Aztec Empire

Geography

100

What modern day country did the Aztec Empire call home?

Mexico

200

The name of the Aztec capital is?

Tenochtitlan

300

What body of water was the Aztec capital built in the middle of?

Lake

400

Name of the artificial islands the Aztecs made to live on are called?

Chinampas

Achievements

100

The name of the floating islands where agriculture was grown was called?

Chinampas

200

Aztec children not only helped their parents grow crops, they also had to go where?

School

300

Aztec culture made many advances in architecture but also in what field which included helping people with high blood pressure and muscle injuries.

Medicine

400

What flower did the Aztec use to help people with insomnia?

Passion flower

Social Structure

100

The title of the leader of the Aztecs was?

King or High Priest

200

The group that was on the bottom of the Aztec social pyramid was?

Slaves

300

Much like Sparta, the Aztec empire was broken up into what?

City-States

400

Which group(s) were second lowest in the Aztec social structure?

Merchants and Artisans 

Do I Pay Attention in Class?

100

Which god did the Aztecs think was the most important?

Sun god

200

How did the Aztecs please the gods?

Human Sacrifice

300

What  does Mr. Naughton give his dog Zeus every morning to please him?

String Cheese

400

What bird represents the Sun according to the Aztecs?

Eagle

Read the Reading

100

Which other culture did we study that has a social pyramid similar to the Aztecs?

Mayans, Hindus, Egyptians, Romans