Conquest of the Aztecs
What was the name of the Aztec capital city?
Tenochtitlan
Where is the 'Old World'?
Europe
True or False - The Indigenous didn't have many rights and got abused under the Spanish.
True
What happened to Aztec culture after the Spanish conquest?
The Spanish forbade the Aztecs to continue their culture, therefore it was lost
What was the name of the conquistador who conquered the Inca?
Francisco Pizzaro
Who was the leader of the Spanish Conquistadors?
Hernan Cortez
What religion did the Spanish follow?
Christian, but more specifically, Catholic
What disease did the Spanish bring to the Americas?
Smallpox
How did the Spanish treat the indigenous?
The Spanish treated them cruelly
When Montezuma showered the Spanish with gifts, what was he communicating to them?
He was superior to them.
Who did Cortez align with?
Other native tribes of Mesoamerica
What were the Spanish using the gold for?
Coins and Jewellery
What was the system was a labour system established by the Spanish crown during the colonization of the Americas, allowing Spanish settlers to extract labour and tribute from indigenous peoples in exchange for protection and religious instruction.
Encomienda System
Spanish colonisation introduced this new social structure that ranked people based on ancestry, creating long-lasting inequality in Mesoamerican society.
The Casta System
They were sympathetic to the indigenous people, and they felt that the Spanish were cruel
How did the Aztecs power decline?
The Spanish brought fast spreading diseases
Which motivation do sources point to for being the main motivation for exploration - God, Gold or Glory?
Gold
Name a people group whose population decreased?
Name a people group whose population increased?
Decreased - Mesoamericans
Increased - Spanish, African
This agricultural change, where Indigenous fields were replaced by European crops and livestock, transformed Mesoamerican environments and food systems.
The Columbian Exchange
Name three food items sent from the old world to the new world during the Columbian Exchange.
Wheat Barley Rice Oats Rye Sugarcane Coffee Bananas Citrus fruits (oranges, lemons, limes) Apples Grapes Olives Chickpeas Lentils Onions Garlic Lettuce Cabbage Carrots Turnips Broccoli Cauliflower
In what year did the Spanish Conquest take place?
1519
How is God, Gold and Glory relevant for the age of exploration?
It was the motivation of European exploration
Spanish rule heavily relied on these religious leaders, who built schools, spread Christianity, and held significant influence in local communities.
Priests
What percentage of the indigenous population died during and after the Spanish conquest?
90%
What were the Aztecs known for?
Being fierce warriors, strategic fighters and ruthless