Aztec Empire

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Tenochtitlan was the capital of what Empire?

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Aztec Empire

Front

What lake was Tenochtitlan located in the center of?

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Lake Texcoco

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What feature worked as a natural defense against the enemies of the Aztecs?

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Water

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Today Tenochtitlan is known as Mexico City

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True

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One advantage of living on an island on a lake was

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It offered protection from enemy tribes

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Chinampas are best described as

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floating gardens

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Who was the most powerful person in Aztec society?

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emperor

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Aztec artisans and merchants were respected because

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They enriched the Empire by making, buying, and selling goods

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The Aztecs considered themselves

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the People of the Sun

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Much of the success of the Aztec Empire was due to

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its fierce warriors