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  • True or False: Tenochtitlan was a great, advanced civilization.
    True
  • What modern city was built on the site of Tenochtitlan?
    Mexico City
  • Give one reason not already stated for Hernan Cortez conquering the Aztecs
    to spread christianity/to gain glory for the royal family/gold
  • How did the Aztec government collect wealth?
    By collecting taxes
    Farming
    By stealing from other tribes
    By selling art
  • The Aztecs regarded this animal, perched on a cactus with a serpent in its mouth, as a sign to build their great city?
    Mouse
    Snake
    Eagle
    Lion
  • True or False: The Aztecs worshiped one God
    False
  • True or False: All Aztec children were required by law to attend school?
    True
  • How did the Aztecs stop the conquistadors from leaving Tenochtitlan?
    by removing the bridges
    by tying them up
    by locking them in cells
    by destroying their boats
  • What was the most valuable item to the Aztecs?
    feathers
    gold
    silver
    blood
  • Who were most likely to be sacrificed?
    Women
    Slaves/Prisoners of war
    Animals
    Children
  • A raised road that allowed the people to easily travel over the swampy and wet areas
    Canal
    Bridge
    Highway
    Causeway
  • What disease wiped out the Aztecs?
    Smallpox
  • What was one way to pay tribute to the Emperor?
    Human sacrifices/giving a human heart
  • What was the biggest temple in Tenochtitlan where all religious ceremonies, including human sacrifices took place?
    Templo Biggy
    Templo Azteca
    Templo Minor
    Templo Mayor
  • Today, we use roads to travel from place to place. What did the Aztecs use?
    Canals
  • When was the city of Tenochtitlan founded?
    1985
    1325
    1776
    1505
  • What was the name for soldiers from Spain who travelled to conquer other regions?
    Conquistadors
  • Give one reason not already stated for Hernan Cortez conquering the Aztecs
    to spread christianity/to gain glory for the royal family/gold
  • True or False: The society of the Aztecs operated on a social class system?
    True
  • Who conquered the Aztecs?
    Hernan Cortes and the Conquistadors
  • Who discovered Central America?
    Christopher Colombus
  • True or false: Tenochtitlan was larger than any city in Europe at the time
    True
  • Which of these did the Spanish NOT do to the Aztecs?
    used new weapons that the Aztecs had not seen before
    burnt their homes down
    stole their gold
    starved them out
  • Chinampas were built using what?
    Mud
  • How did the Aztecs keep the gods happy?
    Human sacrifices
  • True or False: Tenochtitlan was NOT heavily populated?
    False
  • What country was Hernan Cortez from?
    Spain
  • What is a tzompantli?
    A dance
    A costume
    A weapon
    A skull rack
  • True or false? Hernan Cortez and Montezuma hated each other when they first met.
    false
  • Tenochtitlan got its name after what?
    A prickly pear cactus
    A river
    An eagle
    A god
  • How did the Aztecs travel through the canals?
    Canoes
  • What country did Hernan Cortes invade the Aztec Empire for?
    Spain
  • What lake was the city of Tenochtitlan built on?
    Lake Text Message
    Lake Texcoco
    Lake Texaco
    Lake Texas
  • Give one reason not already stated for Hernan Cortez conquering the Aztecs
    to spread christianity/to gain glory for the royal family/gold
  • What is the capital of the Aztec Empire?
    Tenochtitlan
  • Who acted as translator between Montezuma and Cortez?
    Donna Maria/La Malinche
  • How did the Aztecs have fresh water to drink?
    Sewage systems
    Bottled water
    Aqueducts
    Tap water
  • What are the names for the floating gardens?
    Chinampas
    Chinolos
    Chimpos
    Chihuahuas
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