Aztecs and Mayans

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America, mostly Peru

The Aztec civilization had a class structure

• True

• False

What is the name of the lake where the Aztec settled?

• Lake Texcoco

• Lake Tahoe

• Lake Templo

• Lake Cusco

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

• Texcoco

• Chinapa

• Templo Mayor

• Tenochtitlan

Who was Moctezuma II?

• Spanish conqueror who was greedy for gold and riches from Central and South America

• An important Aztec priest

• Aztec ruler who considered himself equal with the gods. The ruler when Hernan Cortes first arrived.

• Aztec leader who built Tenochititlan

Scientist who study the remains of past human life.

• ancestors
• archaeologist
• descendant
• architect

The belief in more than one god.

• nomadic
• polytheistic
• temple
• sacrifice

Where was the Maya civilization located?

• Arabian Peninsula
• Southern Mexico/Central America
• Europe
• Australia

One of the Mayan's accomplishment was

• the development of two calendars.
• created the compass.
• made advances in medicine.
• building water systems and aquaducts.

What is one reason scientist believe the Mayan civilization declined?

• smallpox
• civil war
• conquered by Spanish conquistadors
• tornadoes