Aztec Review

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

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• Hernan Cortes
• Pedro de Valdivia
• Speedy Gonzales

Why did the Aztecs need to build causeways?

• to travel to other civilizations
• to go through the mountains
• to be able to farm
• to get to and from the island city

What group was at the bottom of the social pyramid?

• slaves
• farmers
• merchants
• warriors

What was one benefit of settling on land surrounded by Lake Texcoco? 

• It had dense forests.
• It had a deep harbor.
• It was easy to defend.
• It was made of volcanic. rock.

How were the Aztecs able to farm in Tenochtitlan?

• built stone walls within the mountains to create a flat surface
• alternated crops to keep the soil fertilized
• used land outside of the island to grow crops
• created floating gardens that were anchored to trees

What two groups had two calendars, one for tracking religion and one for farming?

• Maya and Aztec
• Olmec and Toltec
• Hopi and Zuni
• Tlingit and Chinook

A tribute was

• a payment made by conquered people
• a special musical ceremony performed by the citizens of conquered cities.
• the name given to the ruler of the Aztec Empire.
• a rare gem found along the shores of Lake Texcoco.

Because of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs built floating gardens called 

• causeways.
• chinampas.
• irrigation canals.
• terraces.

The Aztecs built their capital city on a(n) ____________________ in central Mexico.

• mountain
• island
• peninsula
• chinampa

What does the picture on the Mexican flag symbolize? 

• a struggle between the powers of the earth and sky 
• the joining of different peoples to make one nation
• the strength of Aztec armies to conquer their neighbors
• a legend about how Aztecs knew where to build their city