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7th grade The Aztec: Tenochtitlan, floating gardens and tribute worksheet

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The Aztec: Tenochtitlan, floating gardens and tribute

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  1. Read this first

    The Triple Alliance: tribute and trade

    TopicWhat we know
    Triple Allianceformed in 1428 by three cities: Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan
    Tributeconquered peoples had to send regular tribute; the Mexica sometimes kept soldiers in their lands
    Codex Mendozaa book made after the Spanish conquest by an Aztec scribe for the Spanish viceroy; its second part lists the tribute received
    Tlatelolco marketa vast market that became the trading hub for both islands and for the Triple Alliance

    Below the chart: by the late 1400s, many subject peoples were unhappy with the tribute they were made to pay.

  2. When was the Triple Alliance formed, Tala asks?

    • 1325
    • 1428
    • 1521
    • 1482

  3. What does the second part of the Codex Mendoza list, Zee asks?

    • Maya numbers
    • Spanish ships
    • Chinampa farming steps
    • The tribute received

  4. What is tribute, Ari asks?

    • Goods conquered peoples had to send
    • Prices at a market
    • Gifts sent freely to friends and neighbors
    • A kind of farm plot

  5. How did tribute help Tenochtitlan grow, Bo asks?

    • It brought new chinampas
    • Goods flowed in from conquered lands
    • It ended trade at the market
    • It sent goods out to other lands far away

  6. How did many subject peoples feel about tribute by the late 1400s, Esme asks?

    • They ruled Tenochtitlan
    • Many were unhappy with it
    • They asked to pay more
    • They did not know about it

  7. Who made the Codex Mendoza, Jun asks?

    • The Triple Alliance in 1428
    • An Aztec scribe, for the viceroy
    • A modern museum
    • A Maya king

  8. Was the Codex Mendoza made before or after the Spanish conquest, Kira asks?

    • After the conquest
    • Before Tenochtitlan was founded
    • Before the Mexica existed
    • In 1428, with the alliance

  9. The codex was made for the Spanish viceroy. What might that mean for a reader, Luz asks?

    • It was made to inform the new rulers
    • It was a secret Aztec diary
    • It shows nothing about tribute
    • It is the Spanish king's own work and words

  10. Noah's friend says the Triple Alliance was one city. What is the best reply?

    • Disagree: it was three cities
    • Agree: it was Tlatelolco
    • Agree: it was Tenochtitlan
    • Disagree: it was ten cities

  11. Why does the chart say the Mexica sometimes kept soldiers in conquered lands, Pia asks?

    • To make sure tribute was paid
    • To build aqueducts in Spain for the viceroy
    • To farm the chinampas
    • To trade at the market
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The Aztec: Tenochtitlan, floating gardens and tribute. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can describe how the Mexica built Tenochtitlan on an island in Lake Texcoco, with chinampas and aqueducts.
  • I can explain the Triple Alliance, tribute and the Tlatelolco market, and read the Codex Mendoza as a source made for the new Spanish rulers.
  • I can explain the fall of Tenochtitlan (1519–1521) through several causes, summarize the Nahua people's own account, say that Nahuatl is spoken today, and compare the Aztec, Maya and Inca in the same columns.

Standard: D2.Geo.8.6-8

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