Aztec Anticipatory Questions

What was the Aztec capital city called?

• Chancla

• Cuzco

• Teotitchilan

• Huitztilopotchli

What is the most significant agricultural invention of the Aztecs?

• chalupas
• calendars
• chinampas
• sheep rearing

Who was the ruler of the Aztecs when the Spanish explorers arrived?

• Montezuma
• Cortes
• Pizarro
• Itzcoatl

The religion of the Aztecs was __________, because they believed in many gods.

• polytheistic
• monotheistic
• aetheistic
• multitheistic

One factor that helped the Spanish defeat the Aztecs was...

• they were smarter
• they made allies with Aztec rivals
• they knowingly brought smallpox
• they had overwhelming numbers

The explorer who led the conquest of the Aztecs was...

• Cortes
• Hernandez
• Acosta
• Alvarado

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

• Michigan
• Tenochtitlan
• Texcoco
• Mexico

Chinampas are...

• Artificial Islands
• Natural Islands
• Crops
• Artificial Waterways

The Aztecs had never seen a ______ or _________ before Cortes and his men.

• horse; weapons
• taco; human
• boat; garden
• baby; donkey

What did the Aztec religion demand that they do to honor gods and keep away the evil?

• pray
• attend ceremonies
• sacrifices
• give the emperor food