Geography
What modern day country was the Aztec Empire in?
Mexico
Were the Aztec mono or polytheistic?
polytheistic
What are the 3 sisters?
corn, beans, squash
Under which Aztec leader did they reach the height of their power? (This man also may have been kidnapped and killed by the Spanish)
Montezuma II
What disease/virus did the Spanish bring to Mesoamerica?
smallpox
What modern day city was once the Aztec capital?
Mexico City
How did the Aztecs please their gods?
human sacrifice
What farming technique was used in Tenochtitlan?
Chinampas
What was the Aztec language called?
Nahuatl
Who was the leader of the Spanish?
Hernan Cortes
What did the Aztecs see that told them to settle?
Eagle on a cactus with a snake in its mouth
What internal organ did the priest cut out of sacrificial victims?
the heart
Why did the Aztecs have to use Chinampas in Tenochtitlan?
Because they didn't have enough farmland since it was on a lake
What did the Aztecs call their king or emperor?
Huey Tlatoani
Why did neighboring tribes agree to help the Spanish over the Aztecs?
Because they hated the Aztecs because of tribute and sacrifices
What did the Aztecs call themselves before they were known as the Aztecs?
Mexica
Why did the Aztecs believe they had to sacrifice humans?
What crop did the Aztecs sometimes use as a currency (type of money)
Cacao Beans
What is a causeway and how many were there at Tenochtitlan?
Bridge; 5
What two animals helped the Spanish defeat the Aztecs?
What was the name of the lake where the Aztecs settled?
Lake Texcoco
What god did the Aztecs believe they had to feed with human blood?
Huizilopochtli
What did Tenochtitlan make other Aztec cities give them?
Tribute and sacrificial victims
Why did the Aztecs view it as an honor to be sacrificed?
Because they thought they would be rewarded in the afterlife.
Identify 3 advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs.
Better weapons, smallpox, teamed up with enemy tribes