Spanish Conquest Of The Americas Flashcards
What was the name of the Aztecs capital?
Tenochtitlan.
The civilisation that conquered other cultures and enslaved the survivors?
The Aztecs.
The Aztec Empire fell in what year?
1521
What were the houses made of?
Adobes
What source is it when the information based on an interpretation of evens seen by someone else?
Secondary Source
Name the two European countries that have had an influence everywhere in South America?
Portugal and Spain
What source is a first hand account made at the time of an event.
Primary Source
name the two bodies of water that the Aztec Empire stretched across.
Pacific Ocean and the Gulf Of Mexico
What was the name of the lake that the Aztecs settled on?
Tax coco
What did the Aztecs grow their crops in?
Floating Gardens
Which foods came from Central and South America to Europe?
Corn, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes
How did the Aztec capital connect to the mainland?
By long causeways.
What two European languages are spoken in South America.
Spanish and Portuguese
What was the name of the Spanish Conquistador who discovered and then fought against the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
What kind of animals did the Aztecs dress up as?
Jaguar and eagles
