Ch. 7

Question 1

Define: floating islands built in the water around Tenochtitlan to grow crops

Answer 1

Chinampas

Question 2

Define: a channel used to move water, usually supported on a bridge structure when it had to cross a valley

Answer 2

Aqueducts

Question 3

Define: Aztec books made of deerskin or paper made from tree bark or cactus fibre that contained images only and were folded like an accordion

Answer 3

Codex/Codices

Question 4

Define: an account of an event written by someone who was not present at the time

Answer 4

Secondary Source

Question 5

Define: usually refers to original manuscripts such as letters, journal entries, religious texts, poetry, ,legal agreements and statutes, meeting minutes, and inventories; may also include artwork, architectures, and artefacts

Answer 5

Primary Source

Question 6

Define: Valuable gifts and taxes collected by the Aztecs from a conquered group or city

Answer 6

Tribute

Question 7

Define: Compulsory

Answer 7

Required by law

Question 8

Define: A type of prejudice rooted in a person’s point of view

Answer 8

Bias

Question 9

Define: archaeological objects from the past such as clothing, tools, weapons, buildings, cooking utensils, jewellery, and personal items

Answer 9

Artifacts

Question 10

Provide examples of how the Aztecs modified their geography

Answer 10

Chinampas, Aqueducts, Causeways, Dykes

Question 11

True or False: Both the Aztecs and Europeans believed in conquering other nations

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

True or False: The Aztecs had a god for EVERY aspect of their lives

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

Provide examples for how the Aztec worldview centered around religion

Answer 13

Their Calendar, the mountains were symbols of Gods, Sacrificing for the gods, large temples, they believed to be the centre of the world, etc.