The Aztec practice of human sacrifice was the result of a civilization that

was warlike as well as religious.

What symbol did Huitzilopochtli say would signal where the Aztecs should build their city?

An eagle sitting on a cactus holding a snake

The Aztecs believed that human sacrifice was

necessary to keep their Gods happy

Quetzalcoatl impacted the Aztecs by

being prophesied to return the same year Cortes arrived

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What Is Your Expertise on Aztecs?

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Students will test their knowledge of five Aztec stations: geography, legend, timeline, reading comprehension, Gods

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1
What feature is I?
Texcoco
Gulf of Mexico
Tenochtitlan
Belize
2
The Aztec practice of human sacrifice was the result of a civilization that
depended upon conquest to build wealth.
developed outside the European traditions.
was warlike as well as religious.
often appeared shocking to Spanish conquerors.
3
The Spanish conquered the Aztec empire in what year?
1519
1521
1400
1325
4
What symbol did Huitzilopochtli say would signal where the Aztecs should build their city?
An eagle flying
An eagle sitting on a cactus holding a snake
An island in Lake Texcoco
A God would be waiting
5
The Aztecs believed that human sacrifice was
a way to establish power and social hierarchy
necessary to make other people fear them
necessary to keep their Gods happy
the only way to conquer the groups around them
6
What feature is II?
Pacific Ocean
Texcoco
Belize
Tenochtitlan
7
Why was it difficult to attack Tenochtitlan from a geographic aspect?
The Aztecs had a large and powerful army
The bridges could be removed
Neighboring tribes did not have adequate weaponry to attack
Ambushes could be set in the mountains
8
Quetzalcoatl impacted the Aztecs by
Telling the Spaniards to travel to Tenochtitlan
being prophesied to return the same year Cortes arrived
Bringing disease to the Aztec people
Causing drought and famine
9
What did the Aztecs name the island they founded their civilization on?
Tlaloc
Tenochtitlan
Huitzilopochtli
Texcoco
10
If the Aztecs wanted rain, what God would they pray to?
Oxomoco
Huitzilopochtli
Tlaloc
Quetzalcoatl
11
Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes arrived in the Valley of Mexico in what year?
1400
1519
1521
1325
12
Who is the God of war?
Huitzilopochtli
Oxomoco
Tlaloc
Quetzalcoatl
13
What feature is III?
Texcoco
Tenochtitlan
Pacific Ocean
Belize
14
How did the Aztecs rise to power?
They were already powerful when they arrived
By making trades with neighboring people
Their military abilities
By sacrificing humans to their Gods
15
What year is the city of Tenochtitlan founded?
1519
1400
1521
1325

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