Origins
Why the Aztecs were considered barbarous when they moved into the Valley of Mexico
Their mercenary nature and large amounts of human sacrifice.
What city now occupies where Tenochtitlan is?
Mexico City
What is one marriage custom the Aztecs had that is different than ours today?
Answers will vary.
Name one responsibility of the Aztec Ruler
Answers could include deciding to wage war, maintaining the empire, growing the wealth of the empire
What is one right slaves had in Aztec Society?
Could own property, goods, or other slaves.
Who was one group that lived in the valley of Mexico that influenced the Aztecs
Teotihaucans or Toltecs
Name of one geographic advantage and one disadvantage to the location of Tenochtitlan
Easy to defend, hard to get people and supplies to
What is one type of distinct Aztec food
Answers will vary
Who were the Pocteca and what class were they in?
Professional traders in the commoners class
Why did many tribes conquered by the Aztecs dislike them so much?
They hated paying tribute and Aztecs penchant for sacrifice.
Why did the Aztecs settle in Lake Texcoco?
They saw a religious sign (The Eagle eating a snake on a cactus) Eagle/Cactus/Snake that compelled them.
How did Aztecs modify their island location to create more area/place to farm?
They created Chinampas
How did Aztec people obtain goods at the Great Market in Tlatelolco
They bartered, sometimes they used Cacoa beans as currency
What three groups were in the Nobles class?
Government officials, Military Leaders, and Priests
What loomed 150 feet high in the middle of Tenochtitlan?
The Great Temple
Why did Tenochtitlan end up being a good place to settle?
Easy to defend, provided fish and water birds
How did the Aztecs control flooding issues on Tenochtitlan
They created a dam across Lake Texcoco
Identify one thing Aztecs did for recreational purposes
Answers could include Patolli, Tlachtli, hunting, or dancing
Identify one similarity and one difference between Mayan and Aztec class structure
Answers will vary
Identify two features of the Royal Palace in Tenochtitlan?
It had government offices, an aviary, a zoo, gardens
Who was the early Aztec leader who burned records of the Aztecs humble origins so that he could reshape Aztec History?
Itzcoatl
How did geography impact Aztec religious beliefs?
Many of the gods were based around geographic elements they could not control, such as Tlaloc, the Rain God
Who was the chief god for the Aztecs that they made all conquered tribes adopt?
Huitzilopochtli
Identify the five classes in Aztec Society
Ruler, Nobles, Commoners, Peasants, and Slaves
Identify two things the Aztecs built to make Tenochtitlan a more comfortable place to live
Answers could include aqueducts, causeways, chinampas, dam structure, temples