1. what did the various groups that made up the aztec empire have in common?

they were all wiped out by maya invaders
they all spoke the nahuatl language
they all worshiped a single god
they all came from the same local area

2. the city of tenochtitlan was located atop what geographical location?

a mountain
a mountain
a volcano
a lake

3. why was tenochtitlan chosen as the capital of the aztec empire?

it had the best transportation and sanitation services around
it was the home of the mexicas, the most powerful society in the empire
it was the oldest of the various city-states comprising the empire
it was located close the exact geographic center of the empire

4. why did the aztecs sacrifice human beings?
to scare neighboring tribes
to prevent explosive population growth
to appease the gods
to punish people who had fought against the aztecs

5. conquered people had to pay tributes to the aztec emperor. this practice was most similar to which of the following?

participating in a charity basketball game to benefit a local hospital
composing a song or poem that celebrates the president of the usa
donating to a food drive at a church or temple
paying federal income taxes every year

6. how did the aztecs and the conquistadors differ in their treatment of conquered people?

the aztecs included conquered people in their empire the conquistadors destroyed the societies they conquered
the conquistadors spread democracy to the people they conquered; the aztecs didn't
the conquistadors established a more complex system of taxation than the aztecs did
the aztecs were peaceful and uninterested in conquest; the conquistadors acted with much violence

7. you're the chief of a small tribe that has just been absorbed into the aztec empire. which of the following most likely to occur?

an aztec warrior takes over your tribe
you've ordered to give moctezuma ii one-third of all your crops
all of your tribe's men are killed
your priests are ordered to stop worshiping the local gods

8. why did moctezuma ii welcome hernan cortes when the spanish conquistadors first arrived?

he believed that cortes was actually a god in human form
he was afraid of the technological superiority of the spanish
he believed that spanish rule would be good for his people
he wanted the spanish to him conquer neighboring tribes

9. what did the spanish have that the aztecs did not?

immune resistance to the smallpox
many thousands of soldiers
a highly advanced culture
intense faith in their religion

10. what modern day country occupies the land of the aztecs?
the bahamas
peru
mexico
portugal