social studies aztecs
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- where did the aztecs settle
- they settled in the Valley of Mexico
- how did the aztecs solve the problems caused by tenochtitlans location
- the built causeways connecting them to the mainland, they built chinampas to grow more crops on, and they built dikes to stop floods
- how did the aztecs gain their power and wealth
- they gained their power by conquering other people tehy demanded tribute from the conquered people so they became wealthy
- what was the connection between between aztec religion and war
- the aztecs went to war so they could take prisoners to sacrifice to their gods
- what caused the end of the aztec empire
- the spanish conquered them
- where did the aztecs build their empire
- they built it in central america
- how did the aztecs control other native people
- they conquered them and then they used force to control them
- when and where did the Inca people first settle
- they settled in the Cuzco Valley in the 1200s
- what steps did the incas take to make newly conquered peoples part of the empire
- they showered them with gifts and they let the conquered peoples leaders take part in governing
- how and when did the Inca empire end
- they ended because their ruler was killed by the spanish in 1532
- what is a chinampa
- a floating garden
- what is a quipu
- a set of knotted string to record info on
- what is quechua
- the official incan language
- what is a quinoa
- a protein rich grain