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Aztec and Spanish Chapter 7-9 Flashcards

1
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Where did the Aztecs live

A

Tenochtitlan, Lake Texcoco, Valley of mexico

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2
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Where did the Spanish live

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Iberian Peninsula

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What was the long migration

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In which the Aztecs left Aztlan to find a new home

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Why did the Aztecs leave

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They left on Huitzilopotchli’s orders

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How did the Aztecs know to stop at that spot (Lake Texcoco)

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There was a eagle eating a rattlesnake on top of a cactus on a rock

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6
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What work did the Aztecs do at first when they arrived

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They worked as mercenaries/servants

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7
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What is the Reconquista

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A movement in which the Spanish tried to take back the Moorish lands

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What happened when King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella married

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The two largest kingdoms Aragon and Castile unified

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9
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What was the Spanish Inquisition

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It was a court that executed, exiled, etc. non-catholics so later all of Spain became Roman Catholic

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10
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How did the Moors influence the Spanish

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  • They made Cordoba a centre of learning
  • Scholars revived Classical Roman and Greek texts
  • Created the Mozarabic art technique
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What are some of the Religious beliefs that the Aztecs borrowed from others

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  • Gods could take on many different forms
  • Belief in many gods
  • Human sacrifice
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What are some of the social systems that the Aztecs borrowed from others

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  • Hierarchy
  • Gov’t with a strong central authority
  • Military practises
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13
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What is the triple alliance

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An alliance between Tlacopan, Texcoco, and Tenochtitlan to defeat the Tempanec

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Why did the Aztec Emperor marry a Culhua princess

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The Culhua’s were descendants of the Toltec (highly respected society), so by marrying them the Aztecs could claim Toltec ancestry,

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How important was religion to the Aztecs

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Very important. Everything was centred on religion.

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How did Ferdinand and Isabella centralise power

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  • Controlled the RCC in Spain
  • Chose lesser nobles for the Cortes
  • Cortes couldn’t vote
  • Gave land to the aristocracy
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What was the Aztec hierarchy

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Huey Tlatoni (emperor) -> Nobility -> Macehualtin (middle class) -> Mayeques (peasants) -> Tlacotin (slaves)

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18
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What did the priests of the Aztec empire do

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  • Advise the emperor
  • Sacrifice humans
  • Conduct ceremonies
19
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What couldn’t an Aztec women do

A

Hold positions of power

20
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What did Aztecs learn in school

A

Religious stuff, traditions, and rhetoric

21
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What was the Spanish hierarchy

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King -> Nobility -> Commoners (90%) {Middle class emerged later}

22
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What did Spanish priests do

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  • Became religious leaders

- Teach at local schools

23
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What could a Spanish women do

A

Housework

24
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What did parishes teach

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Work skills - Boys

Household skills - Girls

25
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How did nobles in Spain learn

A

Home tutoring and uni

26
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Who chose the Huey Tlatoni

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The Council of Wise Men

27
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How did the Huey Tlatoni get chosen

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By showing leadership qualities

28
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What system did the Aztecs do to trade stuff

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The Barter system/ Cacao Bean Currency

29
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What things contributed to the Aztec economy

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Tribute and farming

30
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Why was the economy of Spain bad even before they took over the Aztecs

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The aristocracy didn’t care about farming and there wasn’t a demand for the wool they produced

31
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How did the Spanish monarchs get their power

A

“Divine Right”

32
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Why did the Aztecs sacrifice humans

A

Gods needed human blood to survive and keep the universe in balance

33
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How were the calendars of both nations related

A

They both had 365 days, and they both had religious significance

34
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Examples of nationalism in spain

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Same religion, same language (Castilian), and exploration

35
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Why were the Aztecs so confused on what to do with Cortes

A
  • Cortes and his people looked like gods in the stories
  • Cortes arrived when Quetzalcoatl was supposed to come
  • Omens
36
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What are omens

A

Signs or symbols that symbolise something

37
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What did Montezuma do to check if Cortes was Quetzalcoatl

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  • Send him gifts
  • Give him Quetzalcoatl’s clothes
  • Give him food with human blood
38
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How did Cortes’s small army defeat the Aztec

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They allied with the Culhuas and Tlaxcalans

39
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When did the first tension between the Aztecs and the spanish occur

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When unarmed Aztec citizens were killed at a festival

40
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What is Noche Triste

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It was when the Spanish tried to escape Tenochtitlan and many of them died

41
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What unforeseen enemy killed many Aztec

A

Smallpox

42
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Why was Montezuma so slow to act

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He had to consult his priests at every decision

43
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How did the Spanish treat the Aztecs after they conquered them

A

Badly

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