The Aztecs

The capital city of the Aztecs was ______________ now known as Mexico City.

• Machu Pichu

• Tenochtitlan

• Telotithican

• Chitza Inzta

Which Spanish Conquistador conquered the Aztecs

• Fransisco Pizarro

• Miguel Antonio Padron

• Juan Ponce de la Lon

• Hernan Cortez

The floating gardens in Aztec society were called

• chinampas

• desayuno rafts

• Cena gardens

• comida o comida

The Aztec were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods.

• monotheistic

• zororastirism

• polytheistic

• daoists

The myth of settlement (why the Aztecs settled where they did) was because they saw:

• A snake eating a turtle

• A falcon in a tree eating a mouse

• Snake on a cactus eating a bird

• Eagle on a cactus eating a snake

The Aztecs built these out of stone as a way to use geography to their advantage and bring fresh water to people

• aqueducts

• causeways

• fountains

• irrigation trenches

The Aztec practiced this as a way to keep the sun god happy to ensure that the sun rose each day.

• daily religious ceremonies

• human (heart) sacrifice

• animal sacrifice

• tributes of blood

The Spanish brought deadly ______________ such as ____________ that lead to the end of the Aztec Empire.

• Diseases, Typhoid

• Diseases, Malaria

• Diseases, Small Pox

• Diseases, Measles

Many of the religious ceremonies performed by Aztec priests were an attempt to protect their civilization by pleasing the

• people

• emperor

• animals

• gods

According to this graphic, the Aztec had how many social classes

• 10

• 5

• 7

• 4