Aztecs

What was the capital of the Aztec empire?

• Tenochan

• Tenochtitlan

• Miamoi

• Mexico city

The Aztec capital city was built in the middle of Lake __________.

• Michigan
• Tenochtitlan
• Texcoco
• Mexico

Tenochtitlan's location protected it from ______________.

• attacks

• weather

• roads

• noise

The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.

• America
• Mexico
• Panama
• Cuba

Chinampas are ____________________.

• artificial islands

• natural islands

• crops

• artificial waterways

The Aztecs were a society of fierce ____________.

• warriors

• dentists

• fishermen

• carpenters

The Aztecs found a swampy ______________ in the Middle of Lake ________________ as a location for their capital city.

• ocean, Texcoco

• island, Texcoco

• peninsula, Tenochitlan

• river, Yucatan

True or False: There were two Aztec calendars: a solar calendar and a sacred calendar.

• True

• False

True or False: Temples were constructed in the shape of a pyramid because the shape resembled a mountain.

• True

• False

Which of the following best tells why the Aztecs built temples in the shape of a pyramid?

• Pyramids were easy to construct because stones could be cut and stacked one on top of the other.

• The gods told the Aztecs to build their temples in the shape of a pyramid.

• The Ancient Egyptians built pyramids. Aztec explorers who had visited the Egyptians brought back the idea.

• Pyramids resembled mountains in shape. By climbing to the top of a pyramid, a person would be physically closer to sky, where the gods lived.