The Aztecs - Primary Resources



The Aztecs

1. Where did the Aztecs live?

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2. Approximately, how long ago did the Aztecs settle here?

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A. 900 years ago B. 500 years ago C. 200 years ago

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3. What sign were the Aztec people looking for before they eventually settled?

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4. What was the name of their capital city?

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5. How do we know so much about the Aztec civilisation?

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6. What did the Aztecs make from the swampy, shallow lake?

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7. Write ‘true’ or ‘false’ next to the following statements.

|Aztecs farmed their land for food and crops. | |

|Aztecs paid for food and goods with sliver coins. | |

|Aztec women were expert weavers. | |

|Aztecs had to pay taxes. | |

|Aztecs put the corn that they farmed into bins. | |

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8. Name the two calendars that the Aztecs used.

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9. What did the Aztecs call their books?

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10. Who were the most feared of all Aztec warriors?

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11. Describe their appearance.

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12. What did the Aztecs do to keep their Gods happy?

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13. Draw 4 lines to match the following definitions;

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14. Draw 4 lines to match the events to the correct years below.

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Aztecs first settled.

1521

The Aztecs are conquered.

1520

Cortez arrives in the land of the Aztecs.

1325

Montezuma II dies.

1519

Montezuma II

Smallpox

Huitzilopochtli

Hernando Cortez

Ruler of the Aztec people in 1502.

A 16th Century Spanish explorer.

A powerful weapon that caused the deaths of thousands of Aztecs.

The most important Aztec God.

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