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Aztecs - macmillan unit 2

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    A2+ reading comprehension pages 26 and 27
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  • Why did the Aztecs create artificial islands?
    Because there wasn't much land.
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  • Why did the Aztecs need to grow more food?
    because the population grew
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  • Why did the Aztecs make special gardens?
    because they couldn't grow vegetables on the water
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  • Why did the Aztecs build aqueducts?
    because the water in the lake wasn't good for drinking./ to transport water
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  • Why did the Aztecs stay at home on certain days?
    because these were unlucky days
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  • Find a word in the text meaning clean, new
    fresh
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  • Find a word in the text meaning 'the way a person acts'
    behaviour
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  • Find a word in the text meaning 'with a special ability ot do a job'
    skilled
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  • When did the Aztecs arrive in the Valley of Mexico?
    around AD 1250
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  • What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
    Tenochtilan
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  • True or false? The Aztecs were a primitive civilisation.
    false
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  • True or false? They paid for good education in the Aztec cities.
    false - It was free for everyone.
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  • Where did the Aztecs stay on unlucky days?
    At home
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  • What is the modern Aztec language?
    Nahua
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  • What are the jobs mentioned in the text?
    engineer, scientist, artist, doctor
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  • How many days were there in each month of the Aztec calendar?
    20
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