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SERI OMEGA PRIVATE & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SUBJECT: HISTORY LEVEL: YEAR 2 ONLINE LESSON: 14

DATE: 30th AUG 2021

Chapter 18: Tenochtitlan, the City of death

 While Cortés ruled _________________ through ________________, a Spanish force
from Cuba landed on the coast of Mexico.
 They had been sent by Velasquez to remove _______________.
 When Cortés heard of this, he took some _________________ and __________________
soldiers and marched on to confront them.
 _____________ defeated the Spanish force, but when he returned to Tenochtitlán he was
met with a shock.
 The Aztecs were in the midst of a full ___________________.

The death of Montezuma

† The Spanish dragged Montezuma to the rooftop to ____________ to his people for
_____________.
† This ______________ had worked before.
† However, now his people were not ___________________ for anything.
† The Aztecs threw ________________ at Montezuma and even launched ______________
towards him.
† The Spaniards brought Montezuma inside but he had been _________________.
† He _____________ shortly after that.

The Night of Sorrows – La Noche Triste

 Cortés and his men fled the city.
 They knew the Mexica did not like to fight at __________, so they decided to leave at
midnight.
 The Spanish referred to the escape as “___________________________" or
“___________________________________”

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 Cortes decided that they would leave via the _______________ causeway to the west.
 The Spanish made it a fair way onto the Tacuba but they were seen by a local woman who
raised the ___________________.
 Thousands of angry Mexica _______________ were attacking the Spanish from their
_______________________.
 The Spanish fought heroically, but the scene soon got into _________________.
 About 600 Spaniards and 4,000 Tlaxcalan warriors were _______________ or
_______________.
 All of the captives were _______________________ to the Aztecs' gods.

Treasure of Montezuma
 The Spanish had been collecting _________________ since they’d entered Tenochtitlan.
 Montezuma had given them extravagant ______________.
 The Spaniards, too, had __________________ taken from the Aztecs.
 In the confusion of the Night of Sorrows, many of the men _____________ their gold bars.
 Those who had loaded themselves with too much gold were ____________________ as
they moved ___________________ than the others.

Silent City
 With the help of the people of __________________, Cortés' army regrouped.
 A few weeks later, the Spaniard entered ____________________.
 Tenochtitlan became the ______________________.
 They found that Tenochtitlan's society had ______________________.
 The houses were full of _____________________.
 There were some poor Mexicans still ___________ but they were too _________ to move.

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 The Spaniards ___________________ the lake and cut off the city’s water supply.
 The city looked as if it had been ploughed up.
 The Aztecs had to drink ____________ and eat the ___________ they could __________
for themselves.
 The roots of plants had been ___________, boiled, and eaten even the bark of some trees.

 The Spaniards were there long enough to start a smallpox epidemic in Tenochtitlán.
 One of Cortés' men contracted ______________ from a member of the force from Cuba.
 That soldier _________________ during the _______________________.
 The soldier’s body came in contact with an ________________.
 The Aztec caught the ____________________.
 The disease spread like ________________ because the Aztec people had no
__________________ to the disease.
 More than 3 million Aztecs died from smallpox.
 It was ___________ for the Spanish to take ______________ as the Aztecs were
________________

 In ____________, they captured the city and killed lots of people.

 The Spanish destroyed a lot of the _______________ in the city.
 After the _______ of Tenochtitlan, the Spanish built their ________ directly on top of it.
 It quickly became a wonderful city in the Spanish colonies and many Europeans came to
live there.
 As a result of his success, __________________ of Spain appointed Cortés as
_________________ of New Spain.
 This was the ______________ of the Aztec era.

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Exercise 1: Answer the following questions.
1. Why did Cortes leave Tenochtitlan?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. Who sent the Spanish force to Mexico coast?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
3. What happened when Cortes came back to Tenochtitlan?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
4. What did the Spaniards do to calm the angry Aztecs?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
5. What happened to Montezuma?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 2: State ‘True’ or ‘False’ for the following statements.

1. When Cortes left Tenochtitlan, it was the Aztecs who started the fight. ______

2. The Spaniards disagreed with the human sacrifice rituals practised by the Aztecs. ______

3. Cortes asked the Aztecs to surrender to avoid the total destruction of the city. ______

4. The people forgave Montezuma. ______

5. "La Noche Triste" was also known as The Light of Sorrows. ______

6. The Mexica warriors attacked the Spanish from their war canoes. ______

7. The Aztecs brought smallpox into Tenochtitlan. ______

8. The Spaniards knew the Mexica liked to fight at night time. ______

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Exercise 3: Each statement below contains an incorrect fact. Underline the wrong word and
write the correct answer.
Statements Correct answer
No.

1. The Spanish attacking the Mexicas was known as La Noche

Triste.

2. All of the Spanish and Tlaxcala captives were to be released.

3. After the first attack by the Spaniards, Tenochtitlan became a

noisy city.
Many of the Aztecs died due to a wildfire.
4.
The Spanish built a lot of the buildings in Tenochtitlan during
5.
the attack.
King Charles I of Spain appointed Velasquez as governor of New
6. Spain.

Exercise 4: The Spaniards surrounded the lake and cut off the city’s water supply. The Aztecs
had to eat the food they could grow for themselves. Name them.

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Exercise 5: Choose the description and place it under the picture correctly. Then, complete the comic strips below.

Even though Cortes said he came in peace, he had different intentions. Montezuma was taken as prisoner.
Cortes led his army into Tenochtitlan to conquer the Aztec Empire.
Montezuma welcomed Cortes and thought of testing Cortes if he is the god, Quetzacoatl.

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 SERI OMEGA PRIVATE & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SUBJECT: HISTORY LEVEL: YEAR 2 ONLINE LESSON: 14

DATE: 30th AUG 2021

Chapter 18: Tenochtitlan, the City of death

 While Cortés ruled Tenochtitlán through Montezuma, a Spanish force from Cuba landed
on the coast of Mexico.
 They had been sent by Velasquez to remove Cortés.
 When Cortés heard of this, he took some Spanish and Tlaxcalan soldiers and marched on
to confront them.
 Cortés defeated the Spanish force, but when he returned to Tenochtitlán he was met with
a shock.
 The Aztecs were in the midst of a full rebellion.

The death of Montezuma

† The Spanish dragged Montezuma to the rooftop to appeal to his people for peace.
† This tactic had worked before.
† However, now his people were not compromising for anything.
† The Aztecs threw stones at Montezuma and even launched arrows towards him.
† The Spaniards brought Montezuma inside but he had been wounded.
† He died shortly after that.

The Night of Sorrows – La Noche Triste

 Cortés and his men fled the city.
 They knew the Mexica did not like to fight at night, so they decided to leave at midnight.
 The Spanish referred to the escape as "La Noche Triste" or "The Night of Sorrows."
 Cortes decided that they would leave via the Tacuba causeway to the west.
 The Spanish made it a fair way onto the Tacuba but they were seen by a local woman who
raised the alarm.
 Thousands of angry Mexica warriors were attacking the Spanish from their war canoes.

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 The Spanish fought heroically, but the scene soon got into chaos.
 About 600 Spaniards and 4,000 Tlaxcalan warriors were killed or captured.
 All of the captives were sacrificed to the Aztecs' gods.

Treasure of Montezuma
 The Spanish had been collecting wealth since they’d entered Tenochtitlan.
 Montezuma had given them extravagant gifts.
 The Spaniards, too, had forcefully taken from the Aztecs.
 In the confusion of the Night of Sorrows, many of the men abandoned their gold bars.
 Those who had loaded themselves with too much gold were easily captured as they
moved slower than the others.

Silent City
 With the help of the people of Tlaxcala, Cortés' army regrouped.
 A few weeks later, the Spaniard entered Tenochtitlan.
 Tenochtitlan became the silent city.
 They found that Tenochtitlan's society had crumbled.
 The houses were full of dead bodies.
 There were some poor Mexicans still alive but they were too weak to move.
 The Spaniards surrounded the lake and cut off the city’s water supply.
 The city looked as if it had been ploughed up.
 The Aztecs had to drink rainwater and eat the food they could grow for themselves.
 The roots of plants had been dug out, boiled, and eaten even the bark of some trees.

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 The Spaniards were there long enough to start a smallpox epidemic in Tenochtitlán.
 One of Cortés' men contracted smallpox from a member of the force from Cuba.
 That soldier died during the Aztec rebellion.
 The soldier’s body came in contact with an Aztec.
 The Aztec caught the disease.
 The disease spread like wildfire because the Aztec people had no immunity to the disease.
 More than 3 million Aztecs died from smallpox.
 It was easy for the Spanish to take Tenochtitlan as the Aztecs were weakened.

 In 1521, they captured the city and killed lots of people.

 The Spanish destroyed a lot of the buildings in the city.
 After the fall of Tenochtitlan, the Spanish built their city directly on top of it.
 It quickly became a wonderful city in the Spanish colonies and many Europeans came to
live there.
 As a result of his success, King Charles I of Spain appointed Cortés as governor of New
Spain.
 This was the end of the Aztec era.

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Exercise 1: Answer the following questions.
1. Why did Cortes leave Tenochtitlan?
Hernan Cortes went to meet another Spanish troops who came to remove him.

2. Who sent the Spanish force to Mexico coast?

They had been sent by Velasquez, the Spanish governor.

3. What happened when Cortes came back to Tenochtitlan?

The Spaniards had attacked the Aztecs and the Aztecs were rebelling.

4. What did the Spaniards do to calm the angry Aztecs?

The Spaniards made Montezuma appeal to his people to stop the fight.

5. What happened to Montezuma?

Montezuma was wounded and died shortly after.

Exercise 2: State ‘True’ or ‘False’ for the following statements.

1. When Cortes left Tenochtitlan, it was the Aztecs who started the fight. False

2. The Spaniards disagreed with the human sacrifice rituals practised by the Aztecs. True

3. Cortes asked the Aztecs to surrender to avoid the total destruction of the city. True

4. The people forgave Montezuma. False

5. "La Noche Triste" was also known as The Light of Sorrows. False

6. The Mexica warriors attacked the Spanish from their war canoes. True

7. The Aztecs brought smallpox into Tenochtitlan. False

8. The Spaniards knew the Mexica liked to fight at night time. True

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Exercise 3: Each statement below contains an incorrect fact. Underline the wrong word and
write the correct answer.
Statements Correct answer
No.

1. The Spanish attacking the Mexicas was known as La Noche escaping

Triste.

2. All of the Spanish and Tlaxcala captives were to be released. sacrificed

3. After the first attack by the Spaniards, Tenochtitlan became a silent

noisy city.
Many of the Aztecs died due to a wildfire. disease
4.
The Spanish built a lot of the buildings in Tenochtitlan during
5. destroyed
the attack.
King Charles I of Spain appointed Velasquez as governor of New Cortes
6. Spain.

Exercise 4: The Spaniards surrounded the lake and cut off the city’s water supply. The Aztecs
had to eat the food they could grow for themselves. Name them.

Corn Cocoa Pumpkin

Chillies Tomatoes Peas

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Exercise 5: Choose the description and place it under the picture correctly. Then, complete the comic strips below.

Even though Cortes said he came in peace, he had different intentions. Montezuma was taken as prisoner.
Cortes led his army into Tenochtitlan to conquer the Aztec Empire.
Montezuma welcomed Cortes and thought of testing Cortes if he is the god, Quetzacoatl.

I assure you we We got

You are
come in peace.
welcomed to him.!
stay here.

Thank you.
I’ve been
fooled...! My
empire...!

Is that you,
god?
Who are
they?

Cortes led his army into Tenochtitlan to Montezuma welcomed Cortes and Even though Cortes said he came in
thought of testing Cortes if he is the god, peace, he had different intentions.
conquer the Aztec Empire. Quetzacoatl. Montezuma was taken as prisoner.

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