What is the “new fire”?

Religious ceremony that took place ever 52 years

Why couldn’t the Aztecs stay in The Valley of Mexico with the fertile land and and Plentiful water?

Trick question; they could stay there but just in a swampy island part

Tezcatlipoca was the…

Saw visions of future, LORD OF THE NIGHT SKY. Name means “smoking mirror”.

What was “tributes”?

When the Aztecs conquered groups they collected valuable gifts and taxes

Huitzilopochtli was the…

Tribal god, warlike aspects. Needed blood to help him overcome his fear

God of RAIN. Could unleash deadly floods and Aztecs feared him

Why did the Aztecs do human sacrifice?

Because they thought it was important to feed their gods blood to survive

What happened to an Aztec boy as soon as he was born (about compulsory military)?

His parents placed a tiny bow and shield on him to symbolize commitment

Why couldn’t the Aztecs grow all the different types of food they wanted?

Because they lived in the mountains; they couldn’t have exotic foods

Quetzalcoatl was the…

Name means “feathered serpent”, priests thought he would bring destruction

Why did the Aztecs like to be so close to the mountains/surrounded by them?

Because it brought them physically closer to God, Because it protected them from invaders

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1
What is the “new fire”?
Religious ceremony that took place ever 52 years
When they lit a fire after the 20 days of their sacred calendar was up
When the Aztecs built new chinampas
2
It took the sacred calendar exactly ____ years to “catch up” with the solar calendar.
52
25
33
260
3
The sacred calendar was _____ days long
233
52
350
260
4
What is the god of the fifth sun?
Zumbalda
Tenochtitlán
Tonatuih
Texcoco
5
What year did the Aztecs arrive in The Valley of Mexico?
1325
1276
133 AD
1344
6
Why couldn’t the Aztecs stay in The Valley of Mexico with the fertile land and and Plentiful water?
Trick question; they could stay there but just in a swampy island part
Because they didn’t believe in huitzilopochtli
Because there were too many buildings
7
In what year did huitzilopochtli command the people to migrate south? (And told them to look for an eagle on a cactus)
1766
1168
300 AD
1233
8
When the Aztec merchants went and traded, they also acted like _______ for the Aztec army.
Weather reporters
Farmers
Poets
Spies
9
The Aztecs took great pride in these two aspects of their character:
Chinampas and societies
Trader and the warrior
Trader and religion
10
Tezcatlipoca was the…
Tribal god, warlike aspects. Needed blood to help him overcome his fear
Saw visions of future, LORD OF THE NIGHT SKY. Name means “smoking mirror”.
God of RAIN. Could unleash deadly floods and Aztecs feared him
Name means “feathered serpent”, priests thought he would bring destruction
11
What we’re the two landscapes the world consisted of for the Aztecs?
Religious and mental
Mental and sacred
Physical and mental
Physical and sacred
12
What was “tributes”?
Aztec army profits
When the Aztecs conquered groups they collected valuable gifts and taxes
Where being in the military was compulsory for the Aztec society
Religious ceremonies where they would eat their most precious food items
13
How many years did the Aztecs travel over mountain ranges to find that eagle?
100
200+
150
130
14
Huitzilopochtli was the…
Saw visions of future, LORD OF THE NIGHT SKY. Name means “smoking mirror”.
Name means “feathered serpent”, priests thought he would bring destruction
Tribal god, warlike aspects. Needed blood to help him overcome his fear
God of RAIN. Could unleash deadly floods and Aztecs feared him
15
Tlaloc was the…
Name means “feathered serpent”, priests thought he would bring destruction
Saw visions of future, LORD OF THE NIGHT SKY. Name means “smoking mirror
Tribal god, warlike aspects. Needed blood to help him overcome his fear
God of RAIN. Could unleash deadly floods and Aztecs feared him
16
Why did the Aztecs do human sacrifice?
They enjoyed murder 😏
Because they thought it was important to feed their gods blood to survive
They wanted to brutally throw people down the long stairs
It was a yearly ceremony to celebrate the year
17
What happened to an Aztec boy as soon as he was born (about compulsory military)?
His parents placed a tiny bow and shield on him to symbolize commitment
He was given a special meal to ready him for the military
Religious ceremonies to ready him for the military
18
Why couldn’t the Aztecs grow all the different types of food they wanted?
The gods didn’t want them to eat certain foods
Because they lived in the mountains; they couldn’t have exotic foods
They had a strict diet, so they chose to not grow fatty foods
Because there was flash floods
19
Quetzalcoatl was the…
Tribal god, warlike aspects. Needed blood to help him overcome his fear
God of RAIN. Could unleash deadly floods and Aztecs feared him
Name means “feathered serpent”, priests thought he would bring destruction
Saw visions of future, LORD OF THE NIGHT SKY. Name means “smoking mirror
20
The Aztecs built ___ causeways liking the lake to the main land.
9
3
6
11
21
What lake was Tenochtitlán built over/on top of?
Chinampas
Lake zumpango
Lake chalco
Lake texcoco
22
Why did the Aztecs like to be so close to the mountains/surrounded by them?
Because there were flash floods
Because it brought them mentally closer to God
Because it brought them physically closer to God
Because it protected them from invaders

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