Download Warm-up #7 What were some cultural advances

Warm-up #7
• What were some cultural
advances made by the Aztecs?
• Why did the Aztec empire fall?
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• 3. What challenges did the Aztecs face when they settled in
the Valley of Mexico?
• When the Aztecs arrived, most of the good land was
already taken. They had to find a place to live where they
could grow food.
• 4. How did the rule of Montezuma II cause unrest among
the peoples of the Aztec Empire?
• He demanded more tribute and people to sacrifice. This
made the Aztec people rebellious.
• 5. What were the purposes of the two Aztec calendars?
• The religious calendar was used to plan ceremonies, and
the farming calendar was used to plan the planting and
harvesting of crops.
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• 6. Why are Aztec codices important to historians?
• Codices visually show first hand accounts of how
the Aztecs lived and what their government was
like.
• 7. How were the Aztecs able to develop large
urban centers, such as Tenochtitlan?
• The development of the chinampas produced
plentiful food, which allowed cities like
Tenochtitlan to develop into urban centers with
large populations.
Essential Question
• What happened when the
Spanish came to the
Americas?
The Spanish Arrive
Cortez, the conquistador
Cortez
• Cortez arrived in
Mexico in 1519.
• He fit the description of the
god Quetzacoatl and began
pretending to be him.
• Cortez arrived in the same year
the prophecy said Quetzacoatl
would return.
The Holy Company
Cortez landed with about
600
men, a number of
fighting
dogs, guns, and 20 horses.
He recruited many Mexican tribes who did
not like the Aztecs.
He marched into Tenochtitlan, captured
Montezuma and took control without much
of a fight.
The Aztecs did not stay peaceful for long.
La Noche Triste
(The Sad Night)
Hey guys, I’m back!
Um… guys? Uh oh…
what did I miss?
Here is your
king! Listen
to him!
Boo! You’re a
loser! Eat rock!
Stop this fighting
at once! There
must be peace!
Aahh! He’s
down! Run
away!
The Sad Night
• While Cortez was away the Spanish
slaughtered many unarmed Aztecs
during a religious ceremony.
• The Aztecs were, of course, very
angry and fought back.
• The Aztecs attacked and the
Spanish ran away.
• But that was not the end…
. . . .
Moctezuma
The End.
• While Cortez was
gone a disease
weakened the Aztecs.
• Smallpox wiped out nearly half of
the Mexican population.
• Cortez and his army of Mexican
allies were able to conquer the rest
in a short time.