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| what are chinampas? | they were the floating gardens of the Aztecs |
| what is a basin? | It is a bowl shaped piece of land, often with a lake at the bottom. |
| What is a prime minister? | In this empire it is chief chosen by the ruler of a country. |
| aggregarian means... | having to do with farming. |
| What is a causeway? | A causeway is a raised road over a body of water. |
| The social hierarchy in the Aztecs place which position just below the king? | the prime minister was just below the king. |
| In the social hierarchy who was beneath the prime minister? | the local chiefs were below the prime minister. |
| who picked the Aztec king? | a council of nobles chose the Aztec king. |
| What type of protection did Aztec warriors use? | They wore heavy cotton underpants...okay, it was heavy cotton armor. |
| For what purpose did the Aztecs build chinampas? | They were creating additional farmland. |
| What proof that the Aztecs loved the sound of their own language? | They prized poetry and orators. |
| Although both had human sacrifice how do the Aztecs differ from the Maya? | The Aztecs sacrificed more human in larger numbers. |
| What was tribute? | It was "goods" paid as taxes by conquered people. |
| What was a key difference between nobles and commoners? | Nobility claimed they could trace their family history all the way to the first Aztec king. |
| From where did the Aztecs get most of their slaves? | some people became slaves when captured in war. |
| What was one significant way Aztecs controlled people they conquered? | They made the leaders watch as they sacrificed their soldiers. |
| Did the Aztecs honor their kings as "living gods"? | Unlike the Incas, they did not honor their kings as living gods. |
| How did Mexicans honor their heritage of the legend of why the Aztecs chose to settle where they did? | Legend:They would see an eagle perched atop a cactus, with a snake in its claws. It's now on their flag. |
| What type of government did the Aztecs have? | It was a city-state government style, with local chiefs controlled by the Aztecs. |
| How did the Aztecs use their calendars? | It told them when to sow seeds, when to perform religious rituals, and when to go to war. |
