Transcript LIFE IN THE AMERICAS

LIFE IN THE
AMERICAS
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AZTECS
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1) According to legend,
where would the Aztecs
find somewhere to live?
where an eagle screams,
spreads its wings, and
eats a serpent
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2) Where did they
find this?
Valley of Mexico
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3) What was the capital
of the Aztec
empire called?
Tenochtilán (tay-NAWCHteet-LAHN)
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4) How was the king of the
Aztec empire chosen?
A council of warriors, priests,
& nobles picked each king
from the royal family.
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5) There were four
classes of people.
They were:
• nobles
• commoners
• unskilled laborers
• enslaved people
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6) How could you join
the noble class?
People could join the noble
class by performing one act
of bravery in war.
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7) The Aztecs viewed
death as
honorable.
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8) Where were victims
sacrificed?
the Great Temple in Tenochtitlán
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9) How many people lived in
Tenochtitlán?
At its height, perhaps
400,000 people.
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10) How did the Aztecs
grow crops?
on rafts piled with soil
called “floating gardens”
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INCAS
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11) Who was
Pachacuti?
(PAH-chah-koo-tee)
the greatest Incan leader
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11) Pachacuti required that
all people speak
Quechua (KEH-chuh-wuh).
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13) What was the capital
of the Incan empire
called?
Cuzco (koos-koh)
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14) At what age were you
expected to begin working?
age 5
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15) What was
Machu Picchu?
a retreat for Incan kings
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The Fall of the
Aztec Empire
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16) Who were the
conquistadors?
soldier-explorers sent to the
Americas by Spain
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17) Who was
Hernan Cortés?
(her-NAHN (kawr-TEHZ)
Conquistador who lead the
Spanish army in the defeat of
Montezuma II and the Aztecs.
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18) Why were Cortés and his
men told to leave Cuba?
The Spanish commander asked
Cortés to find new people who
could be forced to work for
the Spanish.
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19) Where did Cortés
and his men go?
Mexico
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20) Who was Montezuma II?
(MAHN-tuh-ZOO-muh)
the Aztec emperor in the 1500s
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21) “First, Cortés knew how
to use Spanish horses and
guns to shock the
Native Americans.”
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22) “Second, the Tabascans
[another native group] gave
Cortés another weapon–
a Mayan woman named
Malintzin (mah-LIHNTsuhn). She spoke both
Mayan and Nahuatl
(NAH-wah-tuh), the
language of the Aztec.”
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23) Malintzin helped
Cortés form
alliances.
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24) Finally, Cortés had the
help of invisible allies- germs
that carried diseases such
as measles and smallpox.
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25) Who was Quetzalcoatl?
[ket-sahl-koh-AHT-l]
a light-skinned Aztec god
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26) Montezuma thought
that Cortés was really
Quetzalcoatl.
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27) Montezuma decided to
ambush Cortés and his
troops, but Cortés learned
of the plan and attacked
first killing 6,000 people.
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28) In battle,
Montezuma was
taken hostage.
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29) The Spanish were forced
out of the city, but before
they could plan another attack
smallpox broke out
in Tenochtitlán.
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30) Because of the
smallpox, the Spanish
destroyed the
Aztec capital.
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PIZARRO
CONQUERS THE
INCA
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31) Who was Francisco
Pizarro?
Spanish conquistador who
defeated the Inca
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32) Who was Atahualpa?
(AH-tuh-WAHL-puh)
Incan emperor conquered
by Pizarro
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33) Altahualpa was
invited to a meeting with
Pizarro and took with
him 5,000 bodyguards.
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34) When Atahualpa
refused to give up his gods,
what did Pizarro do?
Pizarro ordered an attack.
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35) During battle,
Atahualpa was put in jail
and later tried to buy his
freedom.
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36) Atahualpa offered to
fill his cell with gold and
silver. he did this, but
Pizzaro still didn’t let him
out of jail.
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37) Atahualpa was charged
with many crimes and was
found guilty by a
military court.
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38) Atahualpa’s
punishment was
death.
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39) The Spanish were
then in control of most
of South America.
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40) How many inhabitants
were in this area?
almost 7 million
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