Aztecs Flashcard

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What is the name of the geographical region stretching from central Mexico to parts of Central America where indigenous people lived for thousands of years until the Europeans arrived?

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Mesoamerica

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What is the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan known as today? (2 words)

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Mexico City

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What is the name of the language the Aztecs spoke?

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Nahuatl

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What word comes from the Nahuatl word xocolatl?

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Chocolate

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What was the name of the Aztec capital city?

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Tenochtitlan

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Aztecs were known as the _______(Hint: may-she-ka)

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Mexica

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TRUE OR FALSE: Aztecs didn't call themselves Aztecs.

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TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE: Aztecs didn't call themselves Aztecs.

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TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE: The Aztecs were the dominant culture in Mesoamerica in the 18th century.

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FALSE

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TRUE OR FALSE: The Aztec Empire was an alliance of four city-states.

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FALSE