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So, the main reason Hernan Cortés was so successful against the Aztecs was because he made alliances with native powers that despised the Aztecs, but what did Cortés and his conquistadors actually have to offer these natives? What did they do that the anti-Aztec natives couldnt have done themselves?

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How come both Judaism and Islam have rules against eating pork, but Christianity doesnt?

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When and why did the Fertile Crescent become a desert?

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I've heard two different origin myths for Huitzilopochtli - the myth of the Five Suns, and the one where he's the son of Coatlicue. Which of these stories was the official narrative of the Aztec government?

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So, the main reason Hernan Cortés was so successful against the Aztecs was because he made alliances with native powers that despised the Aztecs, but what did Cortés and his conquistadors actually have to offer these natives? What did they do that the anti-Aztec natives couldnt have done themselves?	40
How come both Judaism and Islam have rules against eating pork, but Christianity doesnt?	27
When and why did the Fertile Crescent become a desert?	9
I've heard two different origin myths for Huitzilopochtli - the myth of the Five Suns, and the one where he's the son of Coatlicue. Which of these stories was the official narrative of the Aztec government?	5