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The 2 times of the year, around March 21 and September 21, when the day and night are equal

• Equinox

• Codices

• Solstice

• Annuals

The most magnificent temple, and the heart of the Aztec empire was called...

• Templo Majora

• Temple Major

• Templo Mayor

• Temple of Tenochtitlan

Which of these gods was NOT one of the main gods associated with CREATIon for the Aztecs?

• Huitzilopochtli

• Tlaloc

• Tezcatlipoca

• Quetzalcoatl

True or False: In the Aztec empire sometimes thousands of warriors were sacrificed in a single day.

• True

• False

Aztec ideas about medicine were a blend of religion, _______, and medicine

• Calendars

• Magic

• Herbs

• Sacrifice

Codice were folded ________-style.

• Deerskin

• Ideograph

• Viola

• Accordion

The Aztec valued _______ more than gold.

• Statues of the Gods

• Jewels

• Featherworks

• Cacao Beans

True or False: The Aztec had 3 calendars, two that described the days in what they thought of as a year, and one that described a 52 year cycle.

• True

• False

On the last day of the 52 year cycle in the Ceremonia del Nuevo Fuego - (Ceremony of the New Fire) one thing the Aztec would NOT do is....

• Light a sacred flame on a sacrificed heart

• Sit on their rooftops

• Thoroughly clean their houses

• Bless corn to add to their medicine bundles

True or False: In 1500, almost all Spaniards were Roman Catholic

• True

• False