Hernan Cortes
I. Where did he grow up?
a.
Which country did Hernan Cortes grow up in?
Spain
I. Bad Omens
a.
What is an omen?
a sign
IV. Cortes Arrives as Tenochtitlan
a.
What did the Aztecs think Cortes may have been?
A god
I. Where was it located?
a.
Tenochtitlan was located in the middle of a....?
lake /swampy lake
II. Causeways and Canals?
a.
What is a causeway?
A causeway is a road that goes over water
II. Going to the New World
a.
When did Cortes travel to the New World?
1504
II. Arrival of Hernan Cortés in Mesoamerica
a.
How did Montezuma treat Cortes at first?
He gave Cortes gifts / He welcomed Cortes
VI. Cortés Conquers the Aztecs
a.
Who helped Cortes conquer the Aztecs?
the Tlaxcalans (another tribe)
III. City Center?
a.
What was the most important building in the city center?
a temple called Templo Mayor
VIII. Is it still there today?
a.
What is Tenochtitlan called today?
Mexico City
V. Arriving in Mexico
b.
What did Cortes want from the Aztecs?
Gold
III. Cortes Travels to Tenochtitlan
b.
What did Cortes destroy along the way to Tenochtitlan?
The religious city of Cholula
I. Bad Omens
a.
How many bad omens were there?
8
VI. How big was it?
a.
About how many people lived in Tenochtitlan?
200,000 people
V. Why did the Aztecs settle on a swampy island?
a.
What did the Aztecs see in the middle of the island?
An eagle holding a snake on top of a cactus
VI. March to Tenochtitlan
a.
Who joined Cortes on his way to Tenochtitlan?
Other tribes who didn't like the Aztec.
V. Montezuma is Killed
a.
What did Cortes do when Montezuma was killed?
He fled the city
II. Arrival of Hernan Cortés in Mesoamerica
b.
When Cortes first went to Mesoamerica, what did he first bring?
An army
II. Causeways and Canals?
b.
What were the canals used for?
transportation / getting around
IV. Marketplace?
a.
How many people could be held in the central market?
Up to 40,000 people
XI. Governor of Mexico
a.
What became of Tenochtitlan?
It was renamed Mexico City and became the capital of New Spain.
III. Cortes Travels to Tenochtitlan
a.
Why did the Tlaxcalans join Cortes?
They hated the Aztecs for attacking them / human sacrifice
II. Arrival of Hernan Cortés in Mesoamerica
a.
Which god did the Aztecs think Cortes may have been?
Quetzalcoatl
I. Where was it located?
a.
The water of the lake attacked as a natural ...?
defense in case of attack
II. Causeways and Canals?
a.
Why were the bridges for the causeway useful?
They could be removed during an attack.