1. Warm Up- complete on page 37
Based on the early lives of Cortez and Pizarro as well as their first expeditions, which conquistador seemed more likely to be successful? Support your answer with 3 pieces of evidence from your notes you took on the text your read Friday

2. Conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires

3. Objective
I am learning about how Spain and Portugal conquered the new world.
The purpose of this is to be able to examine why Middle and South America have Spanish culture.

4. Create the following chart on page 40 of your spiral
Cortez /
the Aztecs
Pizarro/
the Incas
Who was involved?
What is happening?
When did the events occur?
Where were the events happening?
Why are these events important to the empire that are about to be conquered?

5. Who was Quetzalcoatl?
Quetzalcoatl: "Feathered Snake." Quetzalcoatl is one of the major deities of the Aztecs, Toltecs, and other Middle American peoples.

6. Cortez vs the Aztecs Article
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7. Who was Huasca and Atahualpa?
By the 16th century, the man responsible for this great empire was Huavna Capac- a fair ruler who had several sons all vying to rule the empire alone. The legitimate prince, Túpac Cusi Hualpa (Huáscar), had been raised as the successor. Atahualpa was an illegitimate son, but he had the same aspirations as Huáscar. Once their father died, the two immersed the Empire in a civil war.

8. What is smallpox?
Smallpox is a very serious illness caused by a virus called the variola virus. Smallpox gets its name from the pus-filled blisters (or pocks) that form during the illness. Although the names may sound alike, smallpox is not related to chickenpox, which is a milder disease caused by a different virus.

9. PizarRo vs the Inca Article
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10. Processing- complete on page 39
After learning about the conquest of the Aztecs by Cortez and the Incas by Pizarro, choose which conquistador was more successful/ skillful in their conquest? Support with 2 details from the reading. Then choose which conquistador has more luck? Support with 2 details from the reading.