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Aztec Quiz #6. April 21, 2010. 1. What was the capital of the Aztec empire?. * Bonus: Where was it built?. 2. What did the Aztecs do to increase their ability to farm?. 3. Who was the most important Aztec god?. 4. What did the Aztecs sacrifice?. 5. Who went to school in the Aztec empire?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Aztec Quiz #6
April 21, 2010
1. What was the capital of the Aztec empire?
* Bonus: Where was it built?
2. What did the Aztecs do to increase their ability to farm?
3. Who was the most important Aztec god?
4. What did the Aztecs sacrifice?
5. Who went to school in the Aztec empire?
6. Which social class was the largest class, just above the slaves?
7. What is one thing Aztec women were expected to know how to do?
8. Who conquered the Aztecs?
9. What was the Aztec calendar based on?
10. What age did young men begin serving in the Aztec military?
1. What was the capital of the Aztec empire?
* Bonus: Where was it built?
1. What was the capital of the Aztec empire?
* Bonus: Where was it built?
Tenochtitlan
1. What was the capital of the Aztec empire?
* Bonus: Where was it built?
Tenochtitlan in the middle of Lake Texcoco
2. What did the Aztecs do to increase their ability to farm?
2. What did the Aztecs do to increase their ability to farm?
they built island gardens or raised fields called chinampas
3. Who was the most important Aztec god?
3. Who was the most important Aztec god?
the sun god
4. What did the Aztecs sacrifice?
4. What did the Aztecs sacrifice?
humans
5. Who went to school in the Aztec empire?
5. Who went to school in the Aztec empire?
boys from noble families
6. Which social class was the largest class, just above the slaves?
6. Which social class was the largest class, just above the slaves?
the farmers
7. What is one thing Aztec women were expected to know how to do?
7. What is one thing Aztec women were expected to know how to do?
weave, grind flour, make tortillas, cook meals
8. Who conquered the Aztecs?
8. Who conquered the Aztecs?
the Spanish, Hernan Cortez
9. What was the Aztec calendar based on?
9. What was the Aztec calendar based on?
the Mayan calendar and their knowledge of astronomy
10. What age did young men begin serving in the Aztec military?
10. What age did young men begin serving in the Aztec military?
15 years old
