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Aztec Quiz
Question | Answer |
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What type of farms did Aztecs use in order to support their large empire on swampy land? | chinampas |
What are low level bridges that the Aztecs built to transport and defend their capital city of Tenochtitlan? | causeways |
What modern city was the location where Aztecs built their capital city of Tenochtitlan? | Mexico City |
What physical characteristic did the Aztecs use to naturally defend their capital city of Tenochtitlan? | water |
Who kept track of Aztec calendars, performed ritual sacrifices, and advised men in warfare? | priests |
True or false. All children were required to be educated in Aztec society no matter their social status. | True |
Huitzilopochtli was the god of what? | sun |
What special skill were required of priests and priestesses? | writing |
What did Aztec warriors wear during battle to intimidate their enemies? | animal skins |
What type of war let the Aztecs leave enemy territory unconquered so that they had a place to gather sacrifices when needed? | flower war |