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  • What was the name of the Spanish explorer who discovered North & South America?
    Christopher Columbus
  • When looking for the promised land, what sign were the Aztecs looking for?
    An Eagle perched on a cactus on a rock, with a snake in its beak.
  • What continent was north of the Aztec Empire?
    North America
  • What was the name of the City of Gold that the Spanish believed existed in South America?
    El Dorado
  • What does the A (OPCAM) stand for when judging reliability?
    Audience
  • What continent was South of the Aztec Empire?
    South America
  • What does the M (OPCAM) stand for when judging reliability?
    Motive
  • What is the highest degrees of Reliability (remember the scale)?
    Extremely
  • What are the three colours on the Mexican Flag?
    Red,White & Green
  • What does the O (OPCAM) stand for when judging reliability?
    Origin
  • What's the missing Motive - Inform/Persuade/?
    Educate
  • Who was the leader of the Spanish Conquistadors?
    Hernan Cortez
  • Who was the Aztec God of War and the Sun?
    Huitzilopochtli
  • What country conquered the Aztec Empire?
    Spain
  • What symbol is on the Mexican Flag?
    An Eagle with a snake in its beak sitting on a cactus growing from a rock.
  • What does the P (OPCAM) stand for when judging reliability?
    Perspective
  • What does the C (OPCAM) stand for when judging reliability?
    Context
  • Reliability is all about judging if a source is _________?
    Trustworthy
  • What was the capital of the Aztec Empire called?
    Technotitlan
  • What religion did the Spanish believe in?
    Christianity
  • What did the Aztecs do to show their faith to the Gods?
    Human Sacrifice
  • What was the name of the lake that Tenochtitlan was built on?
    Texcoco
  • What degree of Reliability is in the middle?
    Somewhat
  • Name the two animals that the elite Aztec warriors were named after.
    Jaguar & Eagle