Aztec

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America, mostly Peru

What were chinampas?

• the name for Aztec city-states

• people who lived in Tenochtitlan

• farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled

• walls of skulls at temples

The Aztec civilization had a class structure

• True

• False

Building chinampas allowed the Aztec to

• farm in swamp land

• defeat the other city-states

• carve skulls into stone wall

• create intricate green masks

What is the name of the lake where the Aztec settled?

• Lake Texcoco

• Lake Tahoe

• Lake Templo

• Lake Cusco

The Aztec

• Were skilled warriors

• Were skilled llama herders

• Were skilled swimmers

• All of the Above

YOU CAN PICK MULTIPLE ANSWERS. How were the Aztec able to create an empire?

• They were skilled warriors

• They made an alliance and used their allies to control the area

• They ruled from Machu Picchu

• They had government officials keep order and enforce taxes

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

• Texcoco

• Chinapa

• Templo Mayor

• Tenochtitlan

A city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state is

• a city state

• a chinapas

• a temple

• a city capital

Most Aztecs belonged to which class?

• emperor

• priests

• warriors

• commoners