The Aztec Civilization

A ________________ is a person who wanders around looking for food and water without staying in any one place.

• nomad

• conquistador

• legend

• emperor

This is a story that is passed down from generation to generation. Often, it is not true.

• hieroglyph

• sacrifice

• empire

• legend

To ______________ is to take over another group or place

• conquistador

• conquer

• empire

• sacrifice

About ______________________ years after the Maya left their cities, the Aztec civilization began.

• 200

• 300

• 3,000

• 5 million

Before they built their cities, the Aztec were a ______________ tribe.

• city-state

• legend

• empire

• nomadic

According to legend, the Aztec built their great city where an ______________ with a snake in its beak landed.

• flamingo

• eagle

• hawk

• falcon

The Aztec empire grew by conquering other ____________________.

• Mayans

• Aztecs

• city-states

• empires

Were were the Aztec tribes located?

• Mexico

• South America

• North America

• Guatemala

What was the largest Aztec city?

• Tenochtitlán

• Chichen Itza

• Montezuma

• Hieroglyph

When the Aztec conquered other people, what did they get? (SELECT 3)

• soldiers to sacrifice

• silver, gold, jade, and turquoise

• food and cloth

• weapons