Ancient Aztecs

What type of entertainment was important to the Aztecs?

• chanting and musical instruments

• puppets and acting

• music and dance

• plays and the theater

Who wore clothes made from feathers,soft cotton, and jewels ?

• rich

• commoners

• rich

• warriors

What are some Aztec inventions?

• tomatoes, spinach, and kale

• Chinampas (floating gardens, ) chili peppers, and tortilla

• computers, spinning wheels, and watches

• sundials, pencils, and chalk

What is the Emperor called ?

• Great Warrior

• Great Champion

• Great Speaker

• Great Owl

Where did the RICH live?

• low, flat roof house built of mud bricks

• 1 room Built around courtyard bordered by a canal on 1 side. White washed walls, floors of hard earth

• mud brick huts with thatch roof

• stone palaces with dozens of rooms, airy courtyards, beautiful gardens

Who made jewelry, needles, fishhooks,and tools?

• farmers

• metalworkers

• artisans

• warriors

What was ancient Mexico City called?

• Tenochtitlan

• Tlacopan

• Texcoco

• Mexico City

Who thought Cortez was the god, Quetzacoatl, and didn’t resist Spanish ?

• Hernando Cortez

• Acamapichtli

• Itzcoatl

• Montezuma II

What did the ancient Aztecs use for their alphabet?

• symbols

• letters

• pictographs

• numbers

Who performed rituals ?

• priests

• emperors

• warriors

• Professional singers and dancers