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30 Cards in this Set
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God of wrafare, priests, and the sun who needed bloodshed to keep the sun going.
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Huitzilopochtli
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God of fertility, rain, water, and storms that needed tears from child sacrifice to bring rain
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Tlaloc
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God of dawn, knowledge, crafts, art, Venus, and wind that needed some child sacrafice (but not much)
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Quetzalcoatl
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Thought to be an Aztec leader who became divine. Was shunned and left but promised to return and conquer his land
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Quetzalcoatl
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God/leader Cortes was mistaken for
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Quetzalcoatl
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Mexicans thought he was the returning Quetzacoatl
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Cortes
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God of East, springtime, sickness, plants, and precious metals who required A LOT of sacrifices
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Xipe Totec
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Treaty which designated half of the new lands to Spain and half to Portugal
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Treaty of Tordesilla
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Cortes' translator, guide, and mistress/wife
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Dona Marina
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Had Cortes' son
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Dona Marina
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Known as "La Malinche"
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Dona Marina
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Served as guides to the Spanish because they were enemies of the Aztec
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Tlaxcalan
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Aztec allies and Tlaxcalan enemies that planned to ambush the Spanish
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Cholulan
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Governor who wanted to arrest Cortes
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Governor Velazquez
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Mexican ruler during Cortes' arrival
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Moctezuma
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Moctezuma's nephew that became the ruler after he died
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Cuitlahuac
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A night during the summer of 1520 when the Spanish fled Mexico City and Cortes cried under a tree for three days.
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La Noche Triste
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Ruled after Cuitlahuac
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Cuauhtemoc
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The Last Emperor
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Cuauhtemoc
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System in which successful military people were given grants of land and the rule of the people in that land
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Encomienda System
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Laws requiring political and economic positions to be filled only by Spanish Christians. Church helped enforce.
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Purity of Blood Laws
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Grants of power given to the church
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Fueros
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People of Spanish birth born in Spain. Could hold political office.
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Peninsulares
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People of Spanish birth born in New Spain. Could be doctors, lawyers, and low-level politicians.
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Criollos
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People of mixed birth
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Mestizos
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Bureaucrats and representatives for the king that commissioned voyages
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Council of the Indies
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Leaders of miniature kingdoms
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Viceroys
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Ran the city government
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Cabildos
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Relayed information between viceroys and cabildos
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Audiencias
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Grants of land and labor that entitled the owner to tribute from their workers
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Encomiendas
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