Aztec Unit Review

Question 1

Aqueduct

Answer 1

A channel used to move water, usually supported on a bridge structure when it had to cross a valley.

Question 2

Artisan

Answer 2

A skilled craft worker.

Question 3

Aztecs

Answer 3

Name given to the civilization created by a nomadic tribe (the Mexica) who settled in the Valley of Mexico during the 15th century,

Question 4

Calmecac

Answer 4

An Aztec school for Nobles.

Question 5

Calpolli

Answer 5

Units of organization in Aztec society.

Question 6

Causeway

Answer 6

Linked the lake to main-lands - Bridges connected them in the cities.

Question 7

Chinampa

Answer 7

Floating islands built in the water around Tenochtitlan to grow crops.

Question 8

Compulsory

Answer 8

Required by law.

Question 9

Glyphs

Answer 9

Pictures or symbols used in writing.

Question 10

Omen

Answer 10

A sign of something that’s going to happen.

Question 11

Quetzal

Answer 11

A brilliantly coloured bird that lives in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.

Question 12

Telpochcalli

Answer 12

An Aztec school for Commoners.

Question 13

Tenochtitlan

Answer 13

Home of the Aztecs.

Question 14

Tribute

Answer 14

Valuable gifts and taxes collected by the Aztecs from a conquered group or city.

Question 15

Caliphate

Answer 15

Area of Jurisdiction of Islamic Rulers.

Question 16

Reconquista

Answer 16

A Spanish word which means “Reconquest”.

Question 17

Principalities

Answer 17

The sectioning of Al-Andaluz into independent states.

Question 18

Missionaries

Answer 18

Men and Women from religious orders.

Question 19

Spanish Inquistion

Answer 19

A state-run system of courts.

Question 20

Viceroy

Answer 20

Representative of a sovereign in foreign jurisdiction.

Question 21

Nahuatl

Answer 21

The language of the Aztecs.

Question 22

Intermediary

Answer 22

Someone who acts as a go-between or mediator.

Question 23

Mayan

Answer 23

Language spoken of Maya people.

Question 24

Mestizo

Answer 24

Person of mixed race. (Spanish & Aztec decent)

Question 25

Catastrophe

Answer 25

A disaster.

Question 26

Creoles

Answer 26

Descendants of Spanish Settlers in Mexico.

Question 27

Encomienda

Answer 27

A Spanish system that gave out land.

Question 28

Conquistador

Answer 28

A Conqueror of Land.

Question 29

Epidemic

Answer 29

A disease that spreads rapidly.

Question 30

Musket

Answer 30

Long rifle like guns.