Question

Which statement about the Aztec is NOT true? A. The Aztec dominated central Mexico from around 1200 to 1525. B. The Aztec empire was conquered by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro. C. The Aztec capital featured large stone temples and palaces as well as two enormous pyramids: the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon. D. Aztec religion required daily human sacrifice to ensure that the sun would rise the next day.

Answer 1

There are two statements that are not true:

• The Aztec empire was not conquered by Francisco Pizarro, but by Hernan Cortes, in 1521. Pizarro was the conqueror of the Inca Empire, in South America.

• The Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, did feature large temples and palaces. However, the two big pyramids of the Sun and the Moon are located in Teotihuacan, about 40 km north of Mexico City. The Teotihuacan culture predates the Aztec by several centuries, and although the Aztecs were aware of the Teotihuacan accomplishments and they claimed common ancestry, little is known of this urban center or its inhabitants.