The Arrival of the Aztecs
The name Aztec comes from where?
Aztlán
How many years did the Aztecs serve as mercenaries?
100 Years
What lay at the center of Tenochtitlán?
A Plaza
How did workers and craftspeople receive payment?
Tribute Goods
What was the center of Aztec life?
Warfare
Aztlán was an island in lake northwest of where?
The Valley of Mexico
Who set out so reshape Aztec history?
How many skulls were displayed on the altar, Tzompantli? Hundreds, Thousands, or Millions?
Thousands
What was the empire’s most vital business?
Collecting Tribute
What was every Aztec male trained to be?
A Soldier
The city-states were willing to employ the Aztecs as what?
Mercenaries
When did the Aztecs start building Tenochlitlán?
1325 C.E.
When did the Spanish explorers arrive in Tenochtitlán?
1519
What DIDN’T the Aztecs do that other empire builders do?
Established Colonies or Forced Conformity on Their Subjects.
What did the conquered people want?
Freedom
What religion did the Aztecs adopt?
Quetzalcoatl
Who did the Aztecs rebel against?
The rule of Tepanecs
What two cities did the Aztecs merge?
Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlán
Name three things cities might pay in.
Food, Cacao, Gems, Cotton, Cloth, Animals, Animal Skins, Shells, Building Materials, and Soldiers all work.
How many days did the Aztecs give the cities before they declared war?
60 Days
When the Aztecs set to work building, what did they name the city?
Tenochtitlán
What did Itzcoatl do to the records of his peoples’ origins?
He Burned Them
Who were the two shrines dedicated to?
Huiltzilopochtli and Tlaloc
Where did the huge amount of goods flow into?
Tenochtitlán
What were the only few demands the defeated city had to follow?
They had to Pay Tribute, Honor the god Huiltzilopochtli, and Promise Obedience to the Aztec Leader.