Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Conquest, 1519–1521.
The strategic use of a hostage (in this case, Moctezuma) to prevent an overwhelmingly large enemy force from attacking.
human shield appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest (1519–1535), especially Conquest, 1519–1521 and Spanish in Tenochtitlan.
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