Weapons
The name of the firearm used by the Spanish at the time.
Muskets.
The belief in multiple gods.
Polytheism.
The queen of Spain at the time.
Queen Isabella I.
Where do the Aztecs originally live?
In the desert land of Northern Mexico.
How many years did the Aztecs travel through the desert before settling and building Tenochtitlan?
150 years.
The axe/spear combination used by the Spanish at the time.
Halberds.
The religion forced upon surviving Aztecs.
Catholicism.
The king of Spain at the time.
King Ferdinand II.
True or false, Cortes agreed with the Spanish Inquisition as a goal to unify Spain.
True.
The name of the Aztecs city.
Tenochtitlan.
Aztecs had no prior experience to this disease, thus having no protection against:
Smallpox.
The Aztec god that commanded them to move south.
Huitzilopochtli.
True or false, Moctezuma decided to wait things out as the Spanish approached Tenochtitlan.
True.
What was the great purge of non-Catholics in Spain called?
The Spanish Inquisition.
The name of the intermediary and translator used by Cortes.
Malinche.
Another word for spear thrower.
Atlatl.
The Aztec celebration on November 1st.
The Day of the Dead.
Who was the indecisive leader that brought Tenochtitlan to it's end?
Moctezuma.
When Cortes was offered farmland when he first landed in the new world what did he do?
He denied the farm, as his mind was set on gold and riches.
The two tribes befriended by the Spanish on the way to Tenochtitlan.
The Totonac and the Tlaxcalans.
True or false, Smallpox killed 50% of the Aztec population.
False, it killed 25% of the population.
How many layers below heaven did the Aztecs believe that Tenochtitlan lay?
13 layers.
Governor of Cuba at the time.
Velazquez.
The three ways of indicating status in Aztec society.
Jewelry, Clothing, and the size and location of your house.
The tribe that the Spanish struck down on the way to Tenochtitlan.