Answer:
1. What did the various groups that made up the Aztec Empire have in common?
They all spoke the Nahuatl language
2. The city of Tenochtitlan was located atop what geographical location?
A lake
3. Why was Tenochtitlan chosen as the capital of the Aztec Empire?
It was the home of the Mexicas, the most powerful society in the empire
4. Why did the Aztecs sacrifice human beings?
To appease the gods
5. Conquered people had to pay tributes to the Aztec emperor. This practice was most similar to which of the following?
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
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?
You've ordered to give Moctezuma II one-third of all your crops
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
9. What did the Spanish have that the Aztecs did not?
Immune resistance to the smallpox
10. What modern day country occupies the land of the Aztecs?
Mexico
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