Aztec Civilization

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Where did the Aztecs come from? Options: South America, Deserts of Northern Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula

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Deserts of Northern Mexico

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What does nomadic mean?

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they traveled around

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The Aztecs settled where they saw: An eagle on a cactus

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An eagle on a cactus

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The Aztecs settled on a lake called:

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Lake Texcoco

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The Aztecs believed in human sacrifice because:

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they believed it would please their gods

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The Aztecs were feared warriors and built a great empire by:

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conquering many tribes

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The Aztecs made the people they conquered pay Tribute. What was that?

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gifts of jewels, gold , and valuables

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The Aztecs built Chinampas. What were they?

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floating gardens

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Who was the Spanish explorer that arrived in 1519?

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Hernan Cortez

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A form of writing that the Aztecs used which included pictures: alphabet, pictographs, sketches

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pictographs