Aztecs and Spanish

Question 1

Aztec

Answer 1

name given to the civilization created by a nomadic tribe (the Mexica) who settled in the Valley of Mexico during the 15th century

Question 2

aqueduct

Answer 2

a channel used to move water, usually supported on a bridge structure when it had to cross a valley

Question 3

chinampa

Answer 3

floating islands built in the water around Tenochtitlan to grow crops

Question 4

compulsory

Answer 4

required by law

Question 5

tribute

Answer 5

valuable gifts and taxes collected by the Aztecs from a conquered group or city

Question 6

omen

Answer 6

a sign of something going to happen

Question 7

ocelot

Answer 7

a natural wildcat that has a greyish or yellow coat with black spots

Question 8

calpolli

Answer 8

units of organization in Aztec society

Question 9

artisan

Answer 9

a skilled craftworker

Question 10

quetzal

Answer 10

a brilliantly coloured bird that lives in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America

Question 11

Mexica

Answer 11

the name Aztecs called themselves

Question 12

Toltec

Answer 12

a member of the American Indian people that flourished in Mexico before the Aztecs

Question 13

Tenochtitlan

Answer 13

home of the Aztecs

Question 14

telpochcalli

Answer 14

Aztec school for commoners

Question 15

glyphs

Answer 15

pictures or symbols used in writing

Question 16

retributive justice

Answer 16

dealing with law-breakers by punishing them

Question 17

restorative justice

Answer 17

dealing with a law-breaker by requiring the offender to repair the harm done

Question 18

caliphate

Answer 18

the area of jurisdiction of Islamic rulers

Question 19

principalities

Answer 19

small areas often ruled by princes

Question 20

Spanish Inquisition

Answer 20

a state-run system of courts in Spain where non-Catholics were put on trial

Question 21

monotheism

Answer 21

the belief in the existence of one god

Question 22

polytheism

Answer 22

the belief in the existence of many gods

Question 23

missionaries

Answer 23

men and women from religious orders with the authority to teach and convert people to Christianity

Question 24

hidalgos

Answer 24

the sons of poor nobles

Question 25

code of chivalry

Answer 25

a set of values meant to govern the behaviour of all Christian soldiers

Question 26

muskets

Answer 26

long rifle-like guns that were fired from the shoulder

Question 27

epidemic

Answer 27

a disease that spreads rapidly and affects many individuals at the same time

Question 28

intermediary

Answer 28

someone who acts as a go-between or mediator between two people or groups of people

Question 29

Mayan

Answer 29

the language spoken by Maya people

Question 30

Nahuatl

Answer 30

the language spoken by the Aztecs

Question 31

catastrophe

Answer 31

a disaster

Question 32

Franciscan Order

Answer 32

a group of Catholic priests who took a vow of poverty, chastity, and obedience and worked with the poor and lower classes

Question 33

encomienda

Answer 33

a Spanish system that gave Spanish settlers land grants when they arrived in a colony

Question 34

Mestizo

Answer 34

persons of mixed race of Spanish and Aztec decent

Question 35

viceroy

Answer 35

the representative of a sovereign in a foreign jurisdiction

Question 36

Creoles

Answer 36

descendants of Spanish settlers in Mexico