Spanish Conquest

What eventually killed around 80 percent of the people living in the Valley of Mexico?

• Bears

• Cortes and his soldiers

• Diseases

• A flood caused by a massive hurricane

Who was Hernan Cortes?

• a writer

• an actor

• a clown

• conquistador

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

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

• Juan Ponce de Leon

The Spanish brought some diseases such as ________

• smallpox

• influenza

• malaria

• All of the above

Around how many men did Cortes arrive with?

• 10

• 95

• 500

• 2000

Who was the Aztec Emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest?

• Montezuma I

• Montezuma II

• Bernard Shaw

• None of the above

What modern-day city is located on the site of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan?

• Rio de Janeiro

• Buenos Aires

• Mexico City

• None of the above

True or False: Historians are still unsure as to how or why Montezuma II was killed.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following is considered a bad omen according to the Aztecs?

• fire in the sky

• a big temple burned down

• lake was boiling

• All of the above

What did Cortes do with his ships prior to marching on the city of Tenochtitlan?

• He moved them to a nearby island

• He hired local natives to guard his ships

• He sent them back to Spain

• He sunk his ships