Aztec

A civilization that lived in Central Mexico from the 1400s until 1521.

• The Aztecs

• The Mayans

• The Incas

• The Olmecs

Floating gardens made by the Aztecs?

• chinampas (chuh·naam·puhz)

• terras (teh·rahs)

• hanging gardens (hang·ing gar·dens)

• floating fields (flo·ting feelds)

Clay bricks that Aztecs used to build houses.

• adobe

• concrete

• limestone

• marble

A wooden club with sharp edges, used by Aztec warriors.

• macuahuitl (Mak-wa-Hwee-Til)

• atlatl (At-lat-al)

• tomahawk (To-ma-hawk)

• boomerang (Boo-merang)

The person at the top of the social structure.

• King

• Emperor

• Duke

• Commoner

An important crop for the Aztecs.

• corn

• wheat

• rice

• barley

The Aztec capital city.

• Tenochtitlan

• Cuzco

• Machu Picchu

• Chichen Itza

The capital city (Tenochtitlan) was built on an island in the middle of ...

• Lake Texcoco

• Lake Titicaca

• Lake Superior

• Lake Michigan

A raised road over a swampy area/sea/river.

• causeway

• bridge

• dam

• pier

The structure (building) the Aztecs built to house their gods.

• temple

• pyramid

• fortress

• palace