Aztec - Agriculture & Architecture

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Where did the Aztec live?

Multiple Choice

The Aztecs built their capital city on a ________.

• mountain

• lake

• plateau

• ocean

Multiple Choice

What did the Aztec priests do at the top of their temples?

• healing the sick

• signal towers

• religious ceremonies

• watching the stars

Multiple Choice

What's the difference between serfs and slaves?

• Serfs were lower on the social pyramid

• Slaves were higher on the social pyramid

• They both worked the land, but only the slaves were considered property

• They both worked the land, but only the serfs were considered property

Multiple Choice

What could the nobles do that commoners could not?

• wear feathers and gold

• go to school

• train to fight

• go to court

Multiple Choice

How could slaves become free?

• They couldn't!

• Run to the palace

• Marry a free person

• Going into debt to feed their family

Multiple Choice

The "calpulli" is similar to what in the Inca culture?

• Suyu

• Allyu

• Cacique

• Mita

Multiple Choice

The Aztec were best known as

• farmers

• warriors

• nomads

• magicians

Multiple Choice

The Aztecs lived in a ______ climate.

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

Multiple Choice

The Aztec location _________

• protected them from enemies

• provided water for crops

• provided water for drinking and bathing

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the main crop of the Aztecs?

• Maize

• Rice

• Wheat

• Potatoes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a farming method of the Aztecs?

• Slash-and-burn

• Terrace farming

• Chinampas

• Filling in marshes & swamps

Open Ended

Why did the Aztecs create chinampas?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following did Aztecs NOT build?

• pyramids

• temples

• highways

• bridges

• statues

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: Their cities were built in a grid-formation.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is an adobe?

• stone blocks

• logs or clay bricks

• rare jewel

• hut for nobles

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: Aztecs had metal tools, including iron.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: The Aztecs tore down out buildings and rebuild from stratch.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What it tezontle?

• A lightweight rock used to cover existing buildings

• a heavy rock that led buildings to sink

• Noble houses

• Pilars used to support existing buildings