Chapter 4 Flashcards

Question

What happened after the Battle of Tenochtitlan?

Answer 1

Velasquez sent a Spanish party to arrest Cortes for defying orders. Cortes was captured by Narváes however he easily subdued the arresting party. When he returned to Tenochtitlan he found that Alvarado had killed many Aztecs during a religious time for them which caused them to revolt

Answer 2

When Cortes convinced Montezuma to speak to his people, they had already lost respect for him so they threw stones at him and one hit him in the head and killed him

Answer 3

He was replaced by this brother, Cuitlahuac, who led an Aztec attack

Answer 4

This was also know as " Night of Sorrows " which is when Cortes escaped from the Aztec attack launched by Cuitlahuac. The Spanish lost many men and horses and what made it worse is he tried to escape with approximately 8 tons of gold

Answer 5

This was when the Aztecs pursued the Spanish when they were fleeing from them to the Valley of Otumba. Cortes made a plan to attack the general of the Aztec army and when the general was killed, the rest of the Aztec army ran away

Answer 6

Because it reinforced Spanish control over Mexico so no one challenged the Spanish after it happened

Answer 7

Some nobles were able to live freely, Spanish modernized Aztec society, they domesticated animals instead of hunting them, the Spanish ended the Aztec practice of human sacrifice, they brought remedies for illnesses and a diverse culture was produced

Answer 8

The Spanish introduced diseases, the Aztecs were forced to become Roman Catholics which erased their own culture, the Spanish committed genocide on their people, Aztec land was stolen, many villages were destroyed, the Aztecs were enslaved, introduction of large agricultural fields and the Aztec women were mistreated

Answer 9

The Aztecs treated the Spanish as gods, the Spanish became very wealthy, Spain got control of Mexico, Spanish established huge farms which helped with trade and the Spanish got to spread the Roman Catholic faith

Answer 10

Many Spanish soldiers died, the terrain was difficult for them to navigate, conquistadors were not accustomed to the tropical climate and they were not immune to diseases and they faced mutiny from their own men

Answer 11

They turned their attention to the Maya because they wanted to increase their wealth and power

Answer 12

It took 170 years which was from 1527 to 1697

Answer 13

The Mayan kingdom was located in dense forest which made it difficult for the Spanish to navigate, these environments have dangerous plants and animals, it was unknown territory, the land was very big, the political structure of the Maya made it hard for the Spanish to conquer and the impact of tropical diseases delayed Spanish conquest

Answer 14

It foretold the return of the God, Quetzalcoatl and that no one could stop him

Answer 15

He had a black beard, black armor and he was pale

Answer 16

1519 and it was linked to Quetzalcoatl return

Answer 17

Meteors, volcanoes erupting and the flooding of Lake Texcoco

Answer 18

Feathered Serpent

Answer 19

Tlaxcalans and Tobascoans

Answer 20

Resistance strain, limited resources, internal conflicts and hostile natives

Answer 21

He recorded the Spanish conquest

Answer 22

Alliances, blockade, starvation, weapons and fear

Answer 23

August, 1521 and it was called New Spain

Chapter 4 Flashcards

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