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Module 13 lesson 6
Descritiption?
Question | Answer |
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What kind of Religion did the Aztecs have? | The Aztecs had a polytheistic religion |
What did the Aztecs build the empire on? | The Aztecs built the empire on a lake (Lake Texcoco) |
What kind of government did the Aztecs have, and how was it different from the Mayans? | The Aztecs had a theocracy government, and instead of multiple god-kings ruling multiple cities they had one God-king rule all |
What kind of ritual did the Aztecs lead to keep their sun god happy, and how often did they do it? | The Aztec priests made the sacrifice of human blood to keep the sun god happy, they did this daily |
What caused the Aztecs problems in 1502? | The Aztecs ordered the people they had conquered to hand over more people to sacrifice, then the people that they conquered rebelled against being sacrificed |
Who was at the top of the Aztec social structure? Who was in the noble class of the Aztec social structure? | The emperor was at the top of the Aztec social structure. In the noble class was made of military leaders, priests, and goverment officals |
Who was Topiltzin and what did he try to do to the Aztec religion? | Topiltzin was a Toltec king, he tried to replace the warlike god with a peaceful one called Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, the people rebelled against following this new peaceful god |
What was the name of the pact the Aztecs formed with two other city-states? | The Triple Alliance |
What was the main Aztec city? | Tenochtitlan |
What was the base of the Aztec empire? | The Aztec empire was based on military conquest and collecting tribute/wealth from conquered peoples |