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9. The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

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Cortez's War on Tenochtitlan

Cortez's men cut down pine trees that grew on the slope s of volcanoes. He then built 12 ships of a kind known as brigantines. As they neared completion he loaded them with cannons and musketeers. This siege would last for four months. And over that time, cortez slowly choked the life out of tenochtitlan.

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