Basic Facts
Who is the Aztec emperor when they were conquered?
Montezuma
Do Aztecs live in huts or caves?
Huts
What body of water was Tenochtitlan built on?
Lake Texcoco
What country overtook the Aztec Empire?
Spain
What food made from corn do Aztecs love to eat?
Tortillas
What modern day country did the Aztecs live in?
Mexico
What crop, or vegetable, was the main staple f Aztec's food?
corn
What tribe founded the city of Tenochtitlan?
The Mexica, also called the Aztecs
What was the Aztec capital city that the Spanish overthrew?
Tenochtitlan
What did Aztec grow on the chinampas, the floating gardens?
Vegetables, fruit, and flowers
Who was the Spanish Conquistador that conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
Only noble, important people were allowed to where this on their heads:
feathers
What city did the Spanish create on top of the ruins of Tenochtitlan after they destroyed it?
Mexico City
What did many Aztec people die from after the conquest?
disease
Was the Aztec writing system made up of letters or pictures?
pictures
What did Aztec women make with weaving?
blankets, clothes
What did Aztec make for when they fight in wars?
weapons
What happens to the buildings in Tenochtitlan?
The Spanish destroyed them
Who had more advanced weapons, the Aztecs or the Spanish?
Spanish
Causeways are like a bridge that is a street. Why did the Aztecs create causeways, or canals for transportation?
To walk across and to move wagons across because the city was built on top of water and the ground was too wet
What are chinampas?
Floating gardens
What popular winter drink did wealthy Aztecs drink?
Hot chocolate
Was the land in Tenochtitlan fertile and easy to grow crops, or dry and difficult to grow crops?
fertile and easy to grow crops
True or false: the Tlaxcalans helped the Spanish fight the Aztecs.
True
Why did the Aztecs build pyramids?
To honor the gods in their religion