Unit 1 - Post Classical Americas & Africa

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Where was the Aztec civilization located?

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Central Mexico

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What were chinampas?

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farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled

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The Aztec civilization had a class structure

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True

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Building chinampas allowed the Aztec to

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farm in swamp land

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What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

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Tenochtitlan

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

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polytheistic

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What was one reason the Aztec waged war so often?

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They needed prisoners for human sacrifices.

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Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs

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Hernan Cortes

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Why did Cortes conquer the Aztecs? Options: to have thousands of people sacrificed for the gods, to control the entire trade route, to rebel against the emperor Moctezuma, to find gold, claim land, and convert natives to Christianity

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to find gold, claim land, and convert natives to Christianity

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________________________ was built on an island with complex canals and causeways.

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Tenochtitlán