The Physical Landscape

A society’s worldview might influence its ability to adapt to its geography by:

• encouraging innovation and adaptation to environmental challenges

• limiting technological advancement

• fostering a static cultural identity

• promoting isolation from other societies

According to legend, the Aztecs originally lived in ______ before migrating to the Valley of Mexico.

• Tenochtitlan

• Teotihuacan

• Tlaxcala

• Desert land in Northern Mexico

In what year did the Aztecs arrive in the Valley of Mexico?

• The Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the year 1250.

• The Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the year 1325

• The Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the year 1350.

• The Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the year 1400.

What sign were the Aztecs told to look for to find their new home?

• A river

• An eagle on a cactus

• A mountain

• A desert

The Aztecs named the island where they settled as:

• Tenochtitlan

• Cuzco

• Machu Picchu

• Teotihuacan

According to the image, what did Tenochtitlan see that made the Aztecs know they had found their new home?

• An eagle eating a snake on a cactus

• A snake eating an eagle on a cactus

• An eagle flying over a river

• A snake coiled around a tree.

What was the name of the city built by the Aztecs on the island?

• Tenochtitlan

• Machu Picchu

• Chichen Itza

• Teotihuacan

Who created the term 'Aztec'?

• A 19th-century historian

• A 20th-century archaeologist

• A 19th-century geographer

• William H. Prescott

What did the term 'Aztec' label?

• A modern Mexican city

• A civilization created by a nomadic Mexican tribe

• A type of ancient architecture

• A religious practice

To the Aztecs, mountains were seen as ______.

• holy sites

• natural barriers

• sources of water

• unimportant features