Tenochtitlan and Aztec Culture

Where did the Aztecs build their capital Tenochtitlan?

• The Valley of Mexico

• On an Island in Lake Texcoco

• All of these answers are correct

• On the Plateau of Mexico

Today Tenochtitlan is known as Mexico City

• True

• False

One advantage of living on an island on a lake was

• It offered protection from enemy tribes

• It was a magnificent city

• The city was on a swamp

Which one of the following was not a feature of Tenochtitlan that made it an awe inspiring city.

• palaces

• great temple-Templo Mayor

• grid system

• Texcoco

Chinampas are best described as

• floating gardens

• a small animal

• long causeways

• bustling markets

Who was the most powerful person in Aztec society?

• emperor

• generals

• nobles

• merchants

Most Aztecs belonged to the noble class

• True

• False

Which group was not part of the commoner class?

• serfs

• merchants

• farmers

• artisans

Aztec artisans and merchants were respected because

• They enriched the Empire by making, buying, and selling goods

• they lived in a separate community

• they were very religious

• they were professionals

Teotihuacan was

• built by the Aztecs

• became sacred to the Aztecs

• the capital of the Mayans