Aztec
A pilgrimage site for Aztecs, was the ruins of a city built by the
Teotihuacán?
What did the Aztecs build in the center of Tenochtitlán?
a large plaza where they held special festivals
The structures found by archaeologists in Maya cities like Tikal, built more than 1,000 years ago, are made of...
stone
How was the jaguar important to the Maya?
It was a feature of their religion.
Which was the primary Maya food?
corn
What does the picture on the Mexican flag symbolize?
a legend about how Aztecs knew where to build their city
Why did the Aztecs in Tenochtitlán need the technologies listed below?
because they lived on islands
What weakness in the Aztec Empire did the Spanish take advantage of when they invaded Mexico?
Because conquered peoples kept their own customs, the empire lacked unity.
What was an important use of the Sacred Round?
to determine when to plant crops
Which was one role of Maya women?
What was one benefit of settling on land surrounded by Lake Texcoco?
It was easy to defend.
The Aztec Empire was based on tribute. This means that the people who lived in the empire...
paid goods to the Aztec government.
Which of these modern countries is in the area where Maya civilization developed and is home to large numbers of Maya today?
Guatemala
What was the biggest problem with slash-and-burn agriculture?
It wore out the soil.
What is Pok-A-Tok?
A ritual ball game
Which description best fits the Valley of Mexico, where the Aztec Empire arose?
fertile and high
At the Great Temple, the Aztecs built a shrine to Tlaloc, the rain god. What does this suggest about the Aztecs?
They depended on rain for planting.
Why did the Aztecs call themselves the “people of the sun”?
Their chief god was the sun god.
Name 1 achievement of the Olmecs
1. Went from hunter-gathers to farmers
2. Capital city of Olmecs had palaces, temples, and monuments.
Other than corn, what were two other important crops?
1. Squash
2. Beans
3. Chile
Why did the Aztecs of Tenochtitlán build chinampas?
to enlarge their land area
This pattern of events happened with a number of city-states:
•The Aztecs invited them to be an ally.
•They had 60 days to respond.
•If they refused, the Aztecs declared war. This process enabled the Aztecs to
expand their empire
The Aztecs sacrificed birds and humans because they believed the god Huitzilopochtli
needed blood for nourishment
What is two theories for the decline of the Maya Civilization?
1. Population of the Maya cities grew faster than their farming systems.
2. There was uncontrolled warfare.
3. Maya city-states were invaded by groups from Central Mexico.
4. Drought may have caused massive crop failure.
Name the five different social classes in order from highest to lowest
Ruler
Nobles and Priests
Merchants and Artisans
Peasats
Slaves