Preview of Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate items.

Ruins subjugate assumes altar

1. The raised place in a temple, church, or other place of worship on which sacrifices are offered, or at which religious practices are held, is designated an __________________.
2. When one supposes something to be true, or takes something for granted, one _______ something.
3. To conquer by force and to bring under complete control is to ____________.
4. __________________ refer to the remains of something that has been destroyed, such as a building, a city, or a temple.

Military fortress immobilized negotiations prophecy

1. To be _______________ is to be prevented from taking action on a situation.
2. ____________ are discussions for the purpose of reach­ing an agreement in some matter, such as politics, war, or busi­ness.
3. A secure place protected by an army or a band of soldiers is known as a _____________.
4. A _____________ is a declaration that an event will happen before it happens or is supposed to happen.

Intrigue fusion

1. A secret plan of disruption or a program of hostile action revolves around _____________ of some kind or other.
2. A combining or union of different elements into a unified whole may be termed a ________.

Preview of Sentences

These are some of the sentences that you will hear in the lecture.

1. The Aztecs had subjugated and dominated the entire area that is today Mexico City.
2. On the altars of the pyramid-temples, thousands of human sacrifices to the Aztec gods were made.
3. The capital city of the Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan, was a military fortress filled with soldiers.
4. Montezuma mistakenly assumed that Cortes, the leader of the soldiers of Spain, was the Aztec god, Quetzalcoatl.
5. Cortes founded Mexico City on the ruins of the Aztec capital.
6. The prophecy of a returning god completely immobilized the leader of the Aztec Empire.
7. The Indian woman La Malinche was a great help to Cones in his negotiations with the Indians.
8. The tool of political intrigue turned Indian against Indian.
9. After the fall of the Aztec Empire, there was a fusion of Indian and European cultures.

B. Listening Activities

Note-Taking Exercise

As usual before you begin the exercise, you should check the Word Guide below. You will, of course, want to abbreviate as many words as possible. O.K., let's go on with the lecture and with your note-taking.

Word Guide

(When you use these items in your notes, remember to abbreviate them.) Montezuma/ Cortes / the Aztecs / Tenochtitlan / the Gulf Coast / Quetzalcoad / la noche triste I La Malinche / Dona Marina / the Mayan Indians / the Republic of Mexico

C. Post-listening Activity

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