document 3: then montezuma stood up to welcome cortés; he came forward, bowed his head low and addressed him in these words: our lord, you are weary. the journey has tired you, but now you have arrived on the earth. you have come to your city, mexico. you have come here to sit on your throne, to sit under its canopy ... his was foretold by the kings who governed your city, and now it has taken place. you have come back to us; you have come down from the sky. rest now, and take possession of your royal houses. welcome to your land, my lords! when motecuhzoma montezuma had finished, la malinche translated his address into spanish so that the captain could understand it. cortés replied in his strange and savage tongue, speaking first to la malinche: tell motecuhzoma that we are his friends. there is nothing to fear. we have wanted to see him for a long time, and now we have seen his face and heard his words. tell him that we love him well and that our hearts are contented. ... when this had been done, the celebrants began to sing their songs. that is how they celebrated the first day of the fiesta. on the second day they began to sing again, but without warning they were all put to death ... the spaniards attacked the musicians first, slashing at their hands and faces until they had killed all of them. this slaughter in the sacred patio went on for three hours. -an aztec account of the conquest of mexico, c. 1519 5. how did montezuma receive the spanish? 6. what factor helped the spanish conquer the powerful aztec empire?

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document 3: then montezuma stood up to welcome cortés; he came forward, bowed his head low and addressed him in these words: our lord, you are weary. the journey has tired you, but now you have arrived on the earth. you have come to your city, mexico. you have come here to sit on your throne, to sit under its canopy ... 	his was foretold by the kings who governed your city, and now it has taken place. you have come back to us; you have come down from the sky. rest now, and take possession of your royal houses. welcome to your land, my lords! when motecuhzoma montezuma had finished, la malinche translated his address into spanish so that the captain could understand it. cortés replied in his strange and savage tongue, speaking first to la malinche: tell motecuhzoma that we are his friends. there is nothing to fear. we have wanted to see him for a long time, and now we have seen his face and heard his words. tell him that we love him well and that our hearts are contented. ... when this had been done, the celebrants began to sing their songs. that is how they celebrated the first day of the fiesta. on the second day they began to sing again, but without warning they were all put to death ... the spaniards attacked the musicians first, slashing at their hands and faces until they had killed all of them. this slaughter in the sacred patio went on for three hours. -an aztec account of the conquest of mexico, c. 1519 5. how did montezuma receive the spanish? 6. what factor helped the spanish conquer the powerful aztec empire?

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5. Montezuma welcomed the Spanish as if they were fore - told rulers. He bowed his head low, addressed Cortés as a weary lord returning to his city, and invited him to take possession of royal houses.
6. One factor was Montezuma's initial friendly and submissive reception, which may have lulled the Aztecs into a false sense of security and allowed the Spanish to gain a foothold.
# Answer:
5. He welcomed them as fore - told rulers, bowed low, and invited them to take royal houses.
6. Montezuma's friendly and submissive reception.

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