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The Aztecs
 A tribe of hunters and farmers who migrated to the shores of _______________ in the 1200s.
 Founded _________________________ in 1325.
 Became a powerful tribe that was _______________ in the art of war.
Tenochtitlan
Capital city of the Aztec empire.
by three causeways/bridges.
Aztec Warfare
Aztecs conquered surrounding tribes and forced them to pay large tributes.
the Aztecs to gain wealth and _______________ for sacrifice.
Aztecs.
Aztec Government
________-____________ that were governed by an emperor.
_______________ always chose the emperor from members of the royal family.
__________________.
Montezuma
Became emperor in _________
Built many temples, water conduits, and ______________.
Expanded the empire as far south as ________________.
Even though the other conquered tribes disliked him, he was thought of as a great ruler by the
Aztecs.
Brought the ____________ to Tenochtitlan.
Advanced Civilization
m to maintain their empire
Aztec Calendar
___________ days
_______ days.
________________ and ___________________times.
_________________.
________________ ______________ to the gods.
Agriculture
____________ and ____________ method.
_____________
l islands formed in lake and swamp area.
Made by digging mud at the bottom of the lake or swamp and piling it into little mounds.
Sometimes called _____________ gardens, even though they did not really float.
:
Corn (Maize), beans, squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, papayas,
Language
_____________ (pictures).
________________ of the wild fig tree.
ese sheets were coated with a varnish and stuck together.
________________________ (codex).
:
Acapulco, Mexico, ____________, chocolate, and tomato.
The END of the Aztecs
1519
conquistador ___________ ________________ lands on eastern coast of Mexico looking for gold
•_____________________ = Spanish explorer or soldier
____________________ his ships.
*Success or death*
_________________ the Aztecs.
Cortes & the Aztecs
is men, and believed that he was an ____________ god,
Quetzalcoatl, who had returned to earth.
city of ____________”.
ould take the gifts and ______________.
___________.
__________________ in his own palace.
he kept their leader hostage.
__________________ Aztecs were killed, and the city was destroyed.
How were the Spanish able to conquer the Aztecs so easily?
________________ were one creature.
seases: _______________ killed
_____________________ helped the Spanish
Life after the Aztecs
_________________ empire by the end of the 1500’s.
__________________ to the tip of South America.
_________________ moved from Spain to settle in the New World.
Influenced ________________, _______________, and ______________.