Aztec Culture
What was the name of the capital city of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlan
The Spanish had a clear advantage in warfare compared to the Aztecs. Give at least two reasons why this was.
They had iron armour and weapons
They had horses
They had guns
What precious metal did the Spanish take from the Americas to greatly enrich, Spain.
Gold (and silver)
What year did Christopher Columbus arrive in the New World?
1492
Who was at the top of the Aztec social hierarchy and who was at the bottom?
The Emperor
The Slaves
Why did Aztec warriors try to capture enemies alive instead of killing them in battle?
To use as human sacrifices
Name two fruits or vegetables that were 'found' in the New World?
Maize (corn)
Potato
Sweet potato
Capsicum
Pumpkin
Cacao
Avocado
Pineapple
Papaya
Guava
Passionfruit
Tomato
What was the name of the Aztec emperor who first welcomed Hernán Cortés to Tenochtitlan?
Montezuma II
What did the Aztecs believe was needed to keep the sun rising each day?
Human sacrifice
List three advantages of building the Aztec Capital on a lake.
- Defensible bridges
- Easy access to water sources
- River system allowed for travel and easy trade of goods
Which animal, brought by the Spanish to the Americas, transformed Indigenous hunting, warfare, and transportation on the Great Plains?
The Horse
Where was Christopher Columbus from?
Genoa (Italy)
In Aztec culture, misbehaving children would receive a particular punishment. What was it?
They would be dangled over a fire
The Aztecs had a major enemy who joined with the Spanish. What was their name?
The Tlaxcalans
What was the main disease that was brought by Europeans and caused massive population decline among Indigenous peoples in the Americas?
Smallpox
How did Montezuma reportedly die during the Spanish occupation of Tenochtitlan?
He was allegedly killed by his own people
Correctly spell the names of the 'God of Flayed-Skin' and the 'Feathered Serpent God'
Xipe Totec
Queztalcoatl
When the Aztecs felt that they were going to lose control of their capital to the Spanish, they unleashed their ultimate weapon. What was their ultimate weapon?
The Owl Warrior
What is the name for the 'sharing' of foods, inventions, disease, peoples, and ideas between the New World and the Old World.
The Columbian Exchange
In what year did Hernán Cortés and his forces capture Tenochtitlan, leading to the fall of the Aztec Empire?
1521