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Ancient Cities of Mexico Worksheet
Tenochtitlan
1. Where did the Aztecs think Tenochtitlan came from?
2. What are chinampas?
3. What is all that is left today of the great city?
Examine the picture of Tenochtitlan provided, then click on the statue of
Coatlicue.
4. What did the Spaniards do with the statue after the invasion?
5. What is Coatlicue the goddess of?
Teotihuacan
6. What does Teotihuacan mean?
7. What impressive statistic can the Pyramid of the Sun claim?
8. How many people may have lived in the city at one time?
Chich’en Itza
9. What are Cenotes? What purposes do they serve?
10. Examine the ball court. Who played there and what may have happened to them?
11. What is the Caracol and what was it used for?
Tulum
12. Why might Tulum have remained hidden for quite a long time, even after
European conquest?
Copan
13. What ancient American group inhabited Copan?
14. How many people may have lived there under Smoke Imix?
El Tajin
15. How many ball courts have been excavated at El Tajin?
16. Examine the Ball Court and Building 5 at El Tajin. What is the most important
god of this city?
Tula
17. What migratory people lived in this city?
18. What does legend say about the power once held by Tula residents?
When finished, explore other ancient cities and the “gods” tab on this
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