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Aztec Religion and Mythology
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Battle of Cajamarca
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100

This place was said to be the land the Aztecs originated from.

What is Atzlan?

100
This Aztecs and other cultures in the America suffered catastrophic deaths from this disease, which the Europeans brought over.
What is smallpox?
100
Because of this technology, Pizarro was more informed about events elsewhere in the Americas than the Inca.
What is writing?
100
This metal is an alloy of iron and carbon.
What is steel?
100
Originally a dueling weapon, this type of sword was worn with everyday clothes as a symbol of a gentleman's status.
What is the rapier?
200
The Aztecs primarily did this to other tribes, rather than their own people.
What is human sacrifice?
200
The Aztecs anchored these structures to the ground to prevent them from sinking.
What are pyramids?
200
Pizarro's plan to launch a surprise attack was inspired by this Conquistador's successful attack on the Aztecs.
Who is Cortés?
200
Europeans inherited agriculture and metalworking techniques from this region in the Middle-East and Northern Africa.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
200
Pizarro was born in this rural village.
What is Trujillo?
300
He was god of the sun, and the chief god of the Aztec Pantheon.
Who is Huitzilopochtli?
300
The Aztecs settled in cities previously occupied by this people's civilization.
Who are the Mayans?
300
Spanish Conquistadors faced this emperor of the Inca.
Who is Atahualpa?
300
Gunpowder originally came from this land.
What is China?
300
This city was the capital of Spain at the time of the Battle of Cajamarca.
What is Toledo?
400
Because of their fair skin and the timing of their arrival, the Aztecs originally believed the Spanish were the human personification of this god.
Who is Quetzalcoatl?
400
This city was the hub of the Aztec Empire in the 14th Century.
What is Tenochtitlan?
400
Pizarro enter Cajamarca on November 15th of this year.
What is 1532?
400
This early form of firearm was clumsy and inaccurate, but still had a huge psychological effect on the Inca.
What is the harquebus?
400
Spain only became unified after driving this civilization off the Iberian Peninsula.
Who are the Moors?
500
He was the Aztec god of rain.
Who is Tlaloc?
500
Aztec warriors used a number of weapons, including this ancient weapon, originally used for hunting.
What is the atlatl?
500
Pizarro sent a party of horsemen led by this man into the Incan camp, trying to intimidate them.
Who is De Soto?
500
Developed for ranching, this form of horsemanship was adapted to military use.
What is Jimeta?
500
This rule of inheritance meant that many second-born or third-born sons had to seek their fortune on their own.
What is Primogeniture?