Aztec Vocabulary

A corn based food source for the Aztecs;

• chinampas

• chips

• tortillas

• cocoa

The capital city of the Aztecs is located where this city is located now;

• Mexico City

• Causeways

• Tenochtitlan

• Montezuma

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

A raised roadway over wet, swampy lands;

• Causeways

• Canals

• Bridges

• Pochteca

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The last of the major Aztec leaders;

• Huitzilopochtli

• Texcoco

• Montezuma

• Macuachuitl

A weapon used by the Aztec warriors;

• Machuahuitl

• Adobe

• Pochteca

• Sword

The Aztec capital city was named;

• Montezuma

• Tenochtitlan

• Mexico City

• Azteclan

The Aztec capital city was built on;

• A mountain top

• A cliff overseeing the land below

• A swampy island

• An ocean island

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What was it that the Aztecs used for money?

• Dollar bills

• Round stones

• Sea shells

• Cocoa beans

On what lake did the Aztecs build their capital city?

• Lake Erie

• Lake Ponchatrain

• Lake Tabasco

• Lake Texcoco

What did the Aztecs create to farm on?

• Chinampas

• Pochteca

• Causeways

• Adobe