Religion
What was the Aztecs religion?
Polytheistic
What was the Aztecs capital?
Tenochtitlan
What was their economy based on?
Conquest
Who was the Aztecs king?
Montezuma
What year did the Aztec Empire fall?
1521
The Aztecs religion emphasised on......
Warefare
How many people did the capital hold?
About 100,000 people
The Aztecs made very accurate ......
Calendars
What helped the Spanish take over the Aztecs faster?
Disease
The Aztecs were the inventor of something that we enjoy to eat to this day. What is it?
Chocolate
The Aztecs would do this on top of temples/pyramids to please the gods
human sacrifice
Where were the Aztecs located?
Central Mexico
They were so advanced that their __________ was more advanced then those in Europe
Trade network
Who led the Spanish in the invasion
Hernandez Cortes
The Aztecs were the second biggest Empire at the time. Who was the largest?
The Inca
The Aztecs would build these structures the please the gods
Pyramids/temples
What was the approximate population?
About 200,000
The Aztecs were very advanced in mathematics and ....
Astronomy
What disease specifically helped out the Spanish with the taking over of the Aztecs?
Smallpox
About how long did the Aztecs stay free until the Spanish came and took over?
About 50 years
What does polytheistic mean?
Believes in more than one god
Tenochtitlan was located on an....
Island
The Aztec society was very ....
Organized
How many people were in the Spanish army that took over the Aztecs?
About 500 men
Why did the Spaniards decide to go to the Aztec Empire in the first place?
They heard there was gold and riches