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Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
• aqueduct
• dike
• causeways
• canals
What are chinampas?
Delicious food made from corn
Canals that surround the city
Step-like gardens in the side of a mountain
Man-made floating gardens
Why was Tenochtitlan chosen as the capital of the Aztec Empire?
It was the oldest of the various city-states comprising the empire
It was located close to the exact geographic center of the empire
It had the best transportation and sanitation services around
It was the of the Mexicas, the most powerful society of the empire
In the middle of what lake was Tenochtitlan founded?
Eyrie
Somerset
Texcoco
Coben
What was the original name of the people of Tenochtitlan?
Toltec
Olmec
Mexica
Zapotec
This is the name of the group of people who traveled from their mythical homeland of Aztlan.
Inca
Mayan
Mexica (Nahua/Aztecs)
True/False:
The Mexica decided in a specific area to settle because they saw an Eagle perched on a cactus that was on a rock in the middle of a lake.
True
False
What is a codex?
An ancient book with drawings representing historical events.
To purify a space
What does this picture show?
Causeway
Maya ruins
Chinampa
Floating garden
