Leo liked his journey. next year he’s going to mexico. that’s why he needs some more information about this place. help leo! read the text. the word in bold type in the text is the synonym to two words given in a box. find only one odd word and write its number in your answer sheet. aztec empire the aztec empire was a native american state that ruled much of what is now mexico from about 1427 until 1521, when the empire was (41) conquered by the spaniards. the empire represented (42) the highest point in the development of the rich aztec civilization that had begun more than a century earlier. at the highest of their (43) power, the aztec (44) controlled a region (45) stretching from the valley of mexico in central mexico east to the gulf of mexico and south to guatemala. the aztec built great cities and (46) developed a complex social, political and religious structure. their capital, tenochtitlan, was located on the site of (47) present-day mexico city. an (48) elaborate metropolis built on island and reclaimed marshland, tenochtitlan was possibly the largest city in the world at the time of the spanish conquest. it featured a (49) huge temple complex, a royal palace and (50) numerous canals. 41. (1) defeated (2) surrendered (3) beaten 42. (1) summit (2) top (3) base 43. (1) subjection (2) strength (3) domination 44. (1) ruled (2) governed (3) conducted 45. (1) ranging (2) covering (3) extending 46. (1) did (2) created (3) set up 47. (1) contemporary (2) updated (3) modern 48. (1) compound (2) intricate (3) complex 49. (1) enormous (2) giant (3) trivial 50. (1) large in number (2) plentiful (3) numbered
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