How did the Triple Alliance mainly control the city-states it conquered?
ABy replacing all local rulers with Mexica governors
BBy demanding regular tribute while leaving local rulers in place
CBy forcing conquered peoples to move to Tenochtitlan
DBy converting them to a single state religion and banning local gods
The empire collected tribute such as cloth, cacao, feathers and food, recorded in documents like the Codex Mendoza. Local rulers usually stayed in power, so the empire spent little on direct administration but did not win deep loyalty.
Question 2 True / False
Indigenous allies played a central role in the Spanish capture of Tenochtitlan in 1521.
TTrue
FFalse
Answer: True
Tlaxcala and other peoples who resented Mexica rule sent large armies to fight beside the Spanish. Without them, and without the smallpox epidemic of 1520, a few hundred Spaniards could not have taken the city.
Question 3 Short Answer
What were chinampas, and why did they matter to Tenochtitlan?
Think about your answer, then reveal below.
Model answer: Chinampas were raised farming plots built up from mud and plant matter in the shallow lake. They produced large harvests and helped feed the city's large population.
Because Tenochtitlan stood on an island, the Mexica turned lake shallows into highly productive fields, connected by canals for canoe transport.
Question 4 Multiple Choice
Which pair of gods shared the Templo Mayor, the great temple at the center of Tenochtitlan?
AHuitzilopochtli and Tlaloc
BQuetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca
CInti and Viracocha
DItzamna and Kukulkan
The Templo Mayor had twin shrines to Huitzilopochtli, the Mexica patron god linked to the sun and war, and Tlaloc, the god of rain. Inti and Viracocha were Andean gods, and Itzamna and Kukulkan were Maya.