Glossary and Introduction
What is the name of the man who 'discovered' the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
What is the period of time called when the world grew colder and ice caps spread?
The Ice Age
What modern country was the Aztec Empire located in?
Mexico
How did people mainly travel around Tenochtitlan?
Canoes
How many times did the Aztecs believe the world had ended already?
4
What is the name for Spanish explorers, adventurers, and conquerors?
Conquistadors
Maize was a crop grown in Central America - what is Maize?
Essentially just corn!
Which city was bigger in 1500 CE - London or Tenochtitlan?
Tenochtitlan
Where would you go in Tenochtitlan to buy food, clothing, tools and other goods?
Marketplace
Name two ways the Aztecs believed the world had ended?
Jaguars, hurricanes, fire, floods
What do you call an offering to the gods, usually food or an animal?
Sacrifice
What did the first Americans travel along rivers in?
Canoes
What is the name of the lake the Aztecs built their capital city on?
Lake Texcoco
What is the name of the man-made islands the Aztecs built in Tenochtitlan?
Chinampas
Name one god the Aztecs worshipped?
Tlaloc, Huitzilopochtli, Quetzacoatl, Tezcatlipoca
Who was Montezuma II?
Aztec emperor when the Spanish arrived
What is the name of the land bridge that connected Asia to America?
Bering Land Bridge
The Aztecs believed seeing an eagle perched on top of a certain plants and eating a snake was a sign they should settle. What plant was it?
Prickly pear cactus
How big was Tenochtitlan?
13 square km - 1.5x the size of Sydney Airport
How many days were in the Aztecs' religious calendar?
260 days
What year did Christopher Columbus arrive in the Americas?
1492
What did the warmer climate of Central and South America introduce?
new methods of hunting and farming, communities settling along rivers and coastlines
In what year did the Aztecs move into the Valley of Mexico in search of fertile land?
1100 CE
What was the name of the system the Aztecs used to bring fresh water into Tenochtitlan?
Aqueducts
How often did the Aztecs seasonal and sacred calendars line up, bringing fresh fears about a world-ending event?
Every 52 years