Aztec Quiz Game

The Aztecs built their city on an island in Lake_________

• Tepanec

• Mexico

• Maya

• Texcoco

The Aztec legend says that this animal showed them where to build Tenochtitlan.

• Eagle

• Horse

• Jaguar

• Rat

What is a mercenary?

• Hired chef

• Hired soldier

• Someone who will work for free

• A traveling priest

The Aztecs claimed this group as their own ancestors

• Mexica

• Toltecs

• Mayans

• Teotihuacans

What did Itzcoatl do?

• Defeated the Mayans

• Saw the Eagle telling them where to build Tenochtitlan

• Overthrew Moctezuma I

• United the Aztecs with two other groups to defeat the Tepanecs

The Great Temple was a

• Tower

• Giant rectangle

• Pyramid

• Single-story building

How did the Aztecs get around Tenochtitlan?

• Avenues

• Causeways

• Canals

• All of the above

Who was the chief Aztec god?

• Tlaloc

• Huitzilopochtli

• Quetzalcoatl

• Itzcoatl

The Aztecs increased their territory and sources of tribute through...

• Being nice

• Warfare

• Trade

• None of the above

Most conquered people did not think of themselves as true Aztecs, leading to a lack of unity in the Empire.

• True

• False