Ch.13.2 Aztecs

The tribe that later became known as the Aztecs

• Inca

• Chaldeans

• Mexica

• Akkadians

The capital of the Aztec civilization was

• Yucatan

• Mexico City

• Montezuma

• Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan was located on a swampy island in the middle of

• Lake Texcoco

• Central America

• Northern Mexico

• the Gulf of Mexico

Spanish soldiers were called

• nobles

• Bantu

• Conquistadors

• Spartans

Who conquered the Aztecs

• Benito Pizzaro

• Marc Anthony

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

The Aztecs controlled huge networks for

• religion

• trade

• harvest

• technology

The Aztecs built these out of stone to obtain fresh water

• fountains

• bridges

• causeways

• aqueducts

The Aztec Civilization eventually grew to become a great Empire after this King took power in 1428 C.E.

• Texcoco

• Tapanec

• Itzcoatl

• Tonatiuh

The beginnings of the Aztec civilization began in the deserts of modern day

• South America

• Guatemala

• Mexico

• Texas

The Mexica or Aztec were unwelcomed wherever they went because of their reputation for

• rudeness

• extreme competitiveness

• using a slash-and burn technique

• savage warfare