Chapter 16 Section 2-Aztecs

Where did the Aztecs settle?

• Central Asia

• Northern Mexico

• Central Mexico

• Central Brazil

What was the key factor in the success of the Aztecs becoming powerful?

• War

• Food supply

• Forest products

• Transportation

How were the rulers informed about what was going on in their empire?

• Traveling traders

• Boats along the rivers

• Spies

• Rival leaders

How did the Aztecs solve the problem of not having enough farmland?

• Created terrace farms

• Received food from tributes

• Used the many seas and rivers to get food resources

• Created floating gardens called chinampas

What things were the emperor in charge of?(Choose three)

• Law

• Architecture

• Trade

• Warfare

Where did the Aztecs get the people used for sacrifices to their gods?(Choose two)

• Captured people

• Children

• Priests

• Slaves

What were the Spanish looking for in the 1400's when they arrived in the Aztecs' homeland?(Choose two)

• Riches

• Horses

• Adventure

• Cotton

What does the word "conquistadors" mean?

• Spanish travelers

• Spanish trade

• Spanish conquerors

• Spanish nobility

At first the Aztecs welcomed the Spanish conquistadors.

• True

• False

What are three reasons for the decline of the Aztecs?

• The Spanish had better boats

• The Spanish had better weapons

• The Aztecs were scared of the Spaniards horses

• The Spaniards brought diseases to the Aztecs.