Farming
What were the Aztecs' floating gardens called?
chinampas
What important crop is also called maize?
corn
Where did the Aztecs live?
Mexico
What country did Hernán Cortés come from?
Spain
Where did the Aztecs build chinampas?
In lakes or shallow water.
Name some foods the Aztecs grew.
Corn, beans, squash, tomatoes, peppers, or avocados.
Was their capital (Tenochtitlan) built on an island or in a desert?
Island
Name one weapon the Spanish used.
Guns or cannons.
What did farmers put on top of chinampas to grow plants?
soil
Why did the Aztecs need to grow so much food?
To feed their large, growing population.
How did the Aztecs travel on the canals (waterways)?
Canoes or boats.
What disease brought by Europeans made many Aztecs sick?
Smallpox
Why did the Aztecs build chinampas?
To grow more food and feed their people.
What did the Aztecs use their crops for besides feeding their families?
To trade or sell at markets.
What was one important job in Aztec society?
Farmer, trader, craftsperson, soldier, or ruler.
Give two reasons the Aztec Empire fell.
Spanish weapons, diseases, help from Indigenous allies, and the taking over of the capital (Tenochtitlan).
Name two ways water helped the chinampas.
It helped keep the soil moist and provided nutrients for crops.
What food did the Aztecs make from cacao beans?
Chocolate
Why were farmers important to the Aztec Empire?
They grew food for the people.
What happened to the Aztec capital city, Tenochtitlan, in 1521?
The Spanish and their allies defeated the Aztecs and took control of the city.