Question 1

How did the Aztecs create their religion and culture?

Accepted Answer

The picked off of other ancient religions (Oltec, etc)

Question 2

About how long did it take for the Aztecs to finally settle down?

Accepted Answer

About 200 years

Question 3

Did the Aztecs play sports?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 4

How did the Aztecs tell time?

Accepted Answer

Sundials

Question 5

Who were the Mesoamericans?

Accepted Answer

They were the people who lived in America, extending from Mexico to Belize

Question 6

Why was the Aztec calendar so important to the Aztec people?

Accepted Answer

The calendar showed them when to do certain rituals and sacrifices and also when to plant crops.

Question 7

The Capital city of the Toltes was called Tula.  It was located about how far from present day Mexico City?

Accepted Answer

About 100 kilometers

Question 8

How did the Aztecs know to settle in Tenochtitlan?

Accepted Answer

They saw an eagle perched on a cactus, with a snake in its mouth.

Question 9

What regions did the Aztecs originate from before arriving in what is now Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Mesoamerica

Question 10

Who were the Toltec?

Accepted Answer

The Toltec were a warrior society that dominated most of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries

Question 11

What three groups of people did they meet?

Accepted Answer

Olmec, Teotihuacan, Toltec

Question 12

What was the Spanish Inquisition?

Accepted Answer

It was a period in which a court judged people on whether they followed the church or not.

Question 13

How did the Aztecs travel to trade?

Accepted Answer

They used little canals.  They had three main causeways.

Question 14

How long was the Reconquista?

Accepted Answer

122 years

Question 15

How does the Aztec calendar work?

Accepted Answer

A yearly solar calendar is used to determine activities such as market days, planting, and harvesting

Question 16

When did Ferdinand and Isabella marry, uniting the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile?

Accepted Answer

1492 CE

Question 17

What was the first home of the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

The first home of the Aztecs in the Valley of Mexico was within the Tepanec on Lake Chapultepec

Question 18

What difficulties did the Aztec have during the settlement of Tenochtitlan?

Accepted Answer

Surrounded by powerful societies, and they had to work with them to gain reputation and become of of the strongest societies in the Valley of Mexico.

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