the XVI century, the Aztec Empire was reaching its climax. However, it was also about to come face to face with another, much more powerful expansionist movement. The conquest of the Aztec Empire by the Spanish Empire was not only the clash of two expansionist movements but the confrontation of two cultures and of different ways of understanding life. Guiding questions Who were the Aztecs and how did...