WorksheetsAztec Empire - Spanish Conquest
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who led the Spanish in the conquest of the Aztec Empire?
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernado de Sotoot
Who was the Aztec Emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest?
Acamapichtli
Itzcoatl
Montezuma I
Montezuma II
What modern-day city grew out of the early settlement established by Hernan Cortes?
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Tijuana
Cancun
Veracruz
Who were the Tlaxcalans?
Enemies of the Axtecs that allied with Cortes
Friends of the Aztecs who tried to stop Cortes
Aztec gods who predicted the arrival of Cortes
Priests of the Aztec gods
Around how many men did Cortes arrive with?
10
95
500
2000
1000
What year did Cortes arrive?
1492
1519
1601
1645
1722
True or False: Historians are still unsure as to how or why Montezuma II was killed.
True
False
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
He ran them onto the ground
What eventually killed around 80 percent of the people living in the Valley of Mexico?
Spanish colonists
Cortes and his soldiers
Diseases
A flood caused by a massive hurricane Bears
Polar bears
What modern-day city is located on the site of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan?
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Tijuana
Cancun
Mexico City
