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Study Guide Questions
1. When the Aztecs ruled central Mexico, their capital city was: a. Teotihuacán b. Tula c. Azcapotzalco d. Tenochtitlán
2. The Aztecs built their capital on an island in Lake ___________________________ .
3. The first great urban center in the Valley of Mexico was: a. Teotihuacán b. Tula c. Azcapotzalco d. Tenochtitlán
4. The center of the Toltec Empire was: a. Teotihuacán b. Tula c. Azcapotzalco d. Tenochtitlán
5. The feathered serpent god of the Toltecs, whose name was adopted by an influential Toltec ruler, was: a. Mixcoatl b. Quetzalcoatl c. Huitzilopochtli d. Tlaloc
6. The mythical northern home of the Aztecs was: a. Colhuacán b. Tlatelco c. Aztalán d. Cuicuilco
7. The war god who led the Aztecs into Mexico was: a. Chac-Mool b. Quetzalcoatl c. Huitzilopochtli d. Tlaloc
8. The Aztecs first gained prominence by fighting in the armies of the city state of: a. Teotihuacán b. Tula c. Azcapotzalco d. Tenochtitlán
9. The Aztecs used floating __________________________ for crop production.
10. The Aztecs' unconquered foe in modern Michoacán, Guerrero, and Jalisco was the empire of the: a. Tarascans b. Zapotecs c. Tlaxcalans d. Mixtecs
11. Monte Albán and Mitla were centers of the culture of the: a. Tarascans b. Zapotecs c. Tlaxcalans d. Mixtecs
12. The Aztec nobility were called: a. pochtecas b. chinampas c. macchualli d. pilli
13. The Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish arrival was: a. Tizoc b. Moctezuma I c. Moctezuma II d. Moctezuma III
14. The Aztec emperor thought that Cortez was what god returning to reclaim his domain?
15. After their initial defeat by the Aztecs, the Spaniards retreated to the stronghold of which nation to regroup?
16. What city now occupies the site of the Aztec capital?
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