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Module 13 Lesson 6
The Aztecs Control Central Mexico
Question | Answer |
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What was the most important trade item in Teotihuacan and why? | Obsidian was the most crucial trade item because it was used to make sharp weapons. |
Who were the first people to take place in the Valley of Mexico? | An early city-state called Teotihuacan came from the area in the first century A.D. They had between 150,000 and 200,000 people at their best in the sixth century. |
What was the Toltec empire like? | Topiltzin, a Toltec king tried replacing the warlike god with a friendly version called Quetzalcoatl. People rebelled against following the new peaceful god and over time, Topiltzin and Quetzalcoatl became Toltec legends. |
What were the 8 major achievements of the Aztecs? | The calendar, architecture/engineering(temples and pyramids-Pyramid of the Sun), astronomy, mathematics, trade networks(Triple Alliance), military, development of Causeways and a city on a lake, and their writing system were 8 major achievements. |
Why did the Aztec Empire begin to have problems? | The people they conquered started to rebel against being sacrificed when the Aztecs started asking for more people. |