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Aztec
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the name of the Aztec capital? | Tenochtitlan |
| What was the sign the Aztec had to see before they could create a home? | an eagle sitting on a prickly pear cactus eating a snake |
| Who was the Aztec emperor? | Moctezuma |
| What was the name of god the Aztec believed in? | Quetzacoatl |
| What is a conquistador? | A conqueror |
| What are the three G's? | God, Gold, Glory |
| What is the name of the Spanish conquistador? | Hernando Cortez |
| What did Cortez name the spot where he landed? | Veracruz |
| What did Cortez do to make sure his men didn't turn back to Cuba? | he sunk his ships |
| What was the name of the tribe that became the Spanish allies? | Tlaxcalans |
| Why did the Tlaxcalans help the Spanish? | they were used as slaves and human sacrifice by the Aztec |
| Why did Moctezuma allow the Spanish into his empire? | He thought they were Quetzacoatl |
| What did the Spanish do after arriving in Tenochtitlan? | They took Moctezuma prisoner |
| What happened to Moctezuma? | He was killed by the Spanish |
| What disease killed thousands of Aztec? | Smallpox |
| What did the Spanish do to Tenochtitlan? | Destroyed it |
| What is Tenochtitlan today? | Mexico City |
| What were five reasons the Spanish were able to defeat the Aztec? | weapons,horses,allies,disease,they thought the Spanish were Quetzacoatl |
| What year did the Spanish arrive in Mexico? | 1519 |
| What year did the Spanish defeat the Aztec? | 1521 |
| What were chinampas? | floating gardens |
| What were causeways? | roads or bridges over the water |
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