PPT-The Aztecs Hernan Cortes

Feather Cloak Aztec early 16 th c The Founding of Tenochtitlan page from the Codex Mendoza Mexico 1540s teotl Huitzolopochtli Coatlicue Aztec manuscript Ceremonial district. The Spanish Conquerors. Claiming the Americas. By 1500 Spain has all of the Americas (except Brazil).. In the Americas, some Spaniards wanted to: . Win fame. Convert . Native Americans . to Christianity . 7.7. 1) Study the locations, land forms, and climates of Mexico, Central America, and South America and their effects on Mayan, Aztec, and Incan economies, trade, and development of urban societies. . Codex . Magliabechiano. . depicts Aztec priests engaged in human sacrifice.. Mesoamerica. Capital City of . Tenochitlan. in lake off Chapultepec with . chinampa. agriculture (floating garden). Prior to contact: Triple alliance of . By Kaden . Hernan Cortes was a Spanish noble man living in Cuba that wanted to find gold.. Hernan Cortes took the emperor prisoner for six months. Hernan Cortes took him captive .then he took a short trip to the capital.. Columbus. • Thought he reached the East Indies and called the inhabitants “. los. . indios. ”. o A term mistakenly applied to all native peoples of the Americas. • Columbus was presented with caps and beads and other trifles. They gave Columbus what they had. Cortes and the Aztecs. 1519. Hernan. Cortes. Lesser nobility. Encomienda. Mutineer? . March to Tenochtitlan . Invasion of Mexico – Dona Marina (La . Malinche. ). Alliances. Arrival in Tenochtitlan. Aztec &. Incan Empires. Part Two. Spain Vs. Portugal. Christopher Columbus asks both countries to sponsor his voyage--Spain agrees.. Portugal soon saw the wealth that Spain was gaining, and wanted to be part of the action.. 20 November 2013. Who Are These Guys?. “Great Man” Theory. Proposed by writer Thomas Carlyle in the 19th century. “The history of the world is but the biography of great men”. This is one lens through which historians examine the past. Genocide . Childhood . At the age of 14, Cortés was sent to study at the University of Salamanca in west-central Spain. This was Spain's great center of learning.. He learned Law and Latin . helped him to justify his unauthorized conquest of Mexico. The Aztecs were rich and powerful people from the valley of Mexico.. They were farmers, warriors, traders, engineers, artists and sculptures.. They ruled over a great empire in Central America until about five hundred years ago.. AZTEC. TRIVIA GAME. CLICK HERE TO BEGIN. On the next screen you will select a category and click on the money amount you want. Read the question and click on the answer that you think is right. If you are wrong you get no points. It you are right you get the points. Keep a tally of your score. . Mr. Hardy. RMS IB Middle School. 2012-2013. The Aztec. By 1500, . the Aztec . controlled a . kingdom. that . covered almost all of Mexico. The Aztec were a . fierce, warlike people. , who conquered their neighbors and . Mr. Hardy. RMS IB Middle School. 2012-2013. The Aztec. By 1500, . the Aztec . controlled a . kingdom. that . covered almost all of Mexico. The Aztec were a . fierce, warlike people. , who conquered their neighbors and . I can describe the events that led to the fall of the Aztec Empire, as well as explain the cultural legacy left by the Aztecs.. As the empire’s population grew, so did the need for farmland. The emperor and the nobles also demanded more tribute. To meet these needs, the Aztecs were almost always at war..