Question

by the 1500s, tenochtitlán was one of the most important city - states in mesoamerica. read the text. then follow the instructions below. as tenochtitlán became stronger, its leaders wanted to make the city - state more wealthy. so, they formed alliances with two other city - states, and the three city - states agreed to work together to gain more territory. to gain territory, the members of the alliance invaded weaker city - states. then, they forced the people there to pay taxes. the alliance conquered territory all over mesoamerica and tenochtitlán became wealthy from the taxes it collected. today, we call the government that the mexica and their allies created the aztec empire. many historians also call this empire the empire of the triple alliance because it started when three aztec city - states worked together. alliances: partnerships use the information above to complete the text. farming collecting taxes a war discovering an alliance conquering the aztec empire was created by blank between the leaders of tenochtitlán and two other city - states. they formed the empire by blank other territory in mesoamerica and blank.

Explanation:

To solve this fill - in - the - blank problem, we analyze the text and the given options:

First Blank

The text says "they formed alliances with two other city - states" and "Today, we call the government... the Aztec Empire" and "Many historians also call this empire the Empire of the Triple Alliance". So, the first blank which is about how the Aztec Empire was created should be filled with "an alliance" as it was created by the alliance between the leaders of Tenochtitlán and two other city - states.

Second Blank

The text states "The alliance conquered territory all over Mesoamerica". So, the second blank which is about how they formed the empire should be filled with "conquering" as they formed the empire by conquering other territory in Mesoamerica.

Third Blank

The text mentions "Tenochtitlán became wealthy from the taxes it collected". So, the third blank should be filled with "collecting taxes" as after conquering territory, they gained wealth by collecting taxes.

Answer:

The Aztec Empire was created by $\boldsymbol{\text{an alliance}}$ between the leaders of Tenochtitlán and two other city - states. They formed the empire by $\boldsymbol{\text{conquering}}$ other territory in Mesoamerica and $\boldsymbol{\text{collecting taxes}}$.