The Aztecs

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

What is the name of the lake where the Aztec settled?

• Lake Texcoco

• Lake Tahoe

• Lake Templo

• Lake Cusco

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

• Texcoco

• Chinapa

• Templo Mayor

• Tenochtitlan

The Aztecs

• spoke Nahuatl

• spoke Spanish

• spoke English

• spoke Quechua

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

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

• Muslim

• Beliebers (fans of Justin Bieber)

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

What is one way we know about the legacy of the Aztec civilization?

• the Aztec made codices (like books) with glyphs describing their history

• The Spanish were very careful with Aztec goods and artifacts and have preserved them

• Carvings in caves

• Moctezuma II's Instagram

What did the Aztec religion demand that they do to honor gods and keep away the evil?

• pray
• attend ceremonies
• human sacrifices
• give the emperor food

The disease that killed 1/3 and weakened the Aztecs was called  ______.

• the flu
• stomach bug
• tonsilitis
• small pox