Aztecs

The capital of the Aztec empire was called

• Mesoamerica.

• Chapultepec.

• Tenochtitlán.

• Culhuacan.

What agricultural technique did the Aztecs use to expand their land?

• Crop rotation

• Terracing

• Chinampas

• Slash-and-burn

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

The city of Tenochtitlan was located atop what geographical feature?

• a lake

• a mountain

• a desert

• a volcano

Why was Tenochtitlan chosen as the capital of the Aztec Empire?

• It was the oldest of the various city-states comprising the empire

• It was located close to the exact geographic center of the empire

• It had the best transportation and sanitation services around

• It was the home of the Mexicas, the most powerful society in the empire

The Aztec capital city was built in the middle of Lake __________.

• Michigan
• Tenochtitlan
• Texcoco
• Mexico

The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.

• America
• Mexico
• Panama
• Cuba

What were chinampas?

• the name for Aztec city-states

• bridges that connected the city to the mainland

• farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled

• walls of skulls at temples

The Aztecs found a swampy ______________ in the Middle of Lake ________________.

• Ocean, Michigan

• Island, Texcoco

• Peninsula, Tenochitlan

• River, Yucatan

The First Aztecs lived where?

• Southern Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Northern Mexico

• South America

What did the Spanish build on the ruins of Tenochtitlan?

• Cuzco
• Machu Picchu
• Mexico City
• Fayetteville