WorksheetsSpanish Conquest of the Aztecs
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who led the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortés
Montezuma II
Cuauhtemoc
Francisco Pizarro
Juan Ponce de Leon
What were the bad omens that the Aztecs saw before the Spanish conquest?
Fire in the sky, lightning bolt, fire across the waters, lake boiling
Weeping woman, strange animal, two-headed man
Both of the above
None of the above
Why did Montezuma II send gifts to Hernan Cortés?
To welcome the Spanish
To show his trust in Cortés
To honor the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl
To form an alliance against the Tlaxcalans
Which city did Cortés found that later became the capital of Mexico?
Tenochtitlan
Veracruz
Cholula
Mexico City
Tijuana
What disease severely weakened the Aztecs during the Spanish conquest?
Smallpox
Influenza
Malaria
All of the above
What is the night that Cortés and his men escaped from Tenochtitlan called?
La Noche Triste
La Noche de los Muertos
La Noche de la Victoria
La Noche de la Conquista
Who became the new king of the Aztecs after Montezuma II?
Hernan Cortés
Cuauhtemoc
Francisco Pizarro
Dona Marina
What did Cortes do with his ships prior to marching on the city of Tenochtitlan?
He sunk his fleet
He moved them to a nearby island
He hired local natives to guard his ships
He sent them back to Spain
He ran them onto the ground
Who was the Aztec Emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest?
Acamapichtli
Itzoati
Montezuma I
Montezuma II
None of the above
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
None of the above
Around how many men did Cortes arrive with?
10
95
500
2000
10000
What year did Cortes arrive?
1492
1519
1601
1645
1722
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
