What is the name of the lake region that the Aztecs settled?
Texcoco
100
Where in the world TODAY did the Aztecs live?
Aztecs lived in central Mexico
100
Who was in charge of the government?
An emperor
100
What is the #1 reason for the decline of the Aztecs?
Spanish invaded
100
Why did the Aztec sacrifice people?
They believed they needed to sacrifice in order for the sun to rise each day.
200
A glass or mineral that was used to make a sharp edge.
obsidian
200
What type of ecosystem was their empire located?
Marsh land
200
Who was the Aztec's main god?
Huitzilopochtli
200
How were the Spanish able to take over such an impressive empire?
The Spanish had weapons, including cannons. They had horses, dogs that were able to scare the Aztecs.
200
Where did the Mayans live?
Mesoamerica
Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala
300
An animal in the jungle who is fast and ferocious.
jaguar
300
Name the Aztec's capital city
Tenochtitlan
300
Who was a famous emperor of the Aztecs?
Montezuma II
300
Name the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs.
Hernan Cortes
300
What is a quipu?
The Incas used rope with knots to send messages throughout the Andes Mountains.
400
A bean found by the Aztec to make food and drinks
cacao bean
400
How did the Aztecs create a city in the middle of a lake?
Tenochtitlan was on an island. The Aztecs created causeways and canals to travel throughout the empire. People could travel by foot or by canoe.
400
The Aztecs believed in more than one god. What word means "belief in more than one god"?
Polytheistic
400
Explain the mystery of Montezuma's death. (There were two sides to the story)
1. The Aztecs were mad at their leader and stoned him to death
2. Montezuma was found with 5 wounds from a Spanish dagger.
400
Which empire, the Mayas, Incas or Aztecs, were known to mummify the dead?
Incas
500
A person below the noble in rank
Commoner
500
Explain the legend of Tenochtitlan.
The legend says that if the Aztecs were to find an eagle perched upon a cactus with a snake in its mouth, that they were to create their empire in that location.
500
Describe how an Aztec ruler would dress.
Only rulers wore elaborate headdresses, feathers and jewels.
500
Why did the Spanish invade?
They were looking for gold
500
Choose two (Maya, Inca or Aztec) and tell one similarity and one difference.