SS8 - Ch. 7 The People of the Sun

How long did the Aztecs wander looking for their new home?

• about 50 years

• less than 100 years

• precisely 150 years

• more than 150 years

Who is the Aztec god of war?

• Huitzilopochtli

• Tlaloc

• Quetzalcoatl

• Tezcatlipoca

What did the Aztecs build to connect their island to the shore?

• chinampas

• causeways

• bridges

• aqueducts

In what shape did the Aztecs build their temples?

• cubes

• cylinders

• pyramids

• pentagons

The sign that led the Aztecs to find their new home.

• an eagle on a cactus

• a snake on an eagle

• a swamp

• a mountain

The Aztecs wrote their history in

• picture books

• codexes

• books

• codices

To make sure they had enough drinking water, the Aztecs built _____.

• chinampas

• causeways

• bridges

• aqueducts

When the Aztecs weren't at war, the warriors were busy _____.

• farming

• writing poetry

• sacrificing humans

• hunting

To expand their agricultural land, the Aztecs built _____.

• chinampas

• causeways

• bridges

• aqueducts

In what lake did the Aztecs find their island home?

• Tenochtitlan

• Tlacopan

• Texcoco

• Texaco