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.

   Which three cities formed the Triple Alliance, Ren asks?

   • Tenochtitlan, Cusco and Quito in the Andes
   • Madrid, Seville and Cádiz
   • Tlatelolco alone
   • Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan
3. 2.

   When was the Triple Alliance formed, Tala asks?

   • 1325
   • 1428
   • 1482
   • 1521
4. 3.

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

   • Maya numbers
   • Chinampa farming steps
   • The tribute received
   • Spanish ships
5. 4.

   What is tribute, Ari asks?

   • A kind of farm plot
   • Gifts sent freely to friends and neighbors
   • Prices at a market
   • Goods conquered peoples had to send
6. 5.

   How did tribute help Tenochtitlan grow, Bo asks?

   • It sent goods out to other lands far away
   • It ended trade at the market
   • It brought new chinampas
   • Goods flowed in from conquered lands
7. 6.

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

   • They ruled Tenochtitlan
   • They did not know about it
   • Many were unhappy with it
   • They asked to pay more
8. 7.

   Who made the Codex Mendoza, Jun asks?

   • A modern museum
   • The Triple Alliance in 1428
   • An Aztec scribe, for the viceroy
   • A Maya king
9. 8.

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

   • After the conquest
   • Before the Mexica existed
   • Before Tenochtitlan was founded
   • In 1428, with the alliance
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 Tenochtitlan
    • Agree: it was Tlatelolco
    • Disagree: it was ten cities
11. 10.

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

    • To farm the chinampas
    • To make sure tribute was paid
    • To trade at the market
    • To build aqueducts in Spain for the viceroy