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Mayas
Mayas
Aztecs
Aztecs
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100
Where was the empire centered? Name at least three places.
Guatemala, Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, and parts of Honduras and El Salvador
100
What sport are the Mayas believed to have developed an early version of?
Basketball
100
Who was the leader of the Aztec Empire when the Spanish came?
Montezuma/Moctezuma
100
What was the major capital of the Aztec Empire during its peak? A. Teotihuacan B. Titicaca C. Tenochtitlan D. Texcoco
What is C: Tenochtitlan
100
Why did both religions make sacrifices to the gods? (Be specific - what did they think would happen if they did not)
They believed the gods controlled rain, food supply, weather, military success, etc. If they were not happy, and 'fed,' they would wreak havoc on the Aztecs.
200
Who conquered the Mayas?
No one. Their major cities were abandoned by 900.
200
Name four crops the Mayas grew.
corn/maize, beans, squash, and cassava
200
Was Cortes the first European to visit Mexican territory?
No. Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba arrived in the Yucatan from Cuba in early 1517. Cortes arrived in 1519.
200
What city is on top of the former capital of the Aztec Empire?
Mexico City
200
What language spoken by the Aztecs is still spoken by thousands of Mexican people today? The words coyote, avocado, guacamole and mescal were borrowed from the language.
Nahuatl
300
What mathematical/numerical concept did the Mayas discover?
the concept of "zero"
300
At its peak, the Maya population reached about... A. 1, 000,000 people B. 2,000, 000 people C. 500,000 people D. 250, 000 people
2,000,000 people
300
What did Cortes do after Moctezuma gave him gold?
He had him arrested. Moctezuma was trying to get Cortes to leave; he feared they would kill him if he did not.
300
What was the disease many Aztecs died from after the arrival of the Spanish?
Smallpox
300
About how many indigenous languages are spoken in Mexico today?
about 65
400
What kind of alphabet/writing system did they use?
Hieroglyphics
400
What was the Maya capital at its peak? A. Palenque B. Dos Pilas C. Uaxactun D. Tikal
D. Tikal
400
Why did the Aztecs accept Cortes into their city? Who did they think he was?
Because he was pale and bearded, they believed Cortes was the Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent god, coming to rule over his land as described in a vision.
400
How was Moctezuma/Montezuma killed?
He was stoned to death. No one knows if he was killed by rebellious Aztecs or the Spanish.
400

Name at least two similarities between the Mayas and Aztecs

Mrs. Ehnot approves/does not approve

500
What are two things historians and archaeologists believed to have wiped out the Classic Maya civilization?
1 - long droughts 2 - overuse of land
500
Where were the Mayas living by the time the Spanish arrived?
In small agricultural villages near their cities that were buried under rainforest growth.
500
With such few numbers of troops, and the Aztecs numbering several hundred thousand, how did Cortes and his men succeed in the conquest of the Aztecs? Mention at least: 1. weapons 2. alliances 3. strategy
1. The Aztecs had wooden clubs and bows and arrows. The Europeans had superior weapons of metal. 2. Cortes had Malinche, a woman who served as a translator. He also formed alliances with the Tlascalans who were at war with Montezuma. 3. When Cortes returned with numerous ships and more soldiers, they blocked in the city cutting off food supply and water to the city.
500
About how many people were believed to have died during the Spanish conquest? A. 240,000 B. 520,000 C. 15,000 D. 75,500
A. 240, 000
500

Name at least 2 countries the Spanish conquered.

Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, The Philippines, Guam and the Canary Islands