Hernando Cortes
Hernando Cortes Biography
Includes general information about the conquistadors
but specific details about how
Cortes and his men had military advantages over the Aztecs.
The Aztecs by 
The Aztec News by 
Hernando Cortes by 
Atlas of Military History by 
Aztec History The Aztecs / Mexicas
Tenochtitlan Facts Aztecs
The following websites contain information about the interactions between Cortes and Montezuma II.
Aztec Capital falls to Cortes
British Museum unmasks who really killed Aztec leader
Use the starburst below and the notes you have made from your Cortes and Montezuma II headings - Actions (what happened), Motivations, Religious beliefs, Military power and Effects as a starting point to create your interview questions.
Montezuma II
Montezuma II
A good overview of how and why Cortes and his men defeated Montezuma II and the Aztecs.
Click on the link and use the username and password in your History Alive 8 textbook to login to the electronic version of it.
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The following videos have information about Montezuma and Cortes :
To access these videos find the same icon as below on the desktop of your computer, choosing the search tab type in the title of the video you want to look at. You can borrow headphones from the library. You dont have to watch the whole video but check out the chapters that are relevant to your research.
