Aztec Adaptations

The Aztec built the city of Tenochtitlan on a small island in lake Texcoco. They quickly ran out of room for people's houses. What was the adaptation they used to allow more people to live there?

• They dug mud and other lake material up from the swamp bottom, and created many new islands.

• They used house boats

• They built houses on the shores of the lake and used canoes to get to the main island

• There was not an adaptation. Everyone lived within the temples

What is a canal?

• A human made stream of water used for irrigation or transportation

• A means of watering crops

• An island created by the Aztecs to support the homes of the people who lived there

• A piece of jewelry worn by the Aztecs before they were sacrificed in ceremonies

What is a chinampa?

• a type of corn that the Aztec developed

• a stream of water used for transportation or irrigation

• a "floating garden"

• A small island built by the Aztec to support homes

What crops did the Aztec grow?

• Corn, beans, squid, and more

• Beans, pigs, corn, and many others

• Corn, green beans, and plantains

• Corn, beans, squash, and more

The water in the swamp the Aztecs lived on was very swampy. How did they adapt to this challenge?

• They boiled the water in the swamp to remove the extra salt and then they were able to drink it

• They used irrigation and built canals to bring the fresh water from the mountains into the city

• They used the plants in the chinampas to filter the water with their roots

• They evolved to be able to drink the saltwater without serious health consequences

The Aztec built their city in the middle of a giant lake. What adaptation did they use to get around the lake?

• They were excellent swimmers

• They built 3 major causeways to the shores

• They used the chinampas to float to the sides

• They were the inventors of the catapult

What food source did the Aztecs find in the Oceans they were connected to?

• The Aztec ate fish, shrimp, oysters, and crab

• They Aztec were famous shark and whale hunters

• The Aztec did not have contact with the ocean

• The Aztec ate seaweed and other vegetation from the Ocean. Their religious beliefs prevented them from eating meat.

What is a causeway?

• A type of corn that the Aztec invented

• A type of canoe the Aztec used for transportation

• A raised road or track of land across low, wet ground

• The swimming method used by the Aztec to navigate their swampy home

They Aztec could not get everything they needed from the Valley of Mexico. How did they adapt to get the resources they needed?

• The Aztec invented corn and this allowed them to feed their people without expanding their empire

• The Aztec could find all of the resources they needed in Lake Texcoco

• They Aztec were brutally violent and forced their subjects to bring resources to Tenochtitlan with the threat of death

• The Aztec built causeways connecting all of the cities in their empire

How did the Aztec persuade other groups of people that it would be beneficial, or good, for them to join the Aztec Empire?

• They offered protection from invaders in return for resources

• They were extremely violent and allowed people to live only if they pledged loyalty to the Aztec

• The Aztec Empire was relatively small and located mostly along the shores of Lake Texcoco

• The Aztec were very kind and intelligent so groups of people outside the Empire begged to be allowed to join