3.1 Mexico: Gold, God, and Glory

3.1 Mexico: Gold, God, and Glory

8th Grade

8 Qs

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3.1 Mexico: Gold, God, and Glory

3.1 Mexico: Gold, God, and Glory

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Mexica myth what was the sign from the Gods to built their city?

A scorpion fighting a spider

A wolf mother and two wolf cubs

An eagle eating a snake

A jaguar eating a heart

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the Aztec capital?

Veracruz

Tenochtitlan

Machu Pichu

Oaxaca

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Another name for the Aztecs was the...

Mayans

Inca

Olmecs

Mexica

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Spanish conquistador that invaded the Aztec empire?

Christopher Columbus

John Cabot

Ferdinand Magellan

Hernan Cortes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the Aztec emperor that welcomed Hernan Cortes

Moctezuma

Marina (La Malinche)

Cuauhtemoc

Quetzalcoatl

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened during the "Noche Triste" (The Sad Night)?

Hernan Cortes escaped Tenochtitlan during the night stealing gold while the Aztecs attacked them the entire way out of the city.

Moctezuma was executed by the Spanish and the Hernan Cortes stole all the gold from the Aztecs.

Hernan Cortes and the his allies led a surprise attack during the night on the Aztec capital and defeated the Aztecs.

Moctezuma and Hernan Cortes joined forces to attack the Aztec's enemies during the night.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name is the Aztec God that Moctezuma confused Hernan Cortes for?

Quetzalcoatl

Huitzilopochtli

Tonatiuh

Tezcatlipoca

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tenochtitlan became what major city?

Veracruz

Mexico City

Cuernavaca

Puebla