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What are the three materials that the Aztecs used to create figurines?

Quartz, Obsidian, and Jade.

100

What were their cutting tools made from?

Stone

100

When did their culture reach its height?

1486 to 1522.

100

What was the essential structure of Aztec religion?

A pyramid with two stone temples on top. It was dedicated to the Aztecs' two most important gods, the sun and the rain gods.

100

How was cornmeal made

Women ground maize (corn) by rubbing it against a mano (grinding stone) and a metate (flat stone).

200

What did Aztec art express?

Religion and Warfare

200
What did the Aztecs use for transportation in the city of Tenochtitlan?
Boats and canals.
200
What age did men need to be to join the Aztec military?
17 years old.
200
How many tries did the Aztecs believe the gods needed to create the earth?
5 tries.
200

How did the Aztec's farm in swamps?

They built chinampas and raised pieces of land on which they could grow 7 crops per year.

300

What did music help the Aztecs express?

Emotions, culture, and religion

300

What did the Aztecs fight with?

Spears, lances, and slings.

300
What was used as currency?
Cacao beans and cloth.
300
How did the Aztecs get people to sacrifice?
They went to war so they could capture people.
300
What was the Aztecs' most common crop?
Maize.
400
What was written on their artwork?
Glyphic Writing.
400

The Aztecs made a game similar to what sport?

Basketball

400
What animals did the Aztecs domesticate?
Turkeys, dogs, and ducks.
400
About how many gods did the Aztecs believe in?
Over 100.
400

How did the Aztecs cook?

They placed food and a clay disk held over a fire.

500

What job did Aztec warriors have during times of peace?

They were poets.

500

What archaeological evidence of the Aztecs surviving?

Calendars carved in stone, statues of gods, or, books are written about the Aztecs in their own language.

500
Who ran the government?
Warriors.
500
Why was at least one person sacrificed each morning?
So the sun could rise.
500

What confections did the Aztecs make?

Chocolate.