Aztec Review

Front

What does the picture on the Mexican flag represent?

Back

a legend about how Aztecs knew where to settle, build a great city and live

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Why did the Aztecs call themselves the "people of the sun"?

Back

their main god was the sun god

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Why did the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan build chinampas?

Back

to enlarge their land area and make where they live bigger

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Why did Aztec markets have guards and judges?

Back

to make sure sellers were honest

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Which of these was a task usually left for Aztec men? weaving cloth, preparing meals, tending the garden, building the house

Back

building the house

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Who within Aztec society studies the sky, runs the schools, and predicts the future?

Back

a priest

Front

What was one good thing about settling on the island of Texcoco? Options: It had forrests, It has a deep harbor, It was easy to keep enemies out, It was made of volcanic rock

Back

It was easy to keep enemies out

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The Aztec sacrificed birds and humans because they believed the god Huitzilopochtli

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need blood to be stronger

Front

What did the Aztec build in the center of Tenochtitlan?

Back

a large plaza where they held special festivals and feasts

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How might someone become the Aztec emperor? Options: when they turned 16 they could apply for the job, the position was hereditary, there was an election, a family member was chosen by a group of advisors

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a family member was chosen by a group of advisors