Chinampas and Aztec Farming Year

The Aztecs used chinampas to grow their crops without harming the environment.

• Yes

• No

Chinampas were created by piling ________ and decaying plants into small stationary islands.

• sand

• stones

• mud

Chinampas were also used to grow large amounts of ______, making the Aztec farming land a colorful place.

• vegetables

• crops

• flowers

What were used between the islands like pathways?

• roads

• canals

• bridges

The Aztecs believed that all plants were the children of Tlaloc.

• True

• False

Who weeded the fields and scared away the birds?

• Aztec women

• Aztec children

• Both (a) and (b)

The Aztecs had no special days for planting and sowing.

• True

• False

Chinampas were essentially ________ islands, raised bed gardens on the surface of Lake Texcoco’s shallow waters.

• natural

• man-made

When was the dry growing season?

• January

• February

• March

Aztec farming has become most famous because of the brilliant chinampas system that Aztec farmers used.

• True

• False