Chapter 9 Social 8

The lands of the _______ empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the ______ coast and from central Mexico

The only records of the first meeting between Montezuma and Cortés werewritten by Father Diego Duran

The Roman Catholic Church was not successful in converting indigenous peoples to their religion. 

A plantation owned by the Conquistadors and worked by the indigenous.

The Spanish said that the beauty of Tenochtitlan could be compared to Venice, despite destroying it

The Spanish forces were kept hostage because they killed worshippers at one of the temples in Tenochtitlan.

How did the greed of the Spanish lead to many of their deaths during the Sorrowful Night?

One of the advantages of the Spanish was the size of their population which was much larger than Aztec

Protector of the Indies.

What was the saviour god of Tenochtitlan said to represent?

In 1821, ______ finally regained its independence from Spain after 300 years.

Historians estimate 90% of the indigenous population had died by the end of the 16^th century because of _______

Hernan Cortés left Spain and traveled to the Caribbean colonies because he wanted to…

The Spanish monarchy wanted to expand their empire in order to increase their wealth & compete with England

KingFerdie enacted laws to prevent the abuse of indigenous workers; but they weren't enforced.

Why did the Aztec people desert Montezuma when he was a captive of the Spanish?

Montezuma was the highest priest of his nation and he based all his decisions on the balance of the world.

By 1513, Balboa had crossed central America through Panama and reached the ______ Ocean.

Why did Cortés leave Pedro de Alvarado in charge at Tenochtitlan?

How did the Spanish and Aztec treat each other at first contact?

The Aztec believed that enemies should be defeated completely and savagely in order to ensure victory. 

When Columbus landed in the Caribbean he thought he had reached ______ and called the indigenous people the wrong name.

It is believed that before the Spanish destroyed Huitzilipochtli’s temple in Tenochtitlan the Aztec moved the _________.

What was the final act that ended the peace between the Spanish and the Aztec?

Hand printed manuscripts which the Aztec created.

Montezuma welcomed Cortés into the city despite being unsure whether he was a god or not because…

When the Aztec god was forecasted to return.

Dona Marina was Cortés’ translator and caused many battles that resulted in favour of the Spanish forces

One account states that Montezuma died from being ________. Another believes that Cortés had him killed.

The Aztec eventually surrendered because Cortés cut off  their access to food and clean drinking water

The Spanish knew that _______ were essential to their military conquest of the Aztecs.

Mass extermination of humans specifically belonging to one race.

How did the Spanish used superior technology and knowledge to their advantage?

Archeologists haven't been able to find any remains of Aztec buildings b/c the Spanish completely destroyed them

Cortés was able to defeat the Aztec because he…

Montezuma sent gifts to the Spanish explorers because he hoped to…

________ are the mixed blood children of the Aztec and the Spanish. 

The Aztec had conquered their known world and continued to…

The Canadian government prevented ceremonies like the potlatch and _______ of its First Nations peoples.

The Tlaxcalans surrendered to the Spanish and helped defeat the Aztec.

The Spanish believed they were...

The clashing of forces or ideas which cause tension.

The Spanish taught Aztec nobility business practices and to read and write in Spanish; allowing records of their lives.

Wrote about the meeting between Montezuma and Cortés.

The Aztec believed that Cortés was a god because…

With the emergence of smallpox the population of Tenochtitlan was completely wiped out. 

Equivalent to our Metis.

Cortés did not eat the food containing human blood because he…