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  • According to Spanish accounts, how did Moctezuma II die?
    Stoned and wounded by his own people - died 3 days later
  • The Aztec built their city on...
    Lake Texcoco
  • What started the war between the Spanish and the Aztecs after Cortes left to deal with Cuba?
    The Spanish (Alvarado) massacred thousands of Aztec nobles in a palace courtyard during the festival of Toxcatl
  • What was the only way to move up the social ladder for the Aztecs
    Become an elite warrior (Jaguar and Eagle)
  • What is the official date of the fall of the Aztec empire?
    13 August 1521
  • During the siege of Tenochtitlan, how long did the Aztecs hold out before their resistance was squashed?
    Around 85 days
  • Spelling Bee... Spell this word...
    Tlaxcalans
  • When was the Aztec empire founded?
    1325 CE
  • Why did the Moctezuma II send Cortes gifts when he heard about their arrival in Mexica?
    To tell Cortes to stay away from Tenochtitlan
  • Who was Hernan Cortes?
    A Spanish conquistador who led the Americas expedition in 1519
  • What was the sign given by the gods telling the Aztec people to stop searching for land?
    An eagle holding a snake in its beak perched atop of a cactus
  • What did the Spanish leave behind at Tenochtitlan that caused massed death to the Aztecs?
    Smallpox
  • How were the Aztecs able to expand their city?
    By creating "floating gardens" called Chinampas
  • Who was Quetzalcoatl and why was he significant to Cortes?
    god of life, wisdom and light. Prophecy that he would return from the east as a man with a white beard in 1519. The same year Cortez arrived in Mexica
  • What is the La Noche Triste and what happened?
    Night of Sorrows were the Spanish were massacred by the Aztecs and forced to leave Tenochtitlan
  • Name one factor that contributed to the success of the Spanish in the conquest.
    Spanish weapons and resources; Fame and glory; Prophecy; La Malinche; Moctezuma II and Tlaxcala (enemy tribes)
  • Who was the god of war, sun and the nation?
    Huitzilopochtli
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