Unit 10 Global 1

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

• Texcoco

• Chinapa

• Templo Mayor

• Tenochtitlan

A city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state is

• a city state

• a chinapas

• a temple

• a city capital

We know the Aztec were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods.

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

• Muslim

• Beliebers (fans of Justin Bieber)

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.

Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs

• Hernan Cortes
• Francisco Pizarro
• Christopher Columbus
• Vasco de Gama

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

Smallpox was so devastating to the Aztecs and other indigenous tribes because

• they had no immunity or defense against this disease

• they did not have their shots

• they were an especially dirty people who did not believe in bathing

• Smallpox spread faster on their skin than others'

Where did the Maya live?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America mainly Peru