Aztec Civilization

Aztecs had 2 calendars.

• The Solar Calendar worked with 2 wheels and had 13 months and 20 days, The Sacred Calendar had 365 days and it was used to figure out when to plant and harvest crops.

• The Sacred Calendar worked with 2 wheels and had 13 months and 20 days, The Solar Calendar had 365 days and it was used to figure out when to plant and harvest crops.

Games Aztec played were:

• ball game called Tlachtli and Patolli a gambling game. Only rich people could gamble.

• ball game called Tlachtli and Patolli a gambling game. Everybody could play.

Aztec :

• girls married by force at about 12 years old, people put make up, danced, played music instruments and did art crafts.

• girls married by force at about 18 years old, girls put make up, danced, boys played music instruments and did art crafts.

Every soldier hoped to enter the special fighting forces known as:

• Jaguar or Eagle warriors.

• Gold or Cacao warriors.

It was built on top of what was once Tenochtitlan.

• Mexico City.

• Guatemala

What was one reason that the Aztec settled in the Valley of Mexico?

• No enemies lived nearby.

• Lake Texcoco had a plentiful supply of fresh water.

• It had a warmer temperature than the coast.

• The best farmland was found there.

The two main classes of Aztec society were

• soldiers and slaves.

• nobles and commoners.

• nobles and slaves.

• priests and kings.

Aztec artists used tropical feathers to

• create fans, capes, headdresses, and shields.

• keep records of crop yields and taxes

• burn as offerings to the gods.

• making writing instruments similar to quill pens.

Why did the Aztec engage in human sacrifice?

• They sought to prevent commoners from growing too strong.

• They believed their chief god needed blood to be strong.

• They had to reduce the population in times of hunger.

• They wanted to punish their enemies.

The aztec also built ​ (a)   , or artificial islands.

• chinampas

• descend

• empires