Aztecs part 1

Aztec is a word meaning "sun god".

• false

• true

What was the largest tribe of Aztecs called?

• Texecocos

• Mexicas

• Birdmen

• Mexicans

On what lake did Aztecs build their capital?

• Lake Tenochtitlan

• Lake Montezuma

• Lake Texcoco

• Lake Mead

Why did the Aztecs choose the spot they did for their capital?

• A priest had dreamed about a vulture on a prickly apple tree with a mouse in its mouth.

• A priest had dreamed about an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus with a snake its mouth.

What language did the Aztec people speak?

• Mexican

• Spanish

• Nahuatl

• Aztec

What did Cortez think he would find in Mexico?

• an army

• silk

• a trade route

• gold

What did the Aztecs think Cortez was?

• an enemy

• a god dressed as a bird

• a new ruler

• a visitor from space

How did an Aztec become a leader?

• An eagle landed on his head.

• A group of elders formed a council.

• A snake crossed his path.

The _ massacred many citizens including Montezuma II.

• Spanish

• English

• French

• Germans

The Spanish destroyed the city in August of _.

• 1521

• 1522

• 1530