Geography
In what modern day country was the majority of the Aztec Empire located?
Mexico
The name of the tribe that the Aztecs were known as before the 1800s.
Mexica
The Aztecs build lots of structures shaped like this. So did the Egyptians and Mayans.
Pyramids
Who was at the top of Aztec society?
Emperor
What is a conquistador?
A conqueror.
What was the name of the Aztec capital city?
Tenochtitlan
What was the most precious substance to the Aztecs? They sacrificed it to the gods.
Human blood
Name at least 3 foods that the Aztecs harvested.
Aztec grew maize (corn), beans and squash, tomatoes, potatoes and chili peppers. Fruit harvests included guavas, papayas and apples. They also kept bees for honey and hunted for wild game.
What was the name of the Aztec leader at the time of their collapse?
Moctezuma II
What country send explorers and soldiers that conquered the Aztec Empire?
Spain
What was the name of the body of water that the Aztec capital city was located on?
Lake Texcoco
What language did the Aztecs speak?
Nahuatl
What was the name of the floating gardens/fields that the Aztecs built to grow crops?
Chinampas
How was the Aztec empire initially formed?
An alliance of three city-states.
What was the name of the leader who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
On what physical feature was the Aztec capital city located?
Lake/island
The Aztecs believed that people were created by the gods and made of what material?
Maize (corn)
What did the Aztecs build to connect their capital city to the mainland? (Hint: NOT called bridges!)
Causeways
How did the Aztecs conquer and control such a large territory?
Name THREE big reasons why the Aztec Empire was defeated.
1. They had made a lot of enemies who allied against them.
2. The conquerors had superior weapons and technology.
3. The Aztecs had poor leadership who thought the conqueror was a God.
4. Disease devastated their population.
What is the name of the cultural region of Latin America that historians use to describe where the Aztecs and other tribes like them were located?
Mesoamerica
How were the Aztecs given their name?
A German explorer gave them the name in 1810, based on the word Aztlan, their mythical homeland.
What did the Aztecs build to bring freshwater into their cities?
Aqueducts
Name someone who would've been right below the highest level in Aztec society.
Nobles/priests/military official
What is the name of the main disease that ravaged the Aztec population when Europeans arrived.
Smallpox