The Fall of Tenochtitlan and the Conquest of the Aztec Empire Quiz

Conquest of the Aztec Empire

• The Mexica capital that surrendered after a 75-day siege was Tenochtitlan.
• Hernán Cortés led the few thousand Spaniards in the war alongside Indigenous warriors.

Tenochtitlan

• Tenochtitlan was constructed on an island in Lake Texcoco.
• The city housed approximately 200,000 people in the early sixteenth century.

Descriptions of Tenochtitlan

• The Spanish conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo described the city's grandeur as defying language.

Founding of Mexico City

• The founding of Mexico City directly followed the conquest of Tenochtitlan.
• The city was built on the ashes of Tenochtitlan.

Pop Culture

• The film '499' explored the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
• The popular strategy game 'Medieval II: Total War' revived interest in the Aztec Empire.

Modern Developments

• In 2006, Hugo Sánchez, a street vendor of Mexico City, suggested that tourists could learn about the Aztec Empire while visiting the city.

Scholarly Pursuits

• The central task for scholars of the period is to reconstruct the Aztec Empire's history from the remaining records and artifacts.

Test your knowledge of the fall of Tenochtitlan and the conquest of the Aztec Empire in this quiz. Delve into the events, key figures like Hernando Cortés, and the impact of the brutal 75-day siege.