Why Did The Aztecs Conquer The Americas?

I strongly disagree that if the Spanish hadn’t conquered the Americas the Aztecs would be the most advanced civilization to date. If the Aztecs were still thriving today I think they would be advanced but not as advanced as the first world countries, they may be as advanced as either the third or second world countries. I also think that the weaponry that the Aztecs had would’ve evolved along time after everyone else evolved their weapons so that would make them vulnerable to attacks from foreigners. The Aztecs were too focused on their religion which would also distract them from improving their way of living. But before they got to the state of being advanced I think that when they conquered the Americas and sacrificed all of their enemies they would start to sacrifice themselves. That would then lead to an uprising which may lead to a revolution and the cause of the …show more content…
I say this because when the Spanish come to conquer the Americas there were so many new things to the Aztecs. Even though if the Aztecs were left alone and they started to trade with other countries there would be so many new things to the Aztecs that they wouldn’t be able to keep up. But that would be assuming that they did start to trade and that they didn’t get rejected. The Aztecs may have gotten rejected by other countries because they were very demanding and they may try to take the country under its grasp.
Another thing is that if the Spanish had left the Americas alone I believe that the Aztecs weapons would’ve evolved near the end which would leave them open to other nations like the French or English. If the Spanish hadn’t come to invade the Americas the Aztecs never would’ve saw gunpowder, horses, cannons, iron armour, swords, ships and lancers. Without the Spanish invasion the Aztecs would’ve been extremely vulnerable to other explores and they probably would’ve got conquered by another faction of