Comparisons
What lead to the conflict
How the Spanish conquered the Aztecs
Why did the Spanish and the Aztecs make the decisions they did?
Vocabulary
100
Used obsidian weapons.
What are the Aztecs
100
The Aztecs believed Cortes was Quetzalcoatl for this reason.
What is fair-skinned and bearded
100
Cortes did this in order to get the city states to ally with him against the Aztecs.
What is killing all the nobility
100
The Aztecs used seven of these to shape how they saw the Spanish.
What are omens
100
A leader in the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
What is a Conquistador
200
Used Gold, jewels, and silver for currency.
What are the Spanish
200
They believed it was theirs for the taking.
What is the Spanish's reaction to seeing the rich civilization of the Aztecs
200
Montezuma was abandoned by his people because of this action.
What is replacing all the Aztec idols with Spanish ones after being kidnapped.
200
BONUS QUESTION! DOUBLE POINTS How do you spell my last name and what nationality am I?
Bouwmeester
200
A period of history marked by notable events.
What is an Epoch
300
Prayed to appease their god.
What are the Spanish
300
Isabella and Ferdinand sought to increase their power by these two actions.
What are increasing the number of colonies and building national unity
300
The night where 700 Spanish died trying to escape Tenochtitlan.
What is Noche Triste
300
Light-skinned, wondrous vessels, large deer.
What are the reasons Montezuma thought Cortes was Quetzalcoatl
300
Feathered.
What is Plumed
400
Polytheistic.
What are the Aztecs
400
Cortes feared mutiny from his men so he did this.
What is burning down his ships
400
They blocked the aqueducts, the canals, and the causeways to prevent food and water from getting in to the city.
What are the actions the Spanish undertook to starve Tenochtitlan into surrender
400
Believed in confrontation and religious intolerance.
What is the Spanish INtolerance.
400
Estate, plantation.
What is a Hacienda
500
Practiced religious tolerance.
What are the Aztecs.
500
Cortes did not eat the food with the human blood in it because of this reason.
What is fear of being poisoned
500
This person was in charge for the Massacre of Unarmed Aztecs.
Who is Pedro de Alvarado (pg 313)
500
Translator who provided the Spanish with detailed information about the Spanish empire.
Who was Dona Marina pg. 320-21
500
A district that has its own church and minister
What is a Parish
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