Technology and Disease+1 Random
Spanish and Aztec Strategies +1 Random
Battle for Tenochtitlan?+1 Random
People+1 random
General+1 Random
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How fast could a Spanish soldier reload their gun?
30-60s
100
One of these is not like the other, which one is it?
Strawberries are the only one on here that is not a berry
100
How was Monctezuma killed?
He was stoned to death by the Aztecs or killed by the spanish afterwards
100
Who is La Malinche and what did she do?
She was a slave and later a intermediary and spy for Hernan Cortes
100
What was the first place in the New World Hernan Cortes went to?
Hispaniola
200
What gets wetter as it dries?
a towel
200
How did Moctezuma originally react to the Spanish?
He welcomed them into the city and palace
200
Where did the Olympics start?
Olympia, Greece
200
What was Ketchup at one point used for besides food?
Medicine
200
What did Cortes do to the ships that brought him to Mexico from Cuba? Why?
He burned 10 of 11 of them to show his soldiers there was no turning back and the remaining ship he sent back to Spain with all the gold they had found at that moment.
300
What percent of Tenochtitlan's population was killed by disease in 1 year(+/- 5%)?
40%
300
What Group gave Cortes 6000 warriors?
Tlaxcallans
300
How long was the Siege of Tenochtitlan?
80
300
Who was Alvarado and what did he do?
He was Cortes's second in command and killed the dancers causing a revolt
300
What Food never goes bad?
Honey
400
What material were Aztec weapons primarily made of?
Obsidian
400
What did the Spanish do to Moctezuma?
Captured him and forced him to listen to their orders
400
How many Aztecs were left at the end of the Siege(+/- 3000)
60 000
400
Who is Velázquez and what did he do to Cortes?
He was the Governor of Cuba
He tried to prevent Cortes from leaving Cuba for mexico
He sent soldiers to arrest him causing Cortes to have to leave Tenochtitlan
400
What modern day countries make up Hispaniola?
Haiti and Dominican Republic
500
What was Aztec armour made off and what was Spanish armour made of?
Aztec: Cotton and Leather
Spanish: Steel
500
What was the Conquistador formula(just a outline is fine)?
5 steps
step 1 is expedition would set out from a recent colony 2: The spanish would try to meet peacefully with the first indigenous group they encountered
3The spanish would invite the leader of the the strongest group group and seize them and threaten to kill them if they do not follow their orders
4 fight on open ground
5 leader becomes governor and indigenous groups enslaved
500
What is the name for the night that Cortes had to flee the City?
La Noche Triste/Night of Sadness/Night of Sorrows/the Sad Night
500
What age did Hernan Cortes set out to the new world at?
19
500
What was a Quinto?
It is the 1/5 of all resources found in Colonies that the King of Spain is entitled to