Geography
Around 1200 CE the Aztec people migrated to _____.
Central Mexican Plateau
The Aztec civilization practiced ______.
polytheism
The farmers found a way to make tropical rainforests productive for growing crops by using _____ agriculture.
slash-and-burn
The _____ elected the emperor.
high council
Nobles were given _____ from the commoner class.
tributes
_____ families controlled and governed the Aztec city-states.
Noble
The legend of the eagle with a snake in its mouth sitting on a cactus is the reason why the Aztec people settle near _____.
Lake Texcoco
They built massive _____ and _____ to honor their gods and goddesses.
sculptures and temples
To solve the problem of protecting their farms from enemies, they built _____.
Chinampas
The emperor had to have experience as a _____ and _____.
military leader and warrior
City-states were required to pay tribute to the emperor, such as _____, _____, _____, and _____.
food, gold, clothing and human sacrifice
_____ and _____ were often some of the wealthiest people in the Aztec society.
The Aztecs believed the ____ led them to Lake Texcoco.
gods
Believed the ______ had different levels.
afterlife
The Aztecs created accurate _____.
calendars
Courts
The main crop planted and farmed was ____, which was used as a tribute and personal use.
maize (corn)
Aztec people of the commoner class grouped together into a unit called a _____.
calpulli
The Central Mexican Plateau was home to mountains and lakes that provided _____ and _____ for the Aztec people.
natural resources and plenty of water
The Aztecs had daily rituals and _____ to help the sun rise every day.
blood sacrifices
The Aztecs created a written language of _____, called Nahuatl.
hieroglyphics
These things happened due to what?
* Tenochtitlan was the most powerful of three city-states
* Formed to defeat Tepanac
* Dominated the Central Mexican Plateau for nearly 100 years
The Triple Alliance
The use of _____ helped farmers produce large harvests for the growing empire.
chinampas
People were not born into slavery, slavery was a punishment for _____ or _____.
a crime or not paying tribute
The region had many _____ and _____ which the Aztec people filled in to create farmland.
marshes and swamps
_____ was the god of life and wind.
Quetzalcoatl
The Aztec architects and engineers built _____ to help direct freshwater to cities and crops.
irrigation systems
Governing small _____ made it easier to manage the large civilization.
city-states
The Aztec farmers used _____ to make the tropical rainforests productive for growing crops.
slash-and-burn
Put Aztec social structure in order from highest to lowest.
Nobles
Commoners
Serfs
Slaves