Pre-Columbian Americas

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America, mostly Peru

When the Aztec arrived in Central Mexico the area was

• dominated by city-states

• dominated by the Maya

• Empty, ready for them to build a grand empire

• a wall of skulls

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

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's the name of the Aztec Capital?

• Texcoco

• Chinapa

• Templo Mayor

• Tenochtitlan

Who was Moctezuma II?

• Spanish conqueror who was greedy for gold and riches from Central and South America

• An important Aztec priest

• Aztec ruler who considered himself equal with the gods. The ruler when Hernan Cortes first arrived.

• Aztec leader who built Tenochititlan

Which type of crop did the Aztecs NOT grow?

• squash

• potatoes

• chili peppers

• corn

Where did the Inca live?

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America, specifically mostly modern Peru

• Central Mexico

The capital of the Inca Empire was at

• Tenochtitlan

• Texcoco

• Copan

• Cusco

The Empire that developed in the Andes Mountains of South America lasting from the 1400s to the 1530s was the

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

• Conquistadors