Geography of Mexico
The Aztec worked as this when beginning their city in the early 1300's.
What are mercenaries.
This group was the lowest in the Aztec social structure, yet had more rights than the peasants?
Who are the slaves.
To grow food to feed their large population, Tenochtitlan used these for spaces to grow food.
What are Chinampas, or floating gardens.
What is Tenochtitlan?
Capital city of the Aztec empire
Tenochtitlan was built on an island in this lake.
What is Lake Texcoco.
The capital city of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlan boasted a population of approximately how many?
What is 200-300,000 people.
Around age 6, boys began attending this, to help them learn to be warriors.
What is Telpochcalli (school)
This area in the center of the city was designed for religious ceremonies and festivities, not as daily living space.
What is a plaza.
Conquistador that brought about the downfall of the empire.
Who is Hernan Cortes.
At it's height, the Aztec Empire is boarded by these two oceans.
What are the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Once know as _______________, today they are known as the Aztec.
What is the Mexica.
The Market place was a key part of Aztec daily life. If disputes or issues occurred, they were settled by whom?
What are 3 judges.
Through the sinking of timbers 30 feet deep into the lake bed (bottom), creation of these was made possible to connect the island to the main land.
What are causeways (3 main causeways, 25-20 ft wide, up to 5 miles in length)
The term meaning to be passed down from person to person, generation to generation, often through families.
what is hereditary
This culture, with a city by the same name, was viewed by the Aztec as being built by the gods. The Aztec borrowed many ideas from this civilization.
What is Teotihuacan.
This island was merged with Tenochtitlan to increase the size of the city to 5-square miles.
What is Tlateloco.
Using beans with markings similar to dice, this game was played throughout the Aztec social class system.
What is patolli.
Built to honor the gods of rain and war, this temple stands above all else in Tenochtitlan and was the site or ritual sacrices to these gods.
What is Templo Mayor or The Great Temple.
This was not required when one tribe was taken over by the Aztec, only tribute was required.
what is conformity
These mountains border the Valley of Mexico to the West, East, and South
What are the Sierra Madre's. Oriental, Occidental, Del Sur
The Aztecs moved to the Valley of Mexico in this year (approximately)
What are the 1250's.
This ritual was practiced to bring honor to the corn goddess in hope of a good maize harvest.
What is cutting off the heads of or decapitating women.
To combat rising floodwaters, this was constructed to the north of the island and stretched 10 miles in length.
What is a dike or dam
Aztec's lived in this area, or family neighborhood
What is ward or calpulli