Name: ________________________________________
Mrs. Savino Mulcahy
World History
[email protected]
Cranford High School
www.mssavino.com
HISTORY CHANNEL’S THE CONQUERORS HERNAN CORTEZ VIEWING SHEET
Directions: As you watch segments from the documentary answer the following questions in
complete sentences. You should try to incorporate direct information from the video in your
own words to answer the question. THE QUESTIONS MAY OR MAY NOT GO IN ORDER.
VIEWING QUESTION
1. What motivated (made) Hernan Cortes
sail to Mexico?
2. What were Hernan Cortes’s impressions
of the land and people of Mexico when
he arrived?
3. What were the impressions of the
Aztec when they saw the Spaniards?
4. How did the Spaniards conquer the
Aztec? What did they use to their
advantage?
STUDENT RESPONSE TO VIEWING QUESTION
Name: ________________________________________
Mrs. Savino Mulcahy
World History
[email protected]
Cranford High School
www.mssavino.com
5. What problems did Cortes face while
trying to conquer Mexico?