Chapter 6 Emperors, Gods. and Foreign Invaders Reading Portion o

Multiple Choice

Which vocabulary word best describes a person sent to represent their government in another land?

• dominance

• ambassador

• procession

• elite

Multiple Choice

What was the Triple Alliance, and which cities were part of it?

• Tenochtitlán, Texcoco, Tlacopan

• Tenochtitlán, Cuzco, Tlaxcala

• Tlacopan, Machu Picchu, Tenochtitlán

Multiple Select

Which of the following were options Moctezuma gave to neighboring groups before going to war?

• Join the Aztec army

• Send him gifts of gold

• Move into Tenochtitlán

Multiple Choice

What made Eagle warriors easy to recognize?

• Their feathered cloaks

• Fancy headdress shaped like an eagle

• Golden shields

Multiple Choice

How many city-states and people were under Aztec control by the early 1500s?

• 100

• 250

• 500

• 1,000

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Aztec flower wars?

• To gain land

• To capture sacrificial victims

• To spread Aztec religion

• To win gold

Multiple Choice

Why did Hernán Cortés come to Mesoamerica?

• To find gold and power

• To spread Christianity

• To trade cacao

• To learn from the Aztecs

Multiple Choice

What two factors made it easier for the Spanish to defeat the Aztec Empire?/

• Better weapons and food

• Allies and European diseases

• Ships and stronger horses

• Wealth and farming

Multiple Choice

By August 1521, what had happened to the Aztec Empire?

• It had grown larger

• It was completely defeated

• It allied with Spain

• It moved to South America

Multiple Choice

What did the feathered shield do for warriors?

• Protected their legs

• Helped them run faster

• Showed their wealth

• Made them invisible

Open Ended

What is one new thing you learned from today's reading?