aztec words Flashcards
(20 cards)
the native people of Mexico
Aztecs
The Spanish adventurers that destroyed the Aztec Empire and conquered the lands in 1521.
conquistadors
a settlement established on a foreign land
colony
The capitol city of the Aztec Empire founded in 1345
Tenochititlan
the source of cocoa and chocolate
cacao
The aztec language
Nahuatl
Floating gardens where famers grew crops
chinampas
A spectacular entertainment consisting of a high pole and platform with four men dressed as birds
volador
The Spanish conquistador landed on the coast of Mexico in 1519
Hernando Cortes
a military operation in which an attacking force seeks to compel the surrender of a fortified place
siege
The last Aztec Emperor
Montezuma
The offering of hearts and blood to the aztec gods.
sacrifices
The leader of the Aztecs, like a god and rarely seen in public
Emperor
The emperors chief advisor who was a man and held this strange title
Snake Woman
held every 5 days, where people would come to buy and sell goods
markets
A hug four-tiered pyramid which towered over the city, built from huge bricks of stone.
The Great Temple
Two shrines on the top of the Great Pyramid.
Holy Shrines
Goods acquired from each city that was sent to the capitol, and was gathered by gatherers, doubling the Aztecs in wealth.
tribute
Paper made from bark of wild fig trees, which was soaked in water and beaten to thin shreds
codex
travelling people called pachteca. They lived in separate cities and all belonged to a guild.
merchants
