Aztec Words Flashcards
(20 cards)
The native people of Mexico
Aztecs
The Spanish adventurers and conquerors who destroyed the Aztec Empire in 1521
conquistadors
A settlement established in a foreign land
colony
The capital city of the Aztec empire founded in 1345
Tenochtitlan
The source of cocoa and chocolate
cacao
The Aztec language
Nahuatl
Floating gardens where farmers grew crops
chinampas
A spectacular entertainment consisting of a high pole and a platform with four men dressed as birds
volador
In 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernando landed on the coast of Mexico
Cortes
A military operation in which an attacking force seeks to compel the surrender of a fortified place by cutting off supplies
siege
The last Aztec emperor who tried to defeat Cortes and became emperor in 1502
Montezuma
The most valuable gift that the Aztecs had to offer and was done at the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan
sacrifices
The leader of the Aztecs, treated like a god and rarely seen in public
Emperor
The Emperor’s chief adviser and dealt with the day-to-day running of the Empire
Snake Woman
Held every 5 days, and was used to buy and sell goods
markets
A huge, four-tiered pyramid which towered over the city
The Great Temple
Two shrines were on top of the Great Pyramid dedicated to the god of rain and fertility and to the god of sun and war
Holy Shrines
Goods required from each city that was sent to the Capitol
tribute
paper made from the bark of wild fig trees
codex
pochtecas that brought back luxury goods and belonged to a merchant guild
merchants