Tenochtitlan
In what Modern day Country was Tenochtitlan founded?
Mexico
What was the key religious practice that Aztecs performed as offerings to their gods?
Human Sacrifice
What is the name of the main aztec weapon?
Macuahuitl
What was the name of the Lake that Tenochtitlan was built over?
Lake Texcoco
Who was the Aztec god of war, and of the sun?
Huitzilopochtli
Why did the Aztecs engage in warfare? give at least one reason.
to expand their territory, get resources, stop rebellions, and to get victims for human sacrifice.
Approximately how many people lived in Tenochtitlan?
200,000-300,000
What happened to a victims heart during a human sacrifice?
The heart was cut out with an obsidian knife, and while still beating was offered to the four cardinal points, the sun, and their god.
How did Aztec soldiers move up in rank?
By capturing enemy soldiers
What was the name of the largest temple in Tenochtitlan?
Templo Mayor
What did the Aztecs believe would happen if they did not sacrifice to their gods?
The gods would become angry, and punish them. e.g. the rain would stop, the universe would collapse, their city would be set on fire.
What is a chimalli?
Name a Source that helps provide evidence about Tenochtitlan
Codex Mendoza frontispiece
OR
Letter from Hernan Cortes to the King of Spain
Name a Source that provides evidence about Aztec religion
skull racks (Huei Tzompantl)
OR
Codex Magliabechiano
Name a Source that provides evidence for Aztec warfare.
Codex Mendoza
OR
Tovar Codex