cortes
why did cortes want the aztec?
because cortes heard their was tons of gold in the aztec.
what did the aztec trade?
fish, houseware, cloth and skins for clothing, tools, medicines, and arts and crafts.
what did moctezuma do to the spanish?
he stop the Spaniards, Moctezuma sent emissaries with gold, hoping Cortés would be satisfied and leave
where did the spanish people come from?
The Spanish people's genetic pool largely derives from the pre-Roman inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula
what language did the aztec speak
Nahuatl
why did cortes go to the aztec?
eager to appropriate new land for the spanish crown, convert Indigenous people to Christianity and plunder the region for gold and riches
what resources did the aztec produce
cotton, corn, beans, tobacco, gourds, and other grains and vegetables
why did the aztec first accept cortez?
to keep the gods happy so they'd postpone the end of the world
who were the queen and king of spain in 1492
king Ferdinand and queen Isabella
what killed the aztec empire?
the smallpox killed most of the aztec
how many people died when cortes came into the aztec city?
around 200,000
what natural resources did the aztecs have access to?
cotton, corn, beans, tobacco, gourds, and other grains and vegetables.
who told moctemzuma to not open the door for cortez?
his brother
what happened to the jews and muslim in spain after 1492?
3,000,000 Muslims voluntarily left or were expelled from Spain
how did the aztec get scarifice?
the victim would be placed on a sacrificial stone. The priest would then cut through the abdomen with an obsidian or flint blade. The heart would be torn out still beating and held towards the sky in honor to the Sun-God.
what did cortes do to the aztec civilization?
cortes razed Tenochtitlan, building his own capital over its ruins, and proclaimed the Aztec Empire to be New Spain
what resources did the aztec sell?
turquoise, quetzal feathers, cacao, obsidian, and jade.
what did moctuzuma do when their is a new tribe coming around techolition
he would send troops outside of the aztec city to be in partol
what did spain do when they found out that islam was spreading around the world?
All Spanish explorers brought missionaries with them with the sole purpose of converting people to Catholicism and spreading the doctrine.
what are the sacrifices of taclo?
thought to favor early rains.
what did cortes love the most?
he liked finding gold
what items were sold in the aztec market?
knifes, tools, cloth, fur, food, clothing, pots and crafting materials and metal
what was moctezuma ii know for
one of the last Aztec emperors
what did muslium and jews people have to do in order to stay in spain?
they had to convert to to Catholicism or be exiled from Spain.
many of them chose to leave
what did the aztecs fear would happen every 52 years?
The Aztecs feared that the end of the world would happen every 52 years