1. Changing a Worldview

2. A New Religion What year was the final siege of Tenochtitlan? During the final siege of Tenochtitlan, Aztec priests telling their people that if the Aztecs continued their sacrifices and prayers, the gods would lead them to victory.

3. An Aztec Poem We are crushed to the ground; we lie in ruins. There is nothing but grief and suffering in Mexico and Tlatelolco, where once we saw beauty and valour. Have you grown weary of your servants? Are you angry with your servants, O Giver of Life?

4. An Aztec Poem What is the meaning of this poem?

5. A New Religion 3 years after the conquest priests came off Spanish ships at Veracruz.

6. A New Religion They were from the Franciscan order What details in the image help you Identify these individuals as Franciscans?

7. A New Religion They (and other missionaries) gradually converted many of the surviving Aztecs to the Catholic faith. They destroyed Aztec temples and burned all the Aztec codices they could find. Why were these actions necessary from the Franciscan perspective?

8. A New Religion Some Aztecs continued some of the religious practices in secret after conversion. (Page 240 in your textbook – figures 11-4 and 11-5) What do these two images suggest about how some Aztecs responded to Christianity?

9. A New Economy What was the Aztec economy based on before the Spanish conquest?

10. A New Economy The Spanish introduced the encomienda system With each piece of land, Spanish settlers were given a number of Aztec workers

11. A New Economy The Spanish landowners did not pay the workers but they were supposed to treat them well and educated them in Christianity. Many landowners abused their workers.

12. A New Economy The Spanish Crown Governor or Viceroy Spanish Conquistadores and Settlers The Aztec People Takes 20 % of all gold and valuables. found in New Spain. Collects taxes to support himself, the government and the Crown. Given encomiendas with Aztec workers. After paying taxes, they keep profits Do all the actual work on farms and in mines in return for food, clothing, and shelter.

13. What affect did this arrangement have on the Aztec’s ability to create wealth for themselves?