Warm up
November 2, 2015
 Indigenous=
 A defining characteristic for
an indigenous group is that
it has preserved traditional
ways of living, such as
present or historical
reliance upon subsistencebased production (based on
pastoral, horticultural
and/or hunting and
gathering techniques), and
a predominantly nonurbanized society
What
indigenous
groups of
people have we
studied thus
far?
Bra
in
Jog
ger
:
Turn in
your
Puzzle in
your
class’s
tub.
Brain Jogger
Using the word bank provided, complete the following sentences.
MEXICO
Warriors
LAKE
Attacks
Gardens
Causeways
calendar
TEXCOCO
Intro
Video
AZTECS AND SPANISH
COLONIZATION
Shoulder Buddy
Aztecs are similar
Aztecs are different
Conquistadors
 Spanish conquerors who overtook the native
populations in Latin America.
The Fall of the Aztecs
 The City of Tenochtitlan was the capital city of
the Aztec Empire. Some called it a city of gold!
Island City
The Fall of the Aztecs
 Montezuma was the ruler
of empire when
conquistador Hernan
Cortes arrived.
 The Aztecs believed this
pale man (Cortes) to be a
god, with strange animals
for riding (horses)!
 Cortes took Montezuma
hostage! He wanted gold!
 The Spanish were able to
conquer the Aztecs with
their guns germs and steel.
Hernan Cortes
Casa de Cortes
Ticket out the Door
1. What was the name of leader of the Spanish
conquistadors that defeated the Aztecs?
2. What was the biggest factor out of the three
that we discussed that defeated the Aztecs?
3. How was it so easy for Cortes to enter the
Aztec capital city without being stopped?
Brain Jogger
Brain Jogger
The fall of the Inca
 In 1532 Francisco Pizarro
arrives on the coast of
Peru.
 Second Cousin of
Hernan Cortes
 He invites Incan
Emperor Atahualpa to a
feast and captures him!
 Once again they were
conquered with guns,
germs and steel!
Shoulder Buddy
 Why do you think the rest of the world did
not try to help the native Inca and Aztec?
 Why was Spain allowed to be so cruel to the
natives?
Ticket out the Door
 What was the name of the Spanish
conquistador who conquered the Inca?
 What was the name of the Inca Capital?
Columbian Exchange
 Crops, Goods, Animals, and even Diseases
were “exchange,” or traded between the Old
World (Europe, and Africa) and the New
World (Americas).
 Name after Columbus and his voyage in 1492
that started the “trading” of culture.
 Opened up Europe, Africa, and the Americas
to new crops, and animals that they had
never seen before.
 The disease destroyed the Native American
populations. Europeans were immune.
Colombian Exchange Journal
 Choose:
 You are either a native Latin American or European
Colonist
 Based on the person you have chosen write a
journal entry pretending to be that person and
tell about how your life has changed since the
Colombian exchange has been taking place.
 What new foods, animals illnesses are you
seeing?
 What has been good? What has been bad?
 Include a realistic date, start Dear Journal, and
sign your name at the bottom.