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100
Rumours circulated by the Aztecs described the Spanish ships as this.
What are floating towers?
100
When Moctezuma first heard of the Spanish landing an Veracruz, who did he send AND with what.
Who are emissaries with gifts of jewels and fine featherworks?
100
Put these in the order they happened: 1) Spanish Conquistadors make alliances with groups to go against Aztecs 2)Cortes hears rumours of a large and wealthy civilization in what is now Mexixo 3)Spanish are welcomed in by Aztecs and take Moctezuma as hostage 4) Cortes sails to what is now Mexico and burns most of his ships to prevent his soldiers from leaving
What is 2, 4, 1, 3?
100
Cortes left Spain to seek his fortune in the new Caribbean colonies and eventually settled on this island where he eventually became Mayor of this place.
What is Cuba?
100
After the conquest, the land of the Aztec was claimed for the Spanish crown and was re-named this.
What is New Spain?
200
The descriptions of the Spanish (light skin, long beards, and hair that only came to their ears) reminded the Aztec of stories of this God.
Who is Quetzalcoatl?
200
This person helped translate for Cortes in his attempts to speak with the Aztecs and became very important in his successful overtaking of the empire. Even now this person is viewed as a traitor.
Who is Dona Marina (La Malinche)?
200
Cortes was able to get rival tribes to join him in his bid to defeat the Aztec empire. This type of relationship is called...
What is an alliance?
200
This is when a state or country tries to increase its power and influence onto other places. They send out men to explore places with potential for expansion.
What is expansionism?
200
When the Spanish over took the temple the Aztec saw that the Spanish were crazy for this.
What is gold?
300
This was a way that Aztecs altered their environment.
What are chinampas/floating islands?
300
The Aztecs did many things that show us that their society was based on a hierarchical social structure. Name one.
-children of nobles go to different schools? -Aztec Emperor had clearly defines roles as the Head of State -clothes worn by the Aztecs gave an indication of their position in society -Aztec society was set up in groups called calpolli
300
This was the main aim of the conquistadors formula.
What is take over a region, peacefully if possible but violently if necessary.
300
This is when a country strives to expand their own territory by using diplomacy or military force.
What is imperialism?
300
I encouraged the Aztecs to leave their ancestral homeland and settle in the Valleyof Mexico. The Aztecs believed that I needed the blood of sacrificial victims to give me the strength to overcome the night’s darkness.
Who is Huitzilopochtli?
400
What was the significance of the Aztec calendar predicting the year of Quetzalcotl's return?
It was the same year that Cortes and the Spanish landed off the coast of the Aztec empire.
400
From the time Cortes and Moctezuma first met, how long was it before the Aztec empire was conquered.
What is 2-3 yrs (not more than 3)?
400
Cortes and his allies retreated to Tlaxcala to recover from their wounds, but in the mean time, the Aztec's began dying from this, (passed on by the Spanish).
What is smallpox?
400
Cortes and the Conquistadors were driven by which 4 things that involved religion, economy and power.
What is Christianity, Curiosity, Competition and Commerce?
400
After Queen Isabella died, King Ferdinand passed laws that called for fair treatment of the "Indians" (Aztecs). Name one.
1."Indians" could not be used to carry goods on their backs like a pack of animals 2.Children under 14 and pregnant women were not to do heavy work in the mines 3. Spanish masters were prohibited from beating, whipping, or calling and "Indian" dog
500
This was the year that the Spanish first landed off the coast of the Atec empire.
What is 1519?
500
Upon their first meeting, Moctezuma welcomed Cortes as this.
Who is Quetalcoatl?
500
Cortes' actions after the last battle (and defeat of the Aztecs) made it difficult for historians to learn more about the Aztec empire. What did he do?
He pulled down pyramids and temples, ripped down palaces and homes - he destroyed the city and and much of the cultural artifacts of the Aztec
500
These were the 3 things that were a military advantage for the Spanish.
What is a musket, cannon and horse?
500
As time went on, many Spanish conquistadors took Aztec women as their wives. Soon there was a ruling class made up of the sons and daughters of mixed Spanish and Aztec blood. (these people formed a culture that grew into modern Mexico)What was this new group/society called?
Who are Mestizos?