Spanish Conquest of the Americas - CCB
... - The America’s were unknown to Europe. - Mesoamerica: the area of central america before the arrival of the Spanish. - The Olmec (1500-400AD), Maya (1000BC1000AD), Inca (1438-1533AD) and Aztec civilisations. ...
... - The America’s were unknown to Europe. - Mesoamerica: the area of central america before the arrival of the Spanish. - The Olmec (1500-400AD), Maya (1000BC1000AD), Inca (1438-1533AD) and Aztec civilisations. ...
the aztecs build an empire
... religion. The Aztec ruler, Moctezuma II (MAWK-tay-SOO-mah), thought Cortés was a god. Moctezuma gave Cortés many gifts, including gold. Wanting more gold, Cortés took Moctezuma prisoner. Enraged, the Aztecs attacked the Spanish. They drove the Spanish out of the city, but Moctezuma was killed. ...
... religion. The Aztec ruler, Moctezuma II (MAWK-tay-SOO-mah), thought Cortés was a god. Moctezuma gave Cortés many gifts, including gold. Wanting more gold, Cortés took Moctezuma prisoner. Enraged, the Aztecs attacked the Spanish. They drove the Spanish out of the city, but Moctezuma was killed. ...
Codex Mendoza Pic and Explanation
... founding of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan (today Mexico City). According to Aztec myth, their patron deity, Huitzilopochtli (Hummingbird Left), instructed the Aztecs’ ancestors to leave their ancestral home of Aztlan and look for a place where they saw an eagle (an Aztec symbol for sun) atop a cact ...
... founding of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan (today Mexico City). According to Aztec myth, their patron deity, Huitzilopochtli (Hummingbird Left), instructed the Aztecs’ ancestors to leave their ancestral home of Aztlan and look for a place where they saw an eagle (an Aztec symbol for sun) atop a cact ...
DID YOU KNOW - MrsCorrellsEducationalPage
... met and almost became friends. The Spaniards and their native allies were invited to stay in one of the palaces by Moctezuma. On November 8, 1519, Cortes began to fight battles. Cortes took Moctezuma hostage and tried to control the city of Tenochtitlan. When Cortes went to get more soldiers many A ...
... met and almost became friends. The Spaniards and their native allies were invited to stay in one of the palaces by Moctezuma. On November 8, 1519, Cortes began to fight battles. Cortes took Moctezuma hostage and tried to control the city of Tenochtitlan. When Cortes went to get more soldiers many A ...
Mesoamerica Conquistadors
... • But horrified by the barbarism and cruelty of the Aztecs. • Cortes immediately decided to put a stop to the cannibalism and human sacrifice ...
... • But horrified by the barbarism and cruelty of the Aztecs. • Cortes immediately decided to put a stop to the cannibalism and human sacrifice ...
What Was the Aztec Understanding of the Spanish Before Their
... Understanding of the Spanish Before Their Arrival? Historians today believe that about the same time he became king in 1502, Moctezuma must have heard reports of foreigners landing in the West Indies. The Spanish had established ports on some of the islands in the Caribbean and had explored the east ...
... Understanding of the Spanish Before Their Arrival? Historians today believe that about the same time he became king in 1502, Moctezuma must have heard reports of foreigners landing in the West Indies. The Spanish had established ports on some of the islands in the Caribbean and had explored the east ...
Mayan civilization was grouped by city
... Francisco Pizarro set out to find an empire filled with gold for Spain Invited the last Incan emperor, Atahualpa, to a ...
... Francisco Pizarro set out to find an empire filled with gold for Spain Invited the last Incan emperor, Atahualpa, to a ...
THE AZTEC EMPIRE
... The major event was the invasion of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in 1485-1547, who tricked the Aztecs into them worshipping him, and then attacked with his superior military and destroyed them. There was also the exposure to European diseases and the lack of national unity, as many of the ...
... The major event was the invasion of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in 1485-1547, who tricked the Aztecs into them worshipping him, and then attacked with his superior military and destroyed them. There was also the exposure to European diseases and the lack of national unity, as many of the ...
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... Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521. • In the late 1400s the Spanish arrived, seeking riches and converts to Catholicism. • Hernán Cortés led the conquistadors, or Spanish conquerors, in 1519. • The Aztec emperor Moctezuma II believed Cortés to be the god Quetzalcoatl and gave the Spani ...
... Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521. • In the late 1400s the Spanish arrived, seeking riches and converts to Catholicism. • Hernán Cortés led the conquistadors, or Spanish conquerors, in 1519. • The Aztec emperor Moctezuma II believed Cortés to be the god Quetzalcoatl and gave the Spani ...
Aztec Empire
... On arriving in the New World to conquer the Aztec Empire he bought 400 men and burned his ships which meant the only way to survive was to win. By sheer chance he arrived in sync with an Aztec prophecy of the coming of a God and he simply marched into the capital asking the emperor to tell his peopl ...
... On arriving in the New World to conquer the Aztec Empire he bought 400 men and burned his ships which meant the only way to survive was to win. By sheer chance he arrived in sync with an Aztec prophecy of the coming of a God and he simply marched into the capital asking the emperor to tell his peopl ...
Key Terms and People Section Summary
... Cortés marched to the Aztec capital. When he got there Moctezuma welcomed him, but Cortés took the emperor prisoner. Enraged, the Aztecs attacked the Spanish and drove them out of the city. In the confusion Moctezuma was killed. Before long Cortés and his men came back, this time with reinforcements ...
... Cortés marched to the Aztec capital. When he got there Moctezuma welcomed him, but Cortés took the emperor prisoner. Enraged, the Aztecs attacked the Spanish and drove them out of the city. In the confusion Moctezuma was killed. Before long Cortés and his men came back, this time with reinforcements ...
The conquest of Mexico
... The people had no food or water, so many Aztecs died of starvation. • Disease The Spanish had unknowingly brought deadly diseases such as smallpox to the Americas. These diseases killed the Aztecs, who had never been exposed to such diseases. ...
... The people had no food or water, so many Aztecs died of starvation. • Disease The Spanish had unknowingly brought deadly diseases such as smallpox to the Americas. These diseases killed the Aztecs, who had never been exposed to such diseases. ...
Engineering an Empire: The Aztecs
... rebuilt seven times. As the empire grew so did the pyramid. The temple was discovered in 1978. 16. The sacrifice of human blood, known as precious water, was used as a religious and political statement. 17. The Aztec empire reached its peak under Moctezuma II. The empire covered 80,000 square miles ...
... rebuilt seven times. As the empire grew so did the pyramid. The temple was discovered in 1978. 16. The sacrifice of human blood, known as precious water, was used as a religious and political statement. 17. The Aztec empire reached its peak under Moctezuma II. The empire covered 80,000 square miles ...
Aztec power point
... Moctezuma and started a battle in which Moctezuma was killed, but the Spanish were driven out of the city. ...
... Moctezuma and started a battle in which Moctezuma was killed, but the Spanish were driven out of the city. ...
The Aztecs –Cornell notes Vocabulary: Urban Society 2. Class
... The Aztecs demanded tribute (forced payment) from the people they conquered. Class structure: nobles, intermediate, and commoners. Nobles= Emperor and his family, priests. Intermediate= Merchants and skilled artisans. Commoners= Farmers, fishers, craftspeople, and soldiers (most belonged t ...
... The Aztecs demanded tribute (forced payment) from the people they conquered. Class structure: nobles, intermediate, and commoners. Nobles= Emperor and his family, priests. Intermediate= Merchants and skilled artisans. Commoners= Farmers, fishers, craftspeople, and soldiers (most belonged t ...
Fall of the Aztec Empire
... The Aztecs were a race of American Indians. They lived in what is now Mexico and some of the American Southwest. They called themselves the Mexica. They were later conquered by the Spanish in the early 1500s. This led to the fall of the Aztec Empire. In 1521, the Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire. ...
... The Aztecs were a race of American Indians. They lived in what is now Mexico and some of the American Southwest. They called themselves the Mexica. They were later conquered by the Spanish in the early 1500s. This led to the fall of the Aztec Empire. In 1521, the Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire. ...
HISTORY OF MEXICO, “The siege of the capital”, p
... the Aztec armies that he encountered, but winning battles. In Tlaxcala he was well received by his old allies. He remained there for some time curing the wounds of his soldiers and preparing for the conquering of the capital. In the Tlaxcalteca capital, added to his army Spanish forces that had come ...
... the Aztec armies that he encountered, but winning battles. In Tlaxcala he was well received by his old allies. He remained there for some time curing the wounds of his soldiers and preparing for the conquering of the capital. In the Tlaxcalteca capital, added to his army Spanish forces that had come ...
Aztecs - Christian Brothers High School
... • Chinampas- man made islands on top of reed mats; floating gardens ...
... • Chinampas- man made islands on top of reed mats; floating gardens ...
Name - mrsmertens
... What rations did Cortes take with him to the Mexican mainland while looking for gold? A: ...
... What rations did Cortes take with him to the Mexican mainland while looking for gold? A: ...
Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire
... Aztecs were stunned. They had never seen anything like this before; they rushed back and reported to Moctezuma. The Aztecs ruled a vast and powerful empire. Aztecs controlled the southern part of what is today Mexico. The Aztecs were skilled warriors. Much of the empire was made up of conquered king ...
... Aztecs were stunned. They had never seen anything like this before; they rushed back and reported to Moctezuma. The Aztecs ruled a vast and powerful empire. Aztecs controlled the southern part of what is today Mexico. The Aztecs were skilled warriors. Much of the empire was made up of conquered king ...
The Aztecs Applying G.R.A.P.E.S.
... They believed in about 1,000 gods Main gods: Huitzilopochtli – sun god, Tlaloc-god of rain, Quetzalcoatl- god of wind (bird/serpent). Practiced human sacrifice. ...
... They believed in about 1,000 gods Main gods: Huitzilopochtli – sun god, Tlaloc-god of rain, Quetzalcoatl- god of wind (bird/serpent). Practiced human sacrifice. ...
Aztec
... o “What is a little blue-green jar filled with popcorn?” the sky o “What is a mountainside that has a spring of water in it?”Our nose CORTES ______________________ (Spanish conquerors) arrived in Mexico in 1519 Led by Hernan _________________ Wanted to _______ _________, _________ _________, & ...
... o “What is a little blue-green jar filled with popcorn?” the sky o “What is a mountainside that has a spring of water in it?”Our nose CORTES ______________________ (Spanish conquerors) arrived in Mexico in 1519 Led by Hernan _________________ Wanted to _______ _________, _________ _________, & ...
Fall of Tenochtitlan
The siege of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, was a decisive event in the Spanish conquest of Mexico. It occurred in 1521 following extensive manipulation of local factions and exploitation of preexisting divisions by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, who was aided by the support of his indigenous allies and his interpreter and companion Malinche.Although numerous battles were fought between the Aztec Empire and the Spanish-led coalition, which was itself composed primarily of indigenous (mostly Tlaxcaltec) personnel, it was the siege of Tenochtitlan—its outcome probably largely determined by the effects of a smallpox epidemic (which devastated the Aztec population and dealt a severe blow to the Aztec leadership while leaving an immune Spanish leadership intact)—that directly led to the downfall of the Aztec civilization and marked the end of the first phase of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.The conquest of Mexico was a critical stage in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Ultimately, Spain conquering Mexico and thereby gaining substantial access to the Pacific Ocean meant that the Spanish Empire could finally achieve its original oceanic goal of reaching the Asian markets.