Important People
The Spanish conquistador responsible for the downfall of the Aztec Empire.
Hernán Cortés
Doubled edged, needle pointed, and razor sharp
Spanish Sword
Step One: Expeditions would leave from __________.
A recent colony
Floating islands built in the water around Tenochtitlan to grow crops
Chinampas
Fill in the blanks: When Cortés encountered an Indigenous group, he needed to either __________ them or __________ them.
Conquer; Befriend
Financed (but later tried to stop) Cortés' expedition to Mexico.
Governor Velázquez
Over two meters long, with an axe, a spear point, and a hook
Spanish Halberd
Step Two: The Spanish would try to meet peacefully with the first Indigenous groups they encountered. Why?
To discover which group was the most powerful.
A channel used to move water, usually supported on a bridge structure when it had to cross a valley
Aqueduct
Malinche's Spanish name.
Dona Maria
The Tabascan slave that was ultimately Cortés' key to taking down the Aztec empire
Malinche
Shattered against very hard surfaces, such as armor
Aztec War Club
Step Three: The condition the Spanish would set after seizing the leader of a powerful Indigenous group.
They would kill him unless his followers obeyed the Spanish's orders.
A device made of jointed wood that enabled an Aztec to throw a short spear a great distance with much force
Atlatl
How many soldiers did the Tlaxcalans add to the Spanish forces?
One thousand
Massacred many of the Aztecs at a festival he allowed them to hold
Pedro de Alvarado
Could shoot an arrow with enough force to penetrate armor
Spanish Crossbow
Step Four: These three things gave the Spanish an advantage over the Indigenous groups they fought.
Horses, armour, and weapons
The language spoken by the Aztecs
Nahuatl
The strategy the Aztecs used against the Spanish.
Wait and see what the Spanish would do
After establishing an independent government in La Villa Rica de la Veracruz, Cortés was responsible to...
King Carlos I
Class of weapons unknown in Mexico
Firearms
Step Five: This person would remain governor over a newly established colony.
The leader of the expedition
The sons of poor nobles
Hidalgos
Loyal allies to the Aztecs; Malinche overheard them conspiring against the Spanish and alerted Cortés, resulting in their conquer.
The Cholulans