Aztec Civilization

Question 1

How did the Aztecs keep written records?

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in books with separate pages

Question 2

Although the Aztecs worshipped many gods, on of their most important gods was Huitzilopochtli

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God of the sun and war

Question 3

In order to build up their capital city, Aztecs used a form of payment called a ___________.

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Tribute

Question 4

What strategy did the Aztecs not use to rise to power?

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Bribes

Question 5

The Aztecs were storytellers. Which event caused more Aztec stories to be written down?

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Spanish invasion

Question 6

How were New World empires such as the Aztecs affected by contact with Europeans?

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Disease weakened the ability of the natives to resist.

Question 7

If you were an Aztec boy who regularly attended formal education, you would learn about?

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religion and warfare

Question 8

Most of the people in the Aztecs Empire were:

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Farmers

Question 9

Aztec civilizations were located in the southern parts of current day

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Mexico

Question 10

Due to the Aztec's values, they sent their children where?

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School to get an education

Question 11

The legend of how the Aztecs came to live in the Valley of Mexico states the people _________.

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received a command from their god

Question 12

Why were the Gods, Huitzilopochtili and Tlacloc, import to Aztec Society?

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They made the sun rise and rain fall, helping crops survive.

Question 13

People in Aztec Society had clear defined roles Aztec society was organized into groups called?

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Calpullis

Question 14

Which factor contributed to the decline of the Aztec Empire?

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diseases introduced by foreigners

Question 15

What was one purpose of the Aztec oral tradition?

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to pass on stories about their ancestors of the Gods

Question 16

How did the Aztecs learn the skills from people all over the Empire?

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The large trading network

Question 17

Slave suffered most in the Aztec Empire. How did slaves become slaves in Aztec Society?

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They could not pay their debts

Question 18

Why might an Aztec warrior be excited at the chance to go to war?

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He would get to prove himself in battle.

Question 19

Tenochtitlan's island location made travel and trade difficult. How did they make it easier?

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Building causeways

Question 20

Which of the following are Aztec Achievements?

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Developing a calendar

Question 21

Aztec art included architecture. Aztec carpenters & stonecutters built what kind of temples?

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Pyramids

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