Government
This person had the most power in the Aztec government
Who is the Emperor?
Tenochtitlan was built on an island in this lake.
What is Lake Texcoco?
These workers gathered food for their town or families.
Who are hunters and farmers?
The Aztecs built giant stone structures like this to hold religious ceremonies.
What are pyramids?
Instead of coins or paper money, the Aztecs used these beans as currency.
What are cocoa beans?
The Emperor helped residents with these two basic needs during hard times like war or drought
What are food and water?
This year Tenochtitlan was founded.
What is 1325?
These workers made art, jewelry, and decorations.
Who are craft workers?
Huitzilopochtli was the Aztec god of war and this bright object in the sky.
What is the sun?
This common word we use today for a creamy green fruit originally came from the Aztec language.
What is avocado?
Before the Emperor could make a law official, he had to ask this person first
Who is the Prime Minister?
Tenochtitlan was known for its canals, pyramids, and these man-made floating ______
What are floating gardens (chinampas)?
These people served as judges, tax collectors, and military leaders.
Who are nobles?
Tezcatlipoca was the god of this time of day.
What is the night?
Emperor Montezuma II owned one of these, filled with hundreds of exotic animals, birds, and reptiles.
What is a zoo?
The Emperor was responsible for choosing these, which are fees people pay to the government.
What are taxes?
Tlacopan had three large raised earth bridges that connected the island to this.
What is the mainland?
This job involved performing ceremonies, making offerings, and leading human sacrifices.
Who are priests?
The Aztecs sacrificed these people during ceremonies.
Who are prisoners?
The Aztec ball game was played with a rubber ball that weighed this many pounds.
What is 9 pounds?
The Prime Minister and the Emperor both shared this type of role in the Aztec government.
What is What is making important decisions?
The city of Texcoco was located on this side of Lake Texcoco and had up to 45,000 residents.
What is the eastern shore?
These workers transported goods from place to place.
Who are traders?
Quetzalcoatl was the god of wind and this — something all living things need.
What is life?
The Aztecs drilled holes in their teeth to put these inside them as decoration.
What are precious gemstones?