Origins
Groups
Tenochtitlan
Achievements
Potpourri
100
This country's flag represents the legend of where the Aztecs built their city
What is Mexico?
100
This group was the first group in the Valley of Mexico and had cities that the Aztecs made pilgrimages to
Who are the Teotihuacans?
100
The valley its located in
What is the Valley of Mexico?
100
Their prized city
What is Tenochtitlan?
100
Every man was trained to become one of these
What is a soldier?
200
This fertile valley is where the Aztec Empire arose
What is the Valley of Mexico?
200
The Aztec ruler, Itzcoatl, joined with two other groups in this agreement to combat the Tepanecs and free is people
What is the Triple Alliance?
200
The Aztecs built this large area in the center of Tenochtitlan to host special festivals and events
What is a plaza?
200
The system where their conquered peoples had to pay goods to the Aztec government
What is the tribute system?
200
Aztecs gave groups they encountered this many days to pledge allegiance to them, then attacked, conquered, and expanded the empire
What is 60 days?
300
Early in the Aztecs development, Culhuas paid the them to fight their battles for them which made the Aztecs this
What are mercenaries?
300
This group used the people the Aztecs conquered against them when they arrived in 1519 AD
Who are the Spanish?
300
At its height, Tenochtitlan had this many people
What is 200,000-300,000?
300
Created these land bridges to connect their city to the mainland
What are causeways?
300
Food, gems, cotton, animal skins as well as other goods were given by conquered peoples to the Aztecs as a form of this
What is tribute?
400
This lake provided security and plentiful food for the Aztec's new city
What is Lake Texcoco?
400
This group came after the Teotihuacans in the Valley of Mexico
Who are the Toltecs?
400
The Aztecs built these areas of land using timber, mud, and stone to create more land area for their city
What are chinampas?
400
Created these waterways to help with transportation
What are canals?
400
This ruler burned Aztec history in an effort to reshape his people's legacy
Who is Itzcoatl?
500
We call them Aztecs, they knew themselves by this name
What is the Mexica?
500
This group employed the Aztecs as mercenaries after the were driven from the valley in 1319
Who are the Culhuas?
500
Aztecs made sacrifices to the chief and rain gods at this place in the center of Tenochtitlan
What is the Great Temple?
500
"Floating gardens"
What are chinampas?
500
The Aztec alter also known as a skull rack
What is a tzompantli?
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