Aztec

The Aztec capital city was built in the middle of Lake __________.

• Michigan
• Tenochtitlan
• Texcoco
• Mexico

Chinampas are...

• Artificial Islands
• Natural Islands
• Crops
• Artificial Waterways

What was one reason the Aztec waged war so often?

• They needed prisoners for human sacrifices.

• They believed the gods enjoyed seeing humans fight.

• the Spanish would appreciate their sacrfices

• They were always under attack from their neighbors.

Who was the last leader of the Aztecs?

• Atahualpa
• Cortes
• Pizarro
• Montezuma II

The Aztec capital city was called . . .

• Cuzco
• Tenotchtitlan
• Chichen Itza
• Machu Picchu

The Aztecs settled where they saw:

• A bird on a wire
• A gopher eating a turtle
• An eagle on a cactus
• A snake eating an eagle

Building chinampas allowed the Aztec to

• farm in swamp land

• defeat the other city-states

• carve skulls into stone wall

• create intricate green masks

The Aztec civilization had a class structure

• True

• False

The Aztec

• Were skilled warriors

• Were skilled llama herders

• Were skilled swimmers

• All of the Above

The Aztec sacrificed birds and humans because they believed the god Huitzilopochtli ________________.

• was in competition with Kinich Ahau, the Mayan sun god

• hated most living things

• built with bones

• needed human sacrifices to stay alive and happy