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10 - Aztec
Aztec 6th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What modern day country did the Aztecs settle in | Mexico |
| The climate here is best described as | tropical |
| Many geographers call this area _________ or Middle America | Central |
| __________ are common here due to the rain & humid weather | rainforests |
| Belief in many gods is called | polytheism |
| The Aztecs believed ________ sacrifice would keep the gods happy | human |
| A floating garden made from dirt | chinampa |
| A chinampa was about the length of what sport field | football |
| The most important crop of the Aztecs | corn |
| Turquoise was a special color that could only be worn by the | king |
| A tax that people paid in the form of crops or goods was called | tribute |
| Colorful symbols and pictures that told stories on paper were called a | codex |
| What country from Europe conquered the Aztecs | Spain |
| Where did young boys learn to be warriors | school |
| At the bottom of the Aztec civilization were these people who had no freedom | slaves |
| Most Aztec were poor _________ who grew corn and owned no land | farmers |
| The Aztec built their first city on an island in the middle of a | lake |
| Another name for corn is | maize |
| The lake they settled on was called Lake _______ | Texcoco |
| The Aztec believed they received a sign from who about where to make their city | gods |
| Another word for farming is | agriculture |
| This person was in charge of the Aztec empire | king |
| To give up or offer | sacrifice |
| Offering your own blood to the gods | bloodletting |
| disease that killed many Aztec | smallpox |
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