The Aztec: Tenochtitlan, floating gardens and tribute

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   The Triple Alliance: tribute and trade

   Topic	What we know
   Triple Alliance	formed in 1428 by three cities: Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan
   Tribute	conquered peoples had to send regular tribute; the Mexica sometimes kept soldiers in their lands
   Codex Mendoza	a book made after the Spanish conquest by an Aztec scribe for the Spanish viceroy; its second part lists the tribute received
   Tlatelolco market	a 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. 1.

   When was the Triple Alliance formed, Tala asks?

   • 1325
   • 1428
   • 1521
   • 1482
3. 2.

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

   • Maya numbers
   • Spanish ships
   • Chinampa farming steps
   • The tribute received
4. 3.

   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. 4.

   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. 5.

   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. 6.

   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. 7.

   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. 8.

   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. 9.

    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. 10.

    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