Aztecs & Hernan Cortes

The river that is the border between the United States and Mexico is the ______.

• Rio Grande
• Turpintime
• Servitude 

Who led the Spanish in the conquest of the Aztec Empire?

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernado de Sotoot

What indigenous group and empire did Hernan Cortes conquer?

• Incas

• mulattos

• Casta

• Aztecs

What is a conquistador?

• 15th Century Spanish soldier, explorer and adventurer

• An indigenous person of Mexico

• 15th Century British Explorer

• A man on a conquest

What caused the most indigenous deaths in Mexico after the arrival of Cortés?

• Spanish weapons

• starvation

• smallpox

• poisoned water

What were chinampas?

• Written books

• Floating gardens

• Aztec calendars

• Warriors who conquered neighboring tribes

Which city was the capital of the Aztec empire?

• Tenochtitlan

• Cuzco

• Chichen itza

• Texcoco

What did the Aztec religion demand that they do to honor gods and keep away the evil?

• pray
• attend ceremonies
• sacrifices
• give the emperor food

What helped the Spanish conquer the Aztecs?

• converting everyone to Catholicism

• working with neighboring tribes who did not like the Aztecs

• bringing offerings for the Aztec gods

• bringing an entire army to attack the Aztecs

In 1519, this Spanish explorer killed the Aztec emperor Moctezuma with the help of other local tribes:

• Martin Luther

• Mrs. King

• Hernan Cortes

• John Locke