Aztecs & Human Sacrifice

Cortez came ashore to conquer with ______ men.

• 100

• 600

• 1000

• 2500

What was the capitol of the Aztec empire?

• Tenochanaqua

• Tenochtitlan

• Aztecias

• Montezuma

• Texcoco

Aztec god of the sun:

• Huitzilopochtli

• Chihuahua

• Solarius

• Tlaloc

One of the central beliefs of the Aztec world was that the god of the sun needed constant nourishment in the form of:

• human bodies

• human blood

• human skulls

• offerings of burnt corn (maize)

• sacrificed animals

Why did the Aztecs think that their Sun God needed constant nourishment of human blood?

• in order to have fertile crop seasons

• in order to keep the rain falling during the corn seasons

• in order to keep the sun moving from east to west across the sky

• in order to prevent flooding during the corn harvest season

• in order to keep Aztec warriors victorious in battle

According to Spanish sources, how many people were put to death as part of a ceremony to dedicate the Templo Mayor (or Great Temple) in Tenochtitlán in 1487?

• 100

• 1000

• 10,000

• 20,000

Some historians have argued that Spanish-written reports of high numbers of human sacrifices were exaggerated to make the Aztecs look bad and ______ the Spanish conquest.

• criticize

• disprove

• justify

• make fun of

Who was the last leader of the Aztecs?

• Atahualpa

• Cortes

• Pizarro

• Montezuma

Who had it first? CORN

• Aztec

• Spanish

Who had it first? CHOCOLATE

• Aztecs

• Spanish