Vocabulary
A large-scale estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops
What is a plantation?
The date the Aztec empire was no more.
When is August 13th, 1521?
The Spanish passed a rule to prevent a abuse of the Aztec slaves which was _______________________________________.
What is the elderly did not have to do hard labour?
The first meeting of Moctezuma and Cortes is located in the ________________ _______________.
What is the Florentine Codex?
Cortes became ______________ of New Spain.
What is governor?
The clashing of forces or ideas.
What is confrontation?
The unforeseen enemy of the Aztecs.
What is Smallpox?
Forced to work as slave laborer's.
Who are the Aztec?
Moctezuma reigned from ______________ to _______________.
What is 1502-1520?
A Conquistador that took an Aztec wife had a child of Aztec and Spanish descent called ___________________.
What is Mestizo?
Estate or plantation.
The god the Aztec were honoring during the festival when Alvarado attacked them.
Who is Huitzilopochtli?
What is "For God, Glory and Gold" ?
Moctezuma was the _____________ emperor of the Aztecs.
What is sixth?
During his 8 month journey to Tenochtitlan Cortes gathered ____________.
What is allies? (by killing the nobles to frighten the a city into submission)
Family history.
What is genealogy?
_______ omens foretold Cortes' arrival.
What is eight?
After conquering the Aztec empire, the conquistadors were given _____________________.
What is haciendas?
The Aztec High Priest was also called ____________________________.
What is Huey Tlatoani?
The things Cortes did that was the downfall of the Aztecs.
What is:
-block the canals of Tenochtitlan
-Prevent food from reaching the capital
-Did not give the Aztecs food for 75 days
Country under the control or protection of another.
What is protectorate?
The things Aztec rulers did to build the most powerful civilization.
-expand the empire for the glory of their god Huitzilopochtli
-receive payments of generous tribute and taxes
-profit from trade and marketing throughout the empire
-take captives to be sacrificed to their goals
Spanish warfare tactics.
What is Spanish planned surprise attacks and killed as many enemies as possible?
When Moctezuma was held hostage his advisors saw him as weak because _______________________________________.
What is Cortes replaced Aztec idol statues with Roman Catholic saints?
The translator and mistress to Hernan Cortes.
Who is Dona Marina?