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What kind of alliance did they have
triple alliance
100
Where did the Aztec's settle?
The valley of Mexico.
100
How many classes did the Aztec's have?
2
100
What did the Aztecs build to hold water?
Dikes
100
How many gods did the Aztecs worship?
many
200
Did they trade to each other
Yes
200
What was the hill called that the Aztec's settled on? Page 590
Chapultepec
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Name the two classes of Aztecs.
Commoners Nobles
200
What did the Aztecs build to increase their land space?
Chinampas; which were artificial islands
200
How many people did Aztecs sacrifice per year? Page 593
thousands
300
What kind of monarchy were they
Absolute
300
What was the name of a lake next to where they settled?
Lake Texcoco
300
What did the Aztecs build like the Romans?
Aqueducts
300
What kind of gods did the Aztecs believe in?
Nature and war gods
400
What kind of power did the kings have
unlimited
400
What was the soil made of in the valley of Mexico when they moved? Page 590
volcanic soil
400
Which Aztec class had the majority of people?
Commoners
400
What were two specialty items made by the Aztec craftsman? Page 594
Rings and necklaces
400
Why did the Aztecs have wars?
to sacrifice people to their gods
500
How did the kingship pass
From king to supreme noble
500
The valley of Mexico is what form of land?
Basin
500
Did the Nobles own slaves?
Yes
500
What was made by Aztecs with feathers?
Capes, headdresses and fans
500
Why did the Aztecs sacrifice human blood? Page 593
They believed that without it their god would grow weak and the sun would fall out of the sky