Ch 13 The Americas

What was the capital city of the Aztecs?

• Tikal

• Tenochtitlán

• Texcoco

• Tlacopan

The Aztecs built floating gardens in the city of Tenochtitlán to help grow farming within the city. What were these floating gardens called?

• Chinampas

• Bayou Bridges

• Causeways

• Canals

______ was the leader of the Spanish Conquistadors, and held ______ captive who was the emperor of the Aztecs.

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Montezuma

• Tenochtitlán

• Quetzalcoatl

What year did the Aztec empire fall?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1776

• 1521

Match the following

• Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs

• chinampas

• Aztec girls were given these when they were born

• Cortes

• The Aztec civilization was located in the heart of this

• Texcoco

• Floating gardens

• Mexico

• The city of Tenochtitlan was built on this lak

• brooms

Match the following

• Aztec emperor

• Montezuma II

• Aztec legend said they lived in the world

• loincloths

• Aztec women were skilled at this

• weaving

• Capital of the Aztec civilization

• Tenochtitlan

• Worn by Aztec men to cover their lower bodies

• Fifth Sun

What was the land like where the Aztecs settled?

• It is covered with deserts and dry land

• It is covered with jungles, swamps, lakes, valleys, and mountains

• It was mostly coastal plains

• It was all mountains with no flat land for farming

How were chinampas made?

• By digging up soil from lake bottoms

• By making terraces into the sides of mountains

• By clearing off jungle land

• By tilling the soil

How did the author mostly organize the selection?

• He compared and contrasted the Aztec with the Incas.

• He told the history of the Aztec in chronological order.

• He explained problems the Aztec encountered and told how solved them.

• He described many characteristics of the Aztec civilization.

Which statement is true about the Aztec civilization?

• The Aztec were thought to come from the south around 1200.

• The Aztecs were able to defeat Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors

• Many Aztecs died from Spanish diseases after their arrival.

• There are no descendants left from the Aztec civilization.