This primary source activity focuses on Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés's letters to the King of Spain, specifically one section in the Second Letter that describes the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan.
Using this excerpt from Cortés's letters, students are asked to answer document-based questions about what they read regarding Tenochtitlan. It asks students to write responses as well as sketch. This engaging activity brings primary sources about the Aztecs to life!
This primary source activity focuses on Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés's letters to the King of Spain, specifically one section in the Second Letter that describes the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan.
Using this excerpt from Cortés's letters, students are asked to answer document-based questions about what they read regarding Tenochtitlan. It asks students to write responses as well as sketch. This engaging activity brings primary sources about the Aztecs to life!
Answer key included.
Includes:
The primary source excerpt (2 pages)
The DBQ activity (2 pages)
Answer key
