Aztec Video Review

In what present day country was the Aztec Empire located?

• Peru

• Venezuela

• Arizona

• Mexico

What was the original name of the group who would later become the core group of the Aztec empire?

• Aztecans

• Mexica

• Inca

• Toltec

The Aztec took prisoners during battle to be used for:

• Being judges in their courts

• Being translators for other cultures

• Human Sacrifice

• Increasing their population

What were chinampas?

• Skinny boats used to navigate Tenochtitlan's waterways

• Meat-filled bread eaten by the Aztec during religious ceremonies

• Raised garden beds that allowed farming in the swamps around lake Texcoco

• Temples built to honor Huitzilopochtli

What was the name of the Aztec capital and what city is located there today?

• Texcoco, Canun

• Tenochtitlan, Mexico City

• Veracruz, Veracruz

• Chinampa, Oaxaca

What was the name of the european explorer who took over Tenochtitlan and captured Moctezuma II?

• Hernandez de Cordoba

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

The Aztecs settled where they saw:

• A bird on a wire
• A Gopher eating a turtle
• An eagle on a cactus

The Aztecs believed in human sacrifice because:

• They were evil
• they believed it would please their gods
• they hated blood

How did the Aztecs know where to build their capital city?

• Saw a snake on top of a palm tree and knew that meant to build.

• Saw a coyote eating a snake; they knew that meant it was sacred land.

• Saw an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak; believed this was a sign from their gods.

• None of the above.

What is the name of the Aztec capital city?

• Texacoco

• Tenochtitlan

• Taxon

• Tolli