Because they needed to have something to cook with and olive oil is a main thing to start the night off of cooking whatever meal it might be.
One item can be the weapons. Many Europeans gave the natives a bunch of weapons because they had plenty. They even gave them faulty weapons or broken ones because the natives didn't know any better.
The fortified hill being described here is named Acropolis.
Acropolis is one of the most recognizable and important sites in the Greek history and culture. Acropolis means the "highest city" in literal translation and the word itself is used for many other similar sites but only the Acropolis of Athens is known as The Acropolis. The most famous building here is without a doubt Parthenon.
Answer:
Answer: 1. More soldiers and more workers
2. Other than shipping, railroads were the fastest way to travel in the time period. With fewer miles of railroad, Southern troops would have fewer options for fast travel to where they would be needed.
3. Quality of troops or leadership, amount of money available, guns and gunpowder already available
The capital(which should be the biggest) is Tenochtitlan.