Tenochtitlan

The Aztecs settled in the...

Valley of Mexico

Aztec warriors disguised themselves as animals, such as..

Eagles and Jaguars

Around what year did the Aztecs settle in the Valley of Mexico and establish Tenochtitlan?

1250

Aztec accomplishments...

built a capital city, developed a written language, created art and poetry

What were the names of the road bridges built over Lake Texcoco?

causeways

What were the names of the water roads that ran throughout Tenochtitlan?

canals

What did the Aztecs build to help them worship their gods?

temples

What did the Aztecs do to create more farming space?

made chinampas

Aztec markets sold...

food and crafts

The Aztecs ate...

tortillas, tomatoes, chili peppers, turkey

What were the reasons Hernan Cortes gave to his troops to follow him?

religion, fame, riches and land

Why was Hernan Cortes's beard significant?

The Aztecs thought Cortes was the god Quetzalcoatl.

Why did Montezuma let Cortes into Tenochtitlan?

Thought he was a god, didn't want to show fear, and Cortes arrived on the same day they thought their god was coming

Which disease did the Spanish pass on to the Aztecs which killed thousands of them?

Smallpox. They didn't deliberately infect the Aztecs, who had no resistance to the disease.