Aztec Civilization

Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire, was built on ...

• a mountain

• an island

• a field

• a jungle

How did Hernan Cortes overthrow the Aztec empire?

• He planned a sneak attack at night.

• He brought enough men to overwhelm the Aztecs.

• The Aztecs thought he was a god, so they didn't fight at first.

• The Aztecs were too weak to fight him.

What made the Aztecs so successful?

• Warfare

• Religion

• Agriculture

• Trading

What are the land bridges that connected the island capital to the rest of the empire?

• causeways

• chinampas

• terraces

• there is no such thing

Unlike the Maya and Inca, Aztecs sent girls and slaves to school along with the boys.

• False

• True

Tenochtitlan was built on an island in what lake?

• Lake Powell

• Lake Texcoco

• Lake Orizaba

• Lake Yucatan

What two farming techniques did the Aztec use?

• Slash and burn

• Terraces

• Chinampas

• Ox and plow

The "floating gardens" that Aztecs made on long platforms of soil are called...

• terraces

• causeways

• milpas

• chinampas

The Aztecs could become slaves by:

• Selling themselves out of debt

• Being born as a slave

• Being chosen by the gods

• Being punished for a crime

The emperor decided what two important things?

• How much conquered cities would pay in tribute

• When to go to war

• How to praise the gods

• Where to build new cities