The Conquest of Tenochtitlan

Do you think Aztec human sacrifice was worse, not as bad, or on the same level as violence in Europe?

• Worse, it was ritual sacrifice for the gods, and thousands were killed each year.

• Not as bad, European warfare and religion killed more people.

• The same, they both killed people to please their gods.

• We shouldn't assign moral judgment to past cultures.

What did the Aztecs call themselves?

• Azteca

• Mexica

• Mexicans

• Aztecs

What city was the economic and cultural capital of the Aztec empire?

• Tenochtitlan

• Teotihuacan

• Cholula

• Mexico City

Who sent Cortes into Mexico?

• His commander

• King Charles I of Spain

• Emperor Charles V

• Nobody

Who was the king of Tenochtitlan, and Aztec Emperor, when Cortes arrived in Mexico?

• Itzcali
• Quetzalcoatl

• Moctezuma I

• Moctezuma II

Draw an Aztec Calendar

TRUE or FALSE:

Most Aztecs believed the Spanish were some kind of gods.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Where is the largest pyramid in the world?

• Great Pyramid of Khufu

  Giza, Egypt

• Great Pyramid

  Cholula, Mexico

• Pyramid of the Sun

  Teotihuacan, Mexico

• Great Ziggurat of Ur

  Dhi Qar, Iraq

Who did the Spanish believe the Aztec gods were?

• Demons

• Idols

• Demigods

• Saints

Who did Moctezuma II believe Hernan Cortes was?

• Quetzalcoatl,

  god of agriculture

• Quetzalcoatl,

  messianic Toltec king

• A foreign king

• A foreign conquerer