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Question	Answer	% Correct
In which modern-day country was most of the Aztec Empire located?	Mexico	98%
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?	Tenochtitlan	91%
Staple crop of the empire	Maize	84%
Leader of the Spanish conquest	Hernan Cortes	79%
According to Aztec Mythology, this must be provided to the sun or it will fail to rise, bringing about the end of the world.	Human blood	79%
Animal brought to the region by the Spanish	Horse	73%
Disease transmitted from the Spanish which killed an estimated three million Aztecs	Smallpox	72%
The state religion of the empire was _______ ; which means to believe in more than one god.	Polytheism	64%
And what lake was this capital founded in?	Texcoco	60%
Emperor of the Aztec Empire during the Spanish conquest.	Moctezuma	59%
Year the Aztec Empire was defeated by the Spanish empire	1521	53%
Name one of the 12 main languages spoken in the Aztec Empire	Nahuatl	53%
What is the name of the Meso-American floating gardens used by the Aztecs to grow food?	Chinampa	33%
Traditional enemies of the Aztecs which helped the Spanish conquer the capital.	Tlaxcalans	21%
Crops used as currency in Aztec Empire	Coffee Bean/Quachtli	16%