Aztecs

The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.

• America
• Mexico
• Panama
• Cuba

Chinampas are...

• Artificial Islands
• Natural Islands
• Crops
• Artificial Waterways

Who was the last leader of the Aztecs?

• Atahualpa
• Cortes
• Pizarro
• Montezuma II

What was the name of the Aztec capital city?

• Tenochtitlan
• Cuzco
• Mexico City
• Haiti

What did the Spanish build on the ruins of Tenochtitlan?

• Cuzco
• Machu Picchu
• Mexico City
• Fayetteville

The Aztec offered _________ sacrifices to please their gods.

• Strange
• Animal
• Fun
• Human

What great city was built on an island in Lake Texcoco?

• Tenochtitlan
• Palenque
• Machu Picchu
• Cuzco

Why did the Aztecs in Tenochtitlán need the technologies listed below?
• aqueduct
• dike
• causeways
• canals

• because they lived on islands 
• because they traveled frequently 
• because they ruled a large empire 
• because they followed the seasons

Because of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs built _________________

• causeways.
• chinampas. (floating gardens)
• irrigation canals.
• terraces.

What are chinampas?

• Delicious food made from corn

• Canals that surround the city

• Step-like gardens in the side of a mountain

• Man-made floating gardens