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Test June2014 Flashcards

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What is the name of the lake where the Aztecs built their capital city Tenochtitlan?

A

Texcoco

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Did the Aztecs live in Central or South America?

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Central America

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What did the Aztecs see that made them choose the site of Tenochtitlan?

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They saw an eagle on a cactus. Believed to be a sign from the gods.

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The main god of the Aztecs was Huitzilopochtli, the god of what?

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He was the god of war and the sun.

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Who was the conquistador who conquered the Aztecs?

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Hernan Cortes

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In which year did he launch an expedition to Mexico?

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1591

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Who was Moctezuma II?

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He was the Aztec ruler. The king or ruler of the Aztecs.

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In which year were the Spanish forced to flee Tenochtitlan?

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1520

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What helped the Spanish the most to defeat the Aztecs?

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Disease and sickness

Smallpox

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In which year did the Spanish return to Tenochtitlan and defeat the Aztecs?

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1521

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The Inca are also known as what?

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‘The children of the sun’

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Did the Inca live in Central or South America?

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South America.

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Who was the conquistador who conquered the Inca?

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Francisco Pizarro

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How many voyages did Pizarro make to South America?

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3

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In which years did Pizarro’s voyages occur?

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1524
1526
1530

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Which was larger, the Aztec Empire or the Inca Empire?

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The inca empire was larger

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What was the name of the capital city of the Inca?

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Cuzco

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What was the main reason that the inca empire differed to the other mesoamerican civilisations?

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The inca live high in the mountains, high altitude, Andes mountains

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What was the society of the inca based on?

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Based on farming & trade within the empire and every citizen having a job and doing it

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Define explorer

A

A person who explores a new or unfamiliar area

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Define conquistador

A

A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century

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Define conquer

A

Overcome and take control of a place or people, by military force

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Define colonise

A

Send settlers to a place and establish political control over it

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Define ritual sacrifice

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The offering of foods, objects or the lives of animals to a higher purpose in particular divine beings. Ritual killing. The term offering can be used for bloodless sacrifices of cereal food or artefacts.

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What is a primary source

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A document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event.

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What San secondary source

A

Any source about an event, period, or issue in history that was produced after that event, period or issue has passed.

26
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Define corroborate

A

Confirm or give support to a statement, theory or finding

27
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Define contradict

A

Deny the truth of a statement by asserting the opposite

28
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What are the six questions you ask yourself when you look at a source?

A
  1. Who
  2. What
  3. When
  4. Where
  5. Why
  6. How
29
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What was the main reason that the inca empire differed to the other mesoamerican civilisations?

A

The inca live high in the mountains, high altitude, Andes mountains

30
Q

What was the society of the inca based on?

A

Based on farming & trade within the empire and every citizen having a job and doing it

31
Q

Define explorer

A

A person who explores a new or unfamiliar area

32
Q

Define conquistador

A

A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century

33
Q

Define conquer

A

Overcome and take control of a place or people, by military force

34
Q

Define colonise

A

Send settlers to a place and establish political control over it

35
Q

Define ritual sacrifice

A

The offering of foods, objects or the lives of animals to a higher purpose in particular divine beings. Ritual killing. The term offering can be used for bloodless sacrifices of cereal food or artefacts.

36
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What is a primary source

A

A document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event.

37
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What San secondary source

A

Any source about an event, period, or issue in history that was produced after that event, period or issue has passed.

38
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Define corroborate

A

Confirm or give support to a statement, theory or finding

39
Q

Define contradict

A

Deny the truth of a statement by asserting the opposite

40
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What are the six questions you ask yourself when you look at a source?

A
  1. Who
  2. What
  3. When
  4. Where
  5. Why
  6. How

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