Draw Conclusions from the Evidence for Thinking through Sources 13

Instructions

This exercise asks you to assess the relationship between conclusions and evidence. Identify which of the following conclusions are supported by the specific piece of evidence. Click yes for those pieces of evidence that support the conclusion and no for those that do not.

Conclusion A

Various subject peoples of the Aztec Empire resented Mexica domination and willingly joined Hernán Cortés in the Spanish assault on that empire.

  1. Question 13.34

    Evidence 1: The poem “The Fall of Tenochtitlán” in Source 13.7: Lamentation: The Aftermath of Defeat

    Evidence 1: The poem “The Fall of Tenochtitlán” in Source 13.7: Lamentation: The Aftermath of Defeat

    		A.
    		B.

  2. Question 13.35

    Evidence 2: The description of the entry of Cortés and his forces into Tenochtitlán in Source 13.2: The Meeting of Cortés and Moctezuma: An Aztec Account

    Evidence 2: The description of the entry of Cortés and his forces into Tenochtitlán in Source 13.2: The Meeting of Cortés and Moctezuma: An Aztec Account

    		A.
    		B.

  3. Question 13.36

    Evidence 3: Source 13.3B: The Massacre of the Nobles

    Evidence 3: Source 13.3B: The Massacre of the Nobles

    		A.
    		B.

Conclusion B

[European] ironworking technology, gunpowder weapons, and horses

  1. Question 13.37

    Evidence 1: The battle scene in Source 13.6: The Battle of Tenochtitlán

    Evidence 1: The battle scene in Source 13.6: The Battle of Tenochtitlán

    		A.
    		B.

  2. Question 13.38

    Evidence 2: The description of the breaching of the defensive walls of Tenochtitlán in Source 13.5: Defeat: The Fall of Tenochtitlán from an Aztec Perspective

    Evidence 2: The description of the breaching of the defensive walls of Tenochtitlán in Source 13.5: Defeat: The Fall of Tenochtitlán from an Aztec Perspective

    		A.
    		B.

  3. Question 13.39

    Evidence 3: “Flowers and Songs of Sorrow” in Source 13.7: Lamentation: The Aftermath of Defeat

    Evidence 3: “Flowers and Songs of Sorrow” in Source 13.7: Lamentation: The Aftermath of Defeat

    		A.
    		B.

Conclusion C

Aztecs soon came to see this young woman [Doña Marina] as the voice of Cortés, referring to her as La Malinche, a Spanish approximation of her original name. So paired did Cortés and La Malinche become in Aztec thinking that Cortés himself was often called ‘Malinche.’

  1. Question 13.40

    Evidence 1: The role of Doña Marina in the seizure of Tenochtitlán as recounted by Francisco de Aguilar in Source 13.5: Defeat: The Fall of Tenochtitlán from an Aztec Perspective

    Evidence 1: The role of Doña Marina in the seizure of Tenochtitlán as recounted by Francisco de Aguilar in Source 13.5: Defeat: The Fall of Tenochtitlán from an Aztec Perspective

    		A.
    		B.

  2. Question 13.41

    Evidence 2: The account of Moctezuma and Cortés’s conversation in Source 13.1: The Meeting of Cortés and Moctezuma: A Spanish View

    Evidence 2: The account of Moctezuma and Cortés’s conversation in Source 13.1: The Meeting of Cortés and Moctezuma: A Spanish View

    		A.
    		B.

  3. Question 13.42

    Evidence 3: Source 13.3A: Moctezuma and Cortés

    Evidence 3: Source 13.3A: Moctezuma and Cortés

    		A.
    		B.