Terms/Definitions
Terms/Definitions
Mexico
Spanish
Surprise
100
a floating island built in the water around Tenochtitlan for growing crops
What is a chinampa?
100
Valuable gifts and taxes received from the conquered group
What is tribute?
100
"Conqueror" the term was used by Spanish leaders in the Americas to describe themselves.
What is a conquistador?
100
This was the primary purpose of the new economy established in New Spain.
To use the labour of the Indigenous people to enrich the conquistadors.
100
The Spanish were running out of this in 1492.
What is Gold?
200
A state-run system of courts where non-Catholics were put on trial.
What is the Spanish Inquisition?
200
a go-between or mediator between two groups of people.
What is an intermediary?
200
The Aztec concept of citizenship placed the highest value on the need for citizens to either: A) work hard at their jobs to increase personal wealth B) place the needs of the state above individual needs
The correct answer is B - place the needs of the state above individual needs.
200
The leader of the Spanish Army.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
200
This is the Tribal god who had warlike aspects. He told the Aztecs to settle in the Valley of Mexico.
Who is Huitzilopochtli?
300
The name of the language of the Aztecs.
What is nahuatl?
300
A written (or visual) account of an event by a person who was present?
What is a primary source?
300
The Aztecs settle in the Valley of Mexico because.....
Their god led them there and told them this is where they should stay. They also saw the cactus with the eagle perched on top.
300
Velazquez arrived on the coast of Mexico to arrest Cortes for this reason.
What is being afraid that Cortes was too powerful and would take all the credit?
300
Gold, Glory and God make up this nation's worldview.
What is the Spanish worldview?
400
a channel used to move water supported on a bridge structure.
What is a causeway?
400
Clergy (men and women) with the authority to teach and convert people to Catholocism.
What are missionaries?
400
After the Aztecs conquered another Indigenous group, they did this.
What is force them to pay tribute.
400
This Indigenous slave was given to the Spanish and she acted as an Intermediary and translator.
Who is Malinche?
400
Spanish soldiers used these instructions to tell them how to be a good soldier.
What is the code of chivalry?
500
When a disease spreads rapidly through a group of people.
What is an epidemic?
500
The sons of poor nobles.
What are hildagos?
500
The Spanish removed all Aztec calendar stones and temples. Why?
To remove all traces of Aztec religion.
500
This is the spanish economic system.
What is an encomienda?
500
These are the 3 main reasons as to why the Spanish successfully conquered the Aztecs.
1) Disease - Smallpox 2) Advancement in Technology - weaponry & armour 3) Leadership skills - Conquistador's Formula 4) Malinche - intermediary 5) Alliances with other Indigenous groups
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