Aztec Civilization

The Aztecs, who called themselves the _________, came from ___________

• Aztecs, Mexico

• Mexica, Atzlan

• Mexica, Mexico

• Maya, Yucatan Peninsula

After living as nomads for quite some time, they came to settle on ____________________

• the Yucatan Peninsula

• Lake Texcoco

• the Sierra Madres

• an archipelago

According to legend, the Aztecs knew to settle when they saw

• A tree on fire

• A rock in the shape of a serpent god

• Red land

• An eagle on a cactus with a snake

Which of the following is an example of how the Aztecs adapted to their geography?

• They built floating gardens to farm on the lake

• They built stepped temples to worship on

• They sacrificed a Culhuacan princess to the god of war

• They created a universal education system

The people in the surrounding city-states that were conquered by the Aztecs had to

• Adopt Aztec gods as their own

• Become slaves

• Pay tribute to the Aztec Emperor

• Sacrifice their government officials

Tribute is most like which of the following?

• Paying taxes

• Playing soccer

• Donating to a local charity

• Being baptized

True or False: The Aztecs were monotheistic

• True

• False

The Aztecs repaid and honored their gods usually with some form of

• donation

• sacrifice

• pilgimage

• gold

True or False: Aztec gods usually represented some aspect of Aztec life (nature, death, fertility, etc.)

• True

• False

Which Aztec god was responsible for rain, and required child sacrifice?

• Huitzilopochtli

• Quetzalcoatl

• Tlaloc

• Huey Tlatoani