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9. The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

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Cortes and Mesika Slavery

Cortes and his men stood victorious over the smoking ruins of tenochtitlan. He enslaved vast amounts of the surviving meshika people, branding them with hot irons to show their status. The city expanded on a grid system, like the cities of europe, erasing the shape of the city that lay beneath.

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