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Aztec Civilization

Aztec Civilization. Question 1 - 10. This city was founded by the Aztecs on the place where an eagle was perched on a cactus, on a rock, with a snake in its beak. Answer 1 – 10. Tenochtitl án. Question 1 - 20. This is the name of the modern day city were the Aztec capital city was located.

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Aztec Civilization

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  1. Aztec Civilization

  2. Question 1 - 10 • This city was founded by the Aztecs on the place where an eagle was perched on a cactus, on a rock, with a snake in its beak.

  3. Answer 1 – 10 • Tenochtitlán

  4. Question 1 - 20 • This is the name of the modern day city were the Aztec capital city was located.

  5. Answer 1 – 20 • Mexico City

  6. Question 1 - 30 • This is the name for the language spoken by the Aztec people

  7. Answer 1 – 30 • Nahuatl

  8. Question 1 - 40 • When they first arrived in Central America, the Aztec people were good at THIS, not war as they were later remembered.

  9. Answer 1 – 40 • Farming

  10. Question 1 - 50 • The Aztecs built their empire with these two tactics.

  11. Answer 1 – 50 • Warfare and trade

  12. Question 2 - 10 • This man was the leader of the Aztec empire during the time of The Sad Night.

  13. Answer 2 – 10 • Moctezuma

  14. Question 2 - 20 • This man was the Spanish conquistador who eventually defeated the Aztecs and destroyed their civilization.

  15. Answer 2 – 20 • Hernán Cortés

  16. Question 2 - 30 • Moctezuma thought Cortés was THIS Aztec god upon his arrival in Mexico.

  17. Answer 2 – 30 • Quetzalcoatl

  18. Question 2 - 40 • Alvarado, a Spanish soldier started the war between the Aztecs and Spanish by doing this.

  19. Answer 2 – 40 • Slaughtering priests, dancers, and musicians during a religious ceremony.

  20. Question 2 - 50 • This is the group of people who were most successful at the end of The Sad Night.

  21. Answer 2 – 50 • The Spanish

  22. Question 3 - 10 • The head of the Aztec government is this man. (Hint: not a specific person)

  23. Answer 3 – 10 • The King

  24. Question 3 - 20 • When worshiping, the Aztecs performed THESE, over 10,000 a year.

  25. Answer 3 – 20 • Human sacrifices

  26. Question 3 - 30 • Name two specific jobs found in the Aztec empire.

  27. Answer 3 – 30 • Farmers • Merchants • Artisans • Warriors • Priests

  28. Question 3 - 40 • In Aztec society, these people were in the lowest or poorest class of people.

  29. Answer 3 – 40 • Farmers & Slaves

  30. Question 3 - 50 • Aztecs kept detailed written records in THESE.

  31. Answer 3 – 50 • A codex, or codices.

  32. Question 4 - 10 • The Aztecs built a great empire, but were conquered by THIS group of people in 1521.

  33. Answer 4 – 10 • The Spanish

  34. Question 4 - 20 • THIS group of people developed complex social, religious, artistic, and scientific systems in their empire.

  35. Answer 4 – 20 • The Aztec

  36. Question 4 - 30 • Name two scientific achievements of the Aztecs.

  37. Answer 4 – 30 • Calendar • Medicinal plants

  38. Question 4 - 40 • Besides writing codices, the Aztecs also kept their stories and traditions alive through THIS.

  39. Answer 4 – 40 • Story telling or oral traditions

  40. Question 4 - 50 • These kept fresh water flowing into the Aztec cities and helped maintain the way of life for the Aztecs.

  41. Answer 4 – 50 • Canals

  42. Question 5 - 10 • This was a combination of bridges and roads built across water to protect Tenochtitlán.

  43. Answer 5 – 10 • Causeways

  44. Question 5 - 20 • This is a developed group of people with 8 features to identify them.

  45. Answer 5 – 20 • Civilization

  46. Question 5 - 30 • A group of cities, land or people all controlled by one leader or government.

  47. Answer 5 – 30 • Empire

  48. Question 5 - 40 • When people move from one place to another, they are doing THIS.

  49. Answer 5 – 40 • Migrate

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