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Match the following:Part A1. Tenochtitlan 2 . Quetzalcoatl 3 . Andes Mountains 4 . Francisco Pizarro 5 . Atahualpa 6 . Christopher Columbus 6 7 . Ferdinand Magellan 8 . Cuauhtemoc 9 . Hernando Cortes Part Ba. conquered the Incas b. the Incan Emperor c. wanted to sail around the world d. city of Mexico e. the great blond god of the Aztecs f. discovered the New World g. an Aztec king and warrior h. conquered the Aztecs i. the home of the Incas

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Tenochtitlan - City of Mexico

Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec Empire. It was a floating city over the Texcoco lake, in the center of Mexico, where Mexico City is located.

Quetzalcoatl - The great blond god of the Aztecs

Quetzalcoatl was the god of wind and air of the Aztecs. He was depicted was a feathered serpent, and the feathers were blond.

Andes Mountains - The home of the Incas

The Andes Mountains extend from Venezuela in the North to Chile and Argentina in the South. The Incas inhabited the middle part of the mountains, in modern-day Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia and Chile.

Francisco Pizarro - Conquered the Incas

Pizarro defeated the Incas with a small Spanish army. He was aided by the superior weapons of the Spanish, and by the contagious diseases that wiped out most of the Incas in the following decades.

Atahualpa - The Incan Emperor

Atahualpa was the last Incan Emperor. He was captured by Pizarro, and executed by the Spanish shortly after.

Christopher Columbus - Discovered the New World

Columbus set foot in the Americas in 1492. He was the first European in doing so since the Vikings.

Ferdinand Magellan - Wanted to sail around the world

Magellan's expedition did result in the first circumnavegation of the world, but he died in the middle of the trip.

Cuauhtémoc - An Aztec king and warrior

Cuauhtémoc was the last Aztec Emperor. He tried to defend Tenochtitlán from the Spanish invaders, but he was eventually captured and executed.

Hernán Cortés - Conquered the Aztecs

Cortés was a Spanish explorer who put an end to the mighty Aztec Empire. He allied with other native tribes to do so, particularly with the Tlaxcaltecas.

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