Spanish Technology
What is the Caravel?
The Caravel was a small sailing ship developed by the portuguese in the mid 1500s.
What is the Causeway?
The Causeway is raised land bridges that the Aztec built to connect their island capital.
What is the celebration Running of the bulls?
Running of the bulls is a Spanish celebration that starts on July 6th and people go onto the main road in Pamplona and bulls run after them for 4 miles.
How did the Aztecs measure time?
They used a calendar which was made out of stone and had exactly 52 years on it.
What is the Spanish Infantry
The Spanish is when a large number and solders go onto battle field to fight
what is the Aqueduct?
The Aqueduct is something that the Aztecs built to have fresh water.
What is the celebration las Fallas?
The Spanish celebration Las Fallas starts on March 15th and ends before Easter comes, people make paper mach'e then burn it, people stand on a very tall building to watch the burning happen.
Why did they believe in human sacrifice?
They believed in human sacrifice because if they didn't feed the gods blood they thought that something bad was going to happen.
What is the Halberd?
The Halberd is a long spear with a hook at the end
What is the war club?
the war club is a wooden sword with sharp razor blades on the side.
What is the Spanish celebration Semana Santa?
Semana santa is a Spanish celebration which happens after the first moon happens, they call it Holy week but it is just the Spanish Easter.
What is the "new fire" ceremony?
The "new fire" ceremony was performed every 52 years in order to stave off the end of the world when the calendar ended.
What was the Muskets and canones used for?
The canones were used to kill the ambassadors
What is the Atlatl
the Atlatl is a highly effective ancient spear-throwing device.
What is the Spanish celebration, Carnaval?
Carnaval is when the Spanish dress up in bright colors and they dance and have a parade.
What type of stuff did the Aztec use for their art work?
They used clay for their sculptures and oil for paintings
whats the Spanish method?
The Spanish method was an often brutal strategy employed by the Spanish Empire.
What is cultivation?
Aztec cultivation is when people make a place more livable.
What do the Spanish use for their art work?
They use oil on canvases and wood for sculptures.
What is the Codex?
The Codex is accorded folded paper showing the Aztec history when they flipped it.