2. They settled on the swampy shores of _____________________________.

3. They settled here because they believed their _____________ had sent them there.

4. They built a great city called ______________________.

5. In the 1400s at its peak this civilization include more than ________________________ people.

6. Who was the head of the Aztec government?

7. Who dealt with the everyday running of Tenochtitlan?

8. The military leaders were known as the ____________________________________.

9. Priests in this society had ____________________ power because they had to report to military leaders.

10. The Aztec empire expanded by conquering surrounding cities and placing the control of each in the hands of a __________________________.

11. These city-states were required to pay a ___________________ including gold, food, clothing and humans to sacrifice.

12. The Aztec government included a system of courts including the following but NOT a ____________________ court.

13. The Aztec people were ruled by a set of ___________________ laws.

14. One of the great and considered the last true emperor of the Aztec civilization was __________________________.

15. This emperor waged a civil war with his _______________ over who should be emperor which left the Aztec empire weaker than it was before

16. Aztecs had a hierarchical social structure of _______________________ classes.

17. The emperor always came from what class?

18. The nobles were the only class who were allowed to wear _____________________________________.

19. Who worked the land in this society?

20. Who made up the majority of the population in this society?

21. Who were slaves owned by?

22. Aztec people were never born into slavery.

23. Slaves could not buy back their freedom.

24. A slave could not be sold unless the slave agreed to it.

25. A slave who ran away and made it to the palace would be set free.

26. The Aztec could not change ranks in their social structure.

27. All Aztec children whether girl or boy were educated.

28. Multiple families were grouped together into a unit called a ___________________________.

29. The Aztec worshiped hundreds of gods and goddesses which is known as ___________________.

30. Nanahuatzin, who was a kind and humble god , sacrificed himself in a fire to become the sun.

31. Huitzilopochtli was the _________________________ god and one of the most important in the Aztec culture.

32. Huitzilopochtli was a terrifying god so the Aztec preformed daily rituals and ______________________ to give the sun the strength to rise every day.

33. Tlaloc was the god of _________________________.

34. Quetzalcoatl was the Aztec god of __________________ and ___________________.

35. His name means "______________________________."

36. The Aztecs believed in many levels of a heaven and an underworld?

37. Where an Aztec ended up after death depended on ___________________.

38. Who made up the majority of the Aztecs' population?

39. Maze was their main crop.

40. The Aztecs didn't use slash and burn agriculture.

41.  The Aztecs built ________________________________ to travel in and out of Tenochtitlan.

42. As the civilization grew, and they had a need for more farmland, they built floating gardens known as ______________________.

43. Who built the pyramids, temples, statues, bridges, irrigation systems, dikes, and floating gardens?

44.  Aztecs learned valuable skills like________________ and ___________________ from the people they conquered.

45.  They created a ________________ based on the movement of Earth.

46.  The Aztec created a written language using ________________________.

47.  The Aztec used the _______________  _________________ to mass- produce pottery.

48. Who invaded the Aztec Empire?

49. Who was the man that led the invasion?

50. Why did Montezuma II allow him to enter the city of Tenochtitlan?

51. What epidemic killed many of the Aztec?

52. After Montezuma was taken prisoner Cortes converted the Aztec to what religion?

53. What happened to Montezuma II?

54. Tenochtitlan became the site of what city?

55. Cortes controlled a huge territory from _________________ to ______________________.