| Foundations | ||
| #1 | This image is sacred to the Aztecs because it told them where to settle after 150 years of wandering |
What is an Eagle on a Cactus? |
| #2 | It was the type of land in which the Aztecs built their empire. |
What is a Swamp? |
| #3 | The foundation of the Aztec belief was that their gods needed this to survive. |
What is blood? |
| #4 | The city of Tenochtitlan was divided into this many sections representing the sections of the world. |
What is 4? |
| #5 | Means to have many gods. |
What is polythiestic? |
| This Land is Their Land | ||
| #1 | Aztecs shaped their temples like these which they thought were gateways to the spirit world |
What are mountains? |
| #2 | Though they protected the Aztecs from invaders the mountains caused this disaster. |
What are floods? |
| #3 | Tenochtitlan was built on one of these which made it easy to protect them from their enemies. |
What is a Lake? |
| #4 | The aztecs created 3 of these to connect to the mainland. |
What are causeways? |
| #5 | These type of beans were also used as currency, a form of money. |
What are cocoa? |
| Adaptations | ||
| #1 | To prevent flash floods from the mountains Aztecs created this. |
What are Dams? |
| #2 | To feed their growing empire, The Aztecs used these to “grow land”. |
What are Chinampas? |
| #3 | This modern day city (home to 20 million) is now sinking because they drained the lake of texcoco. |
What is Mexico? |
| #4 | Because of the nature of their city, these were used to transport goods. |
What are canoes? |
| #5 | The spiritual calendar of the Aztecs was used to tell them when to do this activity. |
What is Sacrifice? |
| Empire Strikes Back | ||
| #1 | This god of rain could cause floods if not appeased.
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What is Taloc? |
| #2 | It took this many years for the two calendars of the Aztecs to synch up. |
What is 52? The year of the new fire sacrifce. |
| #3 | To feed their growing population the aztecs created these networks with their neighbors. |
What is Trade? |
| #4 | Word that describes Aztec military services (means that everyone must contribute.) |
What is Conscription? |
| #5 | This was the main weapon ofthe Aztecs.
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What is the War Club? |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| #1 | The worst insult for an Aztec was to be called one of these. |
What is a coward? |
| #2 | Because they conqured and demanded tribute from other people, the Aztecs were one of these. |
What is an empire? |
| #3 | The Aztecs believed that they were living in the world of the ____________ sun that would be destroyed by ________________. |
What is Fifth and Jaguars. |
| #4 | It was the location of the fire in the new fire ceremony. |
What is in the chest of a sacrificial victum? |
| #5 | It is a type of source that is made by the people being studied.
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What is primary? |
| Final Question | |
