Unit 1 - Post Classical Americas & Africa

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America, mostly Peru

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

The Aztec civilization had a class structure

• True

• False

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

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

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

• Muslim

• Beliebers (fans of Justin Bieber)

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

Why did Cortes conquer the Aztecs

• to have thousands of people sacrificed for the gods
• to control the entire trade route
• to rebel against the emperor Moctezuma
• to find gold, claim land, and convert natives to Christianity
  

________________________ was built on an island with complex canals and causeways.

• Tenochtitlán

• Omaha

• Machu Picchu

• Sapa Inca