General
What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary source?
A primary source is a source created at the time of the event by someone who was there.
A secondary source is a source created after the event by someone who wasn't there.
Who was the king of the Aztec empire?
Montezuma
In what year did the Spanish defeat the Aztecs?
1521
What do BCE and CE stand for?
Before Common Era and Common Era.
Who was the leader that defeated the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
Name two diseases that killed many Aztecs
Smallpox, measles, influenza
In what modern country was the Aztec Empire located?
Mexico
What were the three motives for Spanish exploration?
Gold, glory, and god
Why were the Aztecs impacted by diseases?
They did not have immunity to these diseases like the Spanish conquistadors did.
What evidence of the three Gs might you find in a source?
Flags and swords representing glory, men searching for gold, and people holding crosses/the presence of priests to represent god.
Identify four long-term impacts of the Spanish Conquest
Loss of culture, loss of religion, slavery (African slave trade), destruction of Tenochtitlan
1492
Alliances with local tribes who hated the Aztecs, diseases, superior weapons.
Identify four legacies of the Spanish Conquest in Mexico today
Mexico City, food, artwork, architecture, Aztec descendants