Download Chapter 10 – A Deadly Meeting – Study Guide

Chapter 10 – A Deadly Meeting – Study Guide
1. Know in what order the events occur in this chapter.
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There are rumours of great treasure in Mexico
Cortes leaves Cuba to explore the Yucatan Peninsula
Cortes marches to Tenochtitlan
Moctezuma welcomes the Spanish
The Aztecs begin to get small pox
The Spanish massacre the Aztec Dancers
Moctezuma is killed
The Spanish conquer the Aztecs
2. What did the Aztecs and Moctezuma do when the Spanish arrived. What was their/his
reaction, and why?
3. What is the Conquistador formula? - What are the five main points?
4. What was the Spanish worldview of this time – in other words what was the priority of
the Spanish? What was the motivation for Cortes to explore?
5. Would Cortes be typical of the Spanish worldview of the day?
6. Define the following vocabulary words:
Indigenous people, Epidemic, House arrest, Nahuatl, Conquistador, Intermediary
7. What role did the following things play in the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish.
Weapons & Technology, Leadership styles of Cortes compared to Moctezuma, Disease.