Transcript Maya & Aztec Civilizations

The story of Cortez and
La Malinche
1) Shade the lands of the
Mayan and Aztec empires.
Indicate the location of the
Aztec capitol of
Tenochtitlan.
The Maya City of Palenque
2) What are some of the things
which we associate with PreColombian cultures of Central
America?
Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan
3) Describe Tenochtitlan.
How big was it? Where
was it built?
Hernan
Cortez
4) When Cortez landed in
Veracruz, how was he
greeted? How did Cortez
respond?
5) What was one of the gifts
that the local tribes gave
him?
6) How would you feel if you
were a young slave girl,
given to a foreign
conqueror? Would you try to
help him? Why or why not?
Montezuma II: Cortes
with Montezuma II
Cortez with
La Malinche
Montezuma
Answer questions
7-11.
12) In just 3 years, Cortez,
with less than 600 men,
defeated the Aztec empire.
How did he accomplish this?
Give at least three reasons.
Extent of the Maya Civilization
The Maya City of Palenque
Aztec Calendar
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Pizarro and his
followers in Lima
in 1535
Francisco
Pizarro
Inca
Exterior wall of the Inca
fortress of Sacsayhuaman,
showing how the huge
pieces of rock fit perfectly.