Cortes
Pizarro
Fighting
Miscellaneous
100

What year did Cortes arrive in Mexico?

1519

100
What was the name of the empire that Pizarro attacked?
The Incan Empire
100
How did Cortes defeat the Aztecs?
He had superior technology (etc)
100
What is Cortes's first name?
Hernando
200

What was the name of the Native American Civilization in the area that is now Mexico?

Aztecs

200
What year did Pizarro fight the Incas?
1532
200
What types of weapons did the Spanish have?
Guns and cannons
200
What is Pizarro's first name?
Francisco
300
What was the capital city of the Aztecs?
Tenochtitian
300
What religion did Pizarro attempt to convert Atahualpa to?
Christianity
300
What animals helped the Spanish to travel to battles?
Horses
300
What is a Conquistador, and where do they come from?
Spanish Conquerors/Explorers during the 1500's.
400
Why did other Native American tribes help Cortes fight the Aztecs?
Because the other Native American tribes did not like that they were controlled/ruled by the Aztecs
400
After Atahualpa was captured what did he give Pizarro for his freedom
Rooms full of gold and silver
400
What is small pox?
A virus that caused fever and blisters/wounds to the body and was responsible for many deaths
400
What disease was responsible for quickly wiping out 50-90% of the Native American population?
Smallpox
500
Why did the Aztecs give Cortes gold and gifts when he arrived?
Because they thought he was a God
500

Why did small pox and other diseases kill so many Native Americans?

Because the Native Americans immune system had never experienced the virus before and that is why it was so deadly

500

What motivated the European explorers to explore the world?

They were looking for a better trade route to Asia (or Gold, Glory and God)

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