Aztec People

Part 1: Mapping

Shade the homeland of the Aztec culture on the following map

Part 2: Timeline

Place the correct letter in chronological order on the Timeline.

A. Tenochtitlan rebuilt, named Mexico City. Declared capital of Spanish colony of New Spain

B. Cortez comes to Mexico

C. Tenochtitlan destroyed

D. Aztecs joined forces with Texcoco & Tlacopan formed Triple Alliance

Part 3: Key Vocabulary

Match each word from the word bank to the statement that best describes it. Some statements can be matched with more than one word.

A.

B. Tenochtilan

C. Farming

D. Mexicas

E. Tlachtli

F. Skilled craftsmen

G. Triple Alliance

H. Hernan Cortez

I. Nahultl

J. Poetry and song

K. Conquistadors

L. Human Sacrifice

M. Moctezuma II

N. Thriving Trade

O. Small Pox

_____ Language spoken by the Aztecs that is still spoken today

_____ The groups of Mesoamerican people who banded together in 1428

_____ Most powerful group of people among the Aztecs

_____ Capital city of the Mexicas people

_____ Some things that made the Aztecs an advanced civilization

_____ Aztec team sport played with a ball on a court

_____ Aztec religious practice meant to please their gods

_____ Leader of the Spanish expedition to the Aztec lands in 1519

_____ Aztec leader when the Spanish arrived

_____ One main reason the Spanish were able to conquer the Aztec so easily

_____Name given to the Spanish conquerors