Latin American Civilizations Review

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

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Texcoco

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The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.

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Mexico

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Chinampas are...

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Artificial Islands

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Which of the following best describes the Aztec government?
a democracy with a president elected by the commoners, tribal groups with no central government, a collection of city-states, each with its own ruler, an empire united under a single ruler

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an empire united under a single ruler

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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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Who was the last leader of the Aztecs?

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Montezuma II

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Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs

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Hernan Cortes

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The Aztec capital city was called . . .

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Tenotchtitlan

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The Aztecs settled where they saw: An eagle on a cactus

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An eagle on a cactus

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Smallpox was so devastating to the Aztecs and other indigenous tribes because

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they had no immunity or defense against this disease