Unit 7 Lesson 27.1 Aztecs in the Valley of Mexico

Which two civilizations strongly influenced the Aztecs in the Valley of Mexico?

• Olmecs and Zapotecs
• Aztecs and Tepanecs
• Teotihuacáns and Toltecs
• Mayans and Incas

What was the name of the capital city built by the Teotihuacáns?

• Aztlán
• Teotihuacán
• Tenochtitlán
• Tollán

When did the Toltec civilization reach its height?

• 10th and 11th centuries
• 100-650 C.E.
• 1100s
• 700s

What was the name of the rocky hill where the Aztecs made their home?

• Tenochtitlán
• Aztlán
• Chapultepec
• Tollán

What was the name of the city-state that the Aztecs became mercenaries for after they were forced to move away from Chapultepec?

• Tenochtitlán
• Culhuacán
• Tollán
• Tepanecs

What did the Aztecs consider the Toltecs to be?

• Their enemies
• Their slaves
• Their gods
• Their ancestors

What was the name of the group that the Aztecs rebelled against?

• Culhuas
• Toltecs
• Mayans
• Tepanecs

What was the name of the Aztec leader who joined Tenochtitlán with two other city-states in the Triple Alliance?

• Huitzilopochtli
• Quetzalcoatl
• Itzcoatl
• Montezuma

What did the Aztecs see as a sign that they should stay on the island in Lake Texcoco?

• A comet
• A rainbow
• A shooting star
• An eagle perched atop a cactus with a long snake in its beak

What was the name of the Aztecs' legendary homeland?

• Tenochtitlán
• Tollán
• Aztlán
• Chapultepec