Aztec Revision

Where was the Aztec Empire located?

• South America, mostly Peru

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• West Indies

The Aztec Empire had a class structure

• True

• False

When was the Codex Mendoza created?

• 1519

• 2011

• approx. 1541-42

• 1535

What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?

• Texcoco

• Tenochtitlan

• Templo Mayor

• Chinapa

We know the Aztecs were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods

• Atheists

• Christian

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

What type of technology did the Aztecs use to get fresh water in Tenochtitlan?

• sent runners with water jugs

• used aqueducts

• collected the rain water

• dug wells

Why did the Aztecs sacrifice human beings?

• To scare neighbouring tribes

• To appease their gods

• To punish people who’d fought against the Aztecs

• To prevent explosive population growth

Which is NOT a reason for the fall of the Aztecs?

• Conquered by the Mayans

• Conquered by the Spanish

• Advanced weapons

• European disease

______ is located where Tenochtitlan once stood.

• Bogotá

• Mexico City

• Santa Fe

• Santiago

According to Aztec legend, they settled when they saw...

• A bird on a wire

• A gopher eating a turtle

• An eagle on a cactus

• None of the above