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1
Q

How far did the Aztec empire stretch

A

Northern Mexico to Guatemala

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2
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How many subjects were ruled over

A

10 million

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3
Q

Does anyone know where the Aztecs came from

A

No

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4
Q

Where does Aztec legend say they came from

A

Supernatural 7 caves

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5
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How long was the Aztecs odessy

A

200 years

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6
Q

They saw themselves as

A

A chosen people

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7
Q

Huitzilopochtli was the god of

A

Sun, war

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8
Q

Huitzilopochtli spoke to the Aztecs through their

A

Priest

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9
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What kind of offerings did they make

A

Blood

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10
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What was the most precious gift that they could offer to the gods

A

Human heart

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11
Q

What were they feeding with their sacrifice

A

Sun

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12
Q

Aztecs used ____ in sacrifices to tlaloc

A

Young children

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13
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Where were they forced to retreat to

A

Swamps of a small island in a lake

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14
Q

They had to search for an _____ on a _____ to end their quest for a homeland

A

Eagle, cactus

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15
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What did they name this spot

A

Tenochtlilan

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16
Q

In what year did the Spanish conquistadors first see the Aztec city

A

1519

17
Q

What did the warriors write

A

Poems

18
Q

The Aztecs world was structured around

A

War

19
Q

Moctezuma later became known as

A

Montezuma

20
Q

Quetzalocoatl was said to have _____ skin and to have worn a _______

A

White, beard

21
Q

The Aztecs considered gold the ______ of the gods

A

Extrement

22
Q

Who helped Cortez conquer the Aztecs

A

Melinche

23
Q

What animal did the Spanish bring

A

Horse

24
Q

Who killed moctezuma

A

No one knows

25
Q

What disease did the Spanish leave behind

A

Smallpox

26
Q

Spanish returned ______ months later

A

5

27
Q

Mexico City is built ______ of tenochtitlan

A

On top of

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