The story of Cortez and La Malinche

The Maya City of Palenque

2) What are some of the things which we associate with Pre-Colombian cultures of Central America?

Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan

3) Describe Tenochtitlan. How big was it? Where was it built?

Hernan Cortez

Montezuma II: Cortes with Montezuma II

Cortez with La Malinche

Montezuma

Extent of the Maya Civilization

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The Maya City of Palenque

Aztec Calendar

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

Pizarro and his followers in Lima in 1535

Francisco Pizarro

Inca

Exterior wall of the Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman, showing how the huge pieces of rock fit perfectly.