Geography
The valley was fertile. Swampy islands existed in the middle of Lake Texcoco.
What is... some geographical features of the area where the Aztec settled?
This Aztec accomplishment brought fresh water from the springs on the mainland.
What is... aqueducts?
They believed that “if the people angered the gods, the gods might rattle the earth or release hot lava from the mountains.” This is an example of the Aztec belief that...
What is... gods, humans, and nature worked together.
Identify some of the goods Aztec people traded in their marketplaces (Look at the marketplace image on pages 36-37).
What is... A jaguar pelt, pottery, stacks of cloth, and baskets of fruit and vegetables.
As a verb, "trade" means “to give something in exchange for something else.” As a noun, it means “a job that requires special training or skills.” What jobs are listed as trades in the text?
WHat is... building roads and repairing temples?
Mexico City today, in the Valley of Mexico, in the country of Mexico.
What is... where the Aztec civilization was located?
These wide, raised roads connected the city to natural springs on the mainland and supported aqueducts.
What is...causeways?
Forces of nature that “rattle the earth or release hot lava from the mountains” refers to...
What is... earthquakes and volcanoes.
There was plentiful wildlife to hunt for food; the Aztec built gardens and grew crops; and they could grow crops throughout the year in the tropical climate.
What is... why swampy islands in the middle of Lake Texcoco were good places to settle?
How were the religious and ceremonial centers in Tenochtitlán different from the Maya centers?
What is... Tenochtitlán’s pyramid-temple complexes were much larger than the pyramid-temple complexes of the Maya?
Tenochtitlán was the capital of the Aztec Empire in the 14th and 15th centuries.
What is... why Tenochtitlán was an important place?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!
What evidence can we find on pages 36 and 37 to support the claim that Tenochtitlán was a “well-planned city”?
The Aztecs developed causeways to carry freshwater for drinking; thousands of people gathered in the local marketplace to trade goods such as clothing, food, and pottery; they built chinampas; the city was a grid system