*Define mercenary- – *The Aztecs were employed as ________________ by the city-states in the Valley of Mexico. *The Aztecs adopted __________________ the Teotihuacan’s feathered serpent god. The Aztecs also married into the surviving ____________ royal line. *The Colhuas drove the Aztecs away when the Aztecs _____________ the Colhua The Aztecs were forced to an island in the shallow waters of chief’s daughter. Lake _______________. Here they built the city called ____________________. From Mercenaries to Empire Builders Define alliance – *The Aztecs served as mercenaries for the __________. The Aztec gained land, _____________ connections and wealth through this alliance. The Aztec _________________ against the Tepanecs. *The Aztec joined two other city-states to form the ____________ ______________. They conquered many areas. *Itzcoatl ___________ records that referred to the and Aztecs’ humble beginnings instead connected them to the Toltecs. 24.3 Tenochtitlan: A City of Wonders *The population of Tenochtitlan was between ______________ and ______________ people. * The Aztecs created ________________ or by sinking timbers “floating gardens” in the lake and filling the area between the timbers with mud, boulders and reeds. These created an extra ___________ square miles of space. “floating gardens” *Define plaza- –
*Define – mercenary- *The Aztecs were employed as ________________ by the city-states in the Valley of Mexico. *The Aztecs adopted __________________ the Teotihuacan’s feathered serpent god. The Aztecs also married into the surviving ____________ royal line. *The Colhuas drove the Aztecs away when the Aztecs _____________ the Colhua chief’s daughter. The Aztecs were forced to an island in the shallow waters of Lake _______________. Here they built the city called ____________________. From Mercenaries to Empire Builders Define – alliance *The Aztecs served as mercenaries for the __________. The Aztec gained land, _____________ connections and wealth through this alliance. The Aztec _________________ against the Tepanecs. *The Aztec joined two other city-states to form the ____________ ______________. They conquered many areas. *Itzcoatl ___________ records that referred to the Aztecs’ humble beginnings and instead connected them to the Toltecs. 24.3 Tenochtitlan: A City of Wonders *The population of Tenochtitlan was between ______________ and ______________ people. * The Aztecs created ________________ or “floating gardens” by sinking timbers in the lake and filling the area between the timbers with mud, boulders and reeds. These “floating gardens” created an extra ___________ square miles of space. *Define – plaza-
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