Age Of Exploration Flashcards
Top three native tribes
Aztec, Maya, Inca
It is believed native Americans migrated from where?
20k-25k yrs ago from Russia trough Beringia
Where is the Aztec empire from
Central Mexica
What is the the name Aztec empire’s capital
Tenochtitlan
What were some advantages of Tenochtitlan’s location
- Island city with drawbridges to keep outsiders out
- Floating gardens for more crops
About how many people were in Tenochtitlan by the time Spain arrived
1 million
About how many people were sacrificed per year in Tenochtitlan
20k-100k per year
Which Spanish Conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire
Hernando Cortez
Which soldier wrote of the Spanish conquering the Aztec Empire
Bernal Diaz
What helped the Spanish win battles agains the natives
Their swords Their guns Their armor Cannons Horses (natives saw riders as two-headed)
What helps the Spanish make native allies
After beating the natives in battle, the Spanish would help to care for the natives’ injured and would be open to talks of making the tribes vassals to the Spanish Empire
What helps the Spanish convert the natives from pagans to Christians
Cortez would use cannons to destroy the symbol of the natives’ gods while the medicine men could not use their will to destroy the christian symbols
Who is the leader of the Aztecs
Montezuma
What makes Montezuma think that Cortez could be an Aztec god
The small amount Diaz’s men kill so many of Montezuma’s men (100k+ Aztecs are killed)
What causes rioting in Tenochtitlan
After inviting Cortez into the city, a riot starts but no one knows why
What happens during the riots
- Montezulma is killed by his own people
- Spanish fight to get out of the city
- Many drown from causeway collapse
- Cortez looses half his troops while escaping
What happens when Cortez gets to the coast after escaping the Aztec riots?
- Governor of Cuba was jealous of Cortez’s glory
- Finds 1000 Spanish troops waiting to take Cortez prisoner
- Cortez convinces the Spanish troops to side with him
- The new army is able to defeat Aztecs and their allies
- Medicinemen are executed
- The rest of the Aztec people become servants for the new people
What happened to the Mayan Empire
No one knows
- People had disappeared by the time Spain came
- All that was found was abandoned, stone-built cities
Who was the Incan Empire’s leader
Altawapa
Which conquistador conquered the Incan people
Pizzaro
Where are the Incan’s located
Peru
What happens when the Spanish arrive in Peru
Altawapa attacks
Where does Pizzaro take up defense
The town of Cajamarca
How does Pizzaro defeat Altawapa
- funnels Altawapa into Cajamarca
- eventually attacks Altawapa and his body guard
- Captures Altawapa
