Aztecs and Inca 5th Grade Social Studies

The Aztec Empire was located in which present-day country?

• Mexico
• Peru
• Guatemala
• United States

 The Inca Empire was located in what present-day country?

• Mexico
• Peru
• Guatemala 
• United States

What is NOT true of the Aztecs? 

• Built their capital city on an island.
  
• Grew plants in "floating gardens."
• Built temples that aligned with the sun and moon
• Believed in social equality of all people.

What is NOT true of the Incas?

• Built 10,000 miles of roads. 
• Had skilled engineers.
• Built primarily of wood from mountain forests.
  
• Lived in the Andes Mountains of South America.

The capital of the Aztec empire is

• Tampico

• Tenochtitlan

• Guadalajara

• Reynosa

What crops did the Aztecs grow?

• maize and potatoes

• potatoes and tomatoes

• maize, beans, chili peppers, tomatoes, and avocados

What is true of the Aztec civilization?

• built tunnels and bridges in the mountains

• used slash and burn

• built floating gardens, chinampas

• were monotheistic

What were chinampas?

• the name for Aztec city-states

• people who lived in Tenochtitlan

• farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled

• walls of skulls at temples

Building chinampas allowed the Aztec to

• farm in swamp land

• defeat the other city-states

• carve skulls into stone wall

• create intricate green masks

What is the name of the lake where the Aztec settled?

• Lake Texcoco

• Lake Tahoe

• Lake Templo

• Lake Cusco