Aztec Civilization and Tenochtitlan RI.6.6 T

What writing system did the Aztec civilization use?

• Pictographic and ideographic

• Alphabetic

• Hieroglyphic

• Cuneiform

Where did the Aztecs settle according to their lore?

• By Lake Texcoco

• In the Valley of Mexico

• North of the Colorado River

• In central Mexico

What innovative method did the Aztecs use to expand Tenochtitlan?

• Loading rafts with earth and sinking them

• Building bridges across the lake

• Constructing skyscrapers

• Using cranes to move stones

Who was the leader of the Spanish explorers that arrived in Tenochtitlan?

• Hernando Cortés

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizarro

• Ferdinand Magellan

What was the population of Tenochtitlan when the Spanish arrived in 1519?

• Over 250,000 inhabitants

• 100,000 inhabitants

• 500,000 inhabitants

• 50,000 inhabitants