Who was the most powerful person in Aztec culture?

The person who made the sacrifices at the temple

We know the Aztec were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods.

Beliebers (fans of Justin Bieber)

Tenochtitlan was sacred because ______________ .

the Aztec believed it was the place of the birth of the gods

the Aztecs believed it was the center of the universe

The Aztecs were a nomadic tribe until they settled on Lake Texcoco. What does nomadic mean?

They traveled from place to place.

The Aztecs believed in human sacrifice because ___________ .

They believed it would please their gods.

The Aztecs were feared warriors and built a great empire by:

Inviting many tribes to live in Tenochtitlan.

The Aztecs made the people they conquered pay Tribute. What was that?

Gifts of jewels, gold, and valuables.

Saying nice things in a speech to the Aztecs.

Why did the Aztecs call themselves the "people of the sun"?

Their main god was the sun god.

The nobles loved to relax in the sun.

The peasants often for sunburned.

What was the usual way to buy and sell goods in an Aztec market?

barter or trading one good for another using negotiations

donation, freely giving the goods to people

credit, or agreeing to make a later payment

What would an Aztec commoner boy be most likely to study at school?

the art of neighboring cultures

Why did the Aztecs build causeways?

To connect them to the mainland

For their boats to travel to far away places

So they could farm and grow crops

To carry drinking water to the city

Why did the Aztecs build aqueducts?

to carry drinking water to the city

The legal system of the Aztec civilization was designed to reinforce the Aztec worldview to Aztec citizens. In what way did the legal system accomplish this goal?

It delivered 'swift and terrible' justice by executing or maiming offenders.

It practiced restorative justice, reflecting the gentle non-violent nature of society.

It maintained social order and reminded the Aztec people of their duty to be honest and obedient.

It protected only the rights of the nobility protecting their wealth, status and power.

The Aztecs constructed Tenochtitlan as a city made up of four sections, symbolizing the four ordinal directions. The Great Temple was constructed in the very center of the city. The design of Tenochtitlan was created to represent which of the following?

The model of the universe as understood by the Aztec worldview.

The circle of life, with the four sections representing birth, growth, wisdom and death.

The Aztec's built their temples in the shape of a pyramid. The pyramid an important shape in the Aztec worldview because it was:

to resemble the shape of a mountain; a place where the Aztec's believed the physical met the sacred.

to be the sign of the Aztec god Huitzilopochtli.

by Aztec engineers, because it allowed for a large building that had a small top so it would not absorb too much sun or heat.

to represent the flow of energy from the many Aztec people upwards into their god, Tenochtitlan.

The Aztecs believed in an ancient prophecy from the god Huitzilopochtli which stated that the Aztec people would conquer all the people of the world and the Aztec people would become the 'lords and kings' of all the places on Earth. This motivated the Aztecs to expand their territory and create a great empire. The desire of the Aztecs to expand their territory led to frequent conflicts between the Aztecs and surrounding cultures. Conflict and battle were important to the Aztec culture not only as a means to gain new territory, but also because battles would allow for the:

capture of humans for sacrifice.

opportunity to find a new and more suitable location for Aztec settlement.

chance to spread the Aztec beliefs and religion to other cultures.

employment of all Aztec males into military service.

The Aztec worldview included the belief that a disciplined and structured society would produce good citizens who worked for the good of the people and would protect the Aztec culture. Which two systems that operated within Aztec society best served to reinforce and promote this aspect of the Aztec worldview?

The legal and educational system.

The religious and educational system.

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The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.

America

Mexico

Panama

Cuba

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Chinampas are...

Artificial Islands

Natural Islands

Crops

Artificial Waterways

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which was NOT one the Aztec crops?

Chocolate

Corn

Avocados

Apples

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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

pray

attend ceremonies

offer sacrifices

give the emperor food

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Aztec alphabet consisted of...

Glyphs

Numbers

Letters

They didn't have an alphabet

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one way we know about the legacy of the Aztec civilization?

the Aztec made codices (like books) with glyphs (pictures) describing their history

The Spanish were very careful with Aztec goods and artifacts and have preserved them

Carvings in caves

Moctezuma II's Instagram

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What were Aztec pyramids used for?

Burial places for great leaders

Religious ceremonies like human sacrifice

Astronomy, to look at the sun, moon, and stars

Places to play their ball game

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The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.

Chinampas are...

Which was NOT one the Aztec crops?

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

The Aztec alphabet consisted of...

What is one way we know about the legacy of the Aztec civilization?

What were Aztec pyramids used for?

The Aztecs settled where they saw:

The city of ________________________ was built on an island with complex canals and causeways.

Building chinampas allowed the Aztec to

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