Live, Expand, Rule
The Aztecs settled in one basin called this....
The Valley of Mexico
Aztec society revolved around _____, _____ and ______
farming, warfare, and religion
The Aztecs worshipped many gods, meaning they were this:
Polytheistic
Unlike the Maya, the Aztecs did not have a ______
Writing System
Tenochtitlan is now known as Mexico city. True or False?
True
When the Aztecs moved to the Valley of Mexico from the north, they settled on a small island in Lake Texcoco and built the city______
Tenochtitlan
Commoners were organized into groups of farmers called this....
Calpolli
The two most important Aztec gods were...
Huitzilopochtli
Tlaloc
The Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlan using _______ and________ across Lake Texcoco
Canals and Causeways
Corn, Beans, Chiles, Chocolate
What are Chinampas?
Floating, artificial islands built by the Aztecs.
Aztec society had a very rigid, or unchanging, social structure. True or False?
True
Without human blood, the Aztecs thought Huitzilopochtli would grow weak and the sun would disappear, so they practiced this.
Human Sacrifice
The Aztecs used gold, silver and precious stones to make this.
Jewelry
The Aztec empire began to dissipate, due to their alliance and eventual conflict with these colonizers....
The Spanish
What lake was Tenochtitlan built on?
Lake Texcoco
The Aztecs were always waging war, because of this....
Their need to capture more slaves--- more humans to sacrifice.
Because there was not formal written language, the Aztec relied on this....
The Ancient Aztec language was known as....
Nahuatl
What were the advantages to Tenochtitlan's location? Name three.
easy to defend from attack
water helped with transportation
lots of fish in the lake
good farmland nearby
From the top to the bottom, what were the four tiers of the Aztec Social Structure?
2.) Nobility and Priests
3.) Middle Class
4.) Slaves
Describe the jobs of the gods Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc
Huitzilopochtli - brought success in battle and made the sun rise (hizo salir el sol)
Tlaloc - god of rain and fertile soil
Explain the difference between a canal and a causeway.
canal = human-made waterway that allows boats to travel from one body of water to another
causeway = a road over water, similar to a bridge
Name two Spanish words that come from Nahuatl
Chocolate
Tomate
Aguacate
Cacahuate
Elote
Tamale