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Music & Art.
Weapons, Tools, and Games.
Important Facts.
Customs and Beliefs.
Food.
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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?
Obsidian and Chert.
100

When did their culture reach its height?

1486 to 1522.

100
What was the most important structure in Aztec religion?
A pyramid with two stone temples on top. It was dedicated to the Aztecs' two most important gods, the sun god and the rain god.
100
How was cornmeal made
Women ground maize (corn) into a coarse meal 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 Aztecs farm in swamps?
They built chinampas, raised pieces of land that they could grow 7 crops per year on.
300
What did music help the Aztecs express?
Emotions, culture, and religion
300
What archaeological evidence of the Aztecs survives?
Calendars carved in stone, statues of gods, and a book written about the Aztecs in their own language.
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
What did the Aztecs fight with?
Spears, lances, and slings.
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 an a clay disk held over a fire by 3 large stones.
500
What job did Aztec warriors have during times of peace?
They were poets.
500

The Aztecs made a game similar to what sport?

Tlachtli Kind of like Basketball

500
Who ran the government?
Warriors.
500
Why was at least one person sacrificed each morning?
So the sun could rise.
500
What candy did the Aztecs make?
Chocolate.