Aztecs 6th grade Colorado

Why did the Aztecs in Tenochtitlán need the technologies listed below?

 

- Aqueducts

- Dikes

- Causeways

- Canals

• because they lived on islands

• because they traveled frequently

• because they traveled frequently

  because they ruled a large empire

• because they followed the seasons

What does the picture on the Mexican flag symbolize?

• a struggle between the powers of the earth and sky

• the joining of different peoples to make one nation

• the strength of Aztec armies to conquer their neighbors

• a legend about how Aztecs knew where to build their city

What weakness in the Aztec Empire did the Spanish take advantage of when they invaded Mexico?

• Because citizens of the empire grew rich, they forgot how to fight.

• Because all the empire worshipped one king, his death ended their religion.

• Because the empire remained small, it was easily surrounded.

• Because conquered peoples kept their own customs, the empire lacked unity.

Between what two dates was the height of the Aztec Empire?

• 1250 to 1519

• 1325 to 1428

• 1428 to 1519

• 1250 to 1428

Why did the Aztecs of Tenochtitlán build chinampas?

• to keep invaders away

• to enlarge their land area

• to get a fresh water supply

• to catch fish for special meals

A pilgrimage site for Aztecs, was the ruins of a city built by the

• Toltecs.

• Maya.

• Spanish.

• Teotihuacán.

Why did the leader Itzcoatl destroy records of his people’s history?

• so he could tell a different story of their past

• to improve his people's productivity and wealth

• so he could have more control over his people

• to ensure that no one would challenge his authority

Which description best fits the Valley of Mexico, where the Aztec Empire arose?

• dry and barren

• fertile and high

• cold and mountainous

• low and covered with rainforest

When the Aztecs fled south from Chapultepec in 1319, how did the Culhuas near their new home respond?

• They paid the Aztecs to fight for them.

• They made the Aztecs farm for them.

• They killed the Aztec chief's daughter.

• They gave the Aztecs most of their land.

What was one benefit of settling on land surrounded by Lake Texcoco?

• It had a deep harbor.

• It had dense forests.

• It was easy to defend.

• It was made of volcanic rock.