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How many calendars they had?For what?
The Aztecs had two calendars: one was sacred and related to the gods. The other was solar.
When Muslim take the Spain
711 AD
What is Conquistadors Formula?
Spanish would invite the leader to a meeting to exchange gifts - they would seize the leader and threaten to kill him unless his followers obeyed their orders
Who is Dona Marina
Cortés advisor and spy that could speak Mayan, Nahuatl, and Spanish
For what Aztecs kills Human?
To Sacrifice him.They believed that the victim’s blood actually nourished the gods.
Who is two rulers that started the Reconquista
king of Aragon Ferdinand and Isabella queen of Castile
What will happen with leaders of expedition
Leader of expedition would remain as governor of the new colony; Second-in-Command= organize the next expedition - Remaining Indigenous peoples became slaves
Geography controls everything” What do the Spanish mean by that?
Spain is between two continents have vastly different worldviews.Being in the middle had a great influence on Spain and its religious history.
Why they lived in island in the middle of a lake?
The Aztec settled where they did because they saw an eagle perched on a cactus.
they thought this is a sign from the gods
What is the 3 Gs?
Gold ,God and Glory
What did Cortes do with 10 ships
sank the ten ships so soldiers could not leave
Who is a ruler the Aztecs throughout 1502 until 1520
Moctezuma
What was the class hierarchy of the Aztecs?
Emperor, Nobles, Merchants, Artisans, farmers, Soldiers, Serfs and Slaves.
What is two chose for Muslims and Jews
convert to Catholicism or be exiled from Spain,
What is Flower wars ?
ritual battles to get victims to sacrifice to Aztec gods, made some neighbors enemies
who is Herman Cortes
Herman Cortes was leader of the Spanish troops.