Location/Cities
Agriculture
Religion / Technology
Government/Language/
Writing system
Social Hierarchy
100

What present-day country was home to the Aztec Empire?

Mexico

100

What type of farming islands did the Aztecs create in lakes?

Chinampas

100

The most important part of the Aztec religion was the _______. 

Sun

100

The Aztec Empire was made up of __________ ________. 

City-States

100

What did women do in the Aztec time period?

Took care of children and the home, and made clothing. 
200

What was the name of the Aztec capital city, built on an island in Lake Texcoco?

Tenochtitlan 

200

Most people in Aztec society were _________.

Farmers
200

The Aztecs performed _______ & ________ to give the sun strength. 

Rituals and Sacrifices

200

Did the Aztec Emperor interfere with the city - states? 

No, they did not. 

200

What was the name of the Spanish Conquistador who came to the civilization and took over the city of Tenochtitlan? 

Hernan Cortes

300

According to Aztec legend, they settled where they saw an eagle eating a snake while perched on what?

A cactus


300

Another word for farmers is ________________. 

Commoners

300

True or False


The Aztec worshipped only one god. 

False. 

Many gods, but some were more powerful than others. 

300

Each city state had to pay the king a tribute. What was this called? And, what are some things they would use? 

Tax. Food, Cotton, Gold or Slaves

300

What was the main cause of the fall of the Aztecs? 

When the Spanish invaded the Aztecs, they brought along diseases like smallpox and mumps that ended the civilization. 

400

What modern city is built on the ruins of Tenochtitlán?

Mexico City

400

City-States had to give some portion of their crops to the Aztec ruler as _______. 

Taxes

400

_____________ were important in Aztec architecture. The major cities all had one.

Pyramids

400

What was the name of the Aztec's spoken language? 

Nahuatl 

400

Who helped the Empire?

Nobles & Priests
500

Under his rule, the Aztec had reached its height. 

Montezuma ll

500

This city was build on a ______ named ______.

Lake named Lake Texcoco

500

Through the work of ____________, we have learned a lot about the ancient world of Mesoamerica. 

Archeologists 

500

An Aztec book is called a _____. 

Codex

500

Aztec men were typically _________ , ___________ and ___________.

Hunters, warriors, builders