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Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer

Directions: Use your Critically Reading the Textbook worksheet

and the two images to create a Graphic Organizer to show causes of
the defeat of the Aztec and Inca Empires and the effects that the
conquest had on the people and the culture of the two empires.

Causes
Effects
The weapons of the
Spanish were better
than those of the Incas
and Aztecs. The
Spanish had armor,
horses, & swords
Both emperors were
taken captive by Cortes
and Pizarro
respectively, when they
entered Tenochtitlan
and Cuzco (p. 543-44).
Topic/Problem
What were the causes of
the defeat of the Aztec
and Inca Empires and
what effects did the
conquest have on the
people and the culture
of the two empires?
As result of the Spanish
upper hand, many Aztecs
and Incas died in the
battlefield (p. 542).
Without their leaders, the
Empires struggled to
maintain political and
military unity, thus
causing their demise
(p.544)

After the conquest, many

The Spanish defeated
Aztecs were used as
the Aztec and Inca
slaves to build buildings,
Empires, which later
such a church. Also
became the Spanish
soldiers executed many
territory of New Spain
Incas including Atahualpa
(p. 545).

The widespread of
The Spanish brought
smallpox killed millions of
deadly diseases to the
Aztecs and Incas. Later
Americas, such as
other epidemic killed even
smallpox. The Incas
more people. These
and Aztecs did not
epidemic killed more
have immunity to those
people than battles
diseases (p. 546).
against the Spanish (p.