Hernan Cortez Video Questions

Cortez conquered the ________ Empire.

What does "noble" mean?

• important and wealthy

• unworthy and poor

Why did Cortez burn his ships? Use a complete sentence.

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What does it mean to take someone hostage?

• take over their land

• give them gifts and befriend them

• kidnap them so they cannot escape

If you were one of those soldiers and your leader was just taken hostage, would YOU switch sides or stay loyal to your side?

• Switch sides!

• Stay loyal!

Montezuma was the ________ of the Aztecs.

• Emperor

• President

• Governor

Noche Triste means ​ (a)   .

• sad night
• happy morning
• three nachos
• nasty tree

Christopher Columbus first discovered ​ (a)   , and Hernan Cortez first discovered ​ (b)   .

• America
• California

Cortez returned to ​ (a)   to live out the rest of his days.

• Spain
• Mexico
• Texas
• France

How did the Indigenous Groups feel about Hernan Cortez?

• They respected him and were glad he conquered their land.

• They were angry with him for causing destruction and death in their land.

• They never came in contact with Cortez.

• They were scared of Cortez and ran away to California before he was able to harm them.