Aztec intro

In what country did the Aztecs build their empire?

• South America

• Peru

• Mexico

• Spain

What was the capital city of the Aztecs?

• Cuzco

• Tenochtitlan

• Tampa

• Montezuma

The Aztecs built their empire on.....

• the Andes Mountains

• Lake Texcoco

• Mexico River

• Amazon jungle

What was their leader called?

• Sapa Inca

• King

• Emperor

• Monarch

What were possible punishments an Aztec person could get if they committed a crime?

• jail

• death

• shaved head

• forced to be a slave

• thrown off a cliff

True or False: Aztec.priests performed thousands of human sacrifices/

• True

• False

When an Aztec priest did a human sacrifice, most of the time they cut out the person's ______.

• tongue

• eyes

• heart

• hands

What happens in a sacrifice when a person is "flayed"?

• Their heart is removed.

• Their skin is removed

• They are stoned to death

• They are forced to shave their head.

True or False: The Aztecs had a form of writing.

• True

• False

What was a chinampa?

• cutting steps in the mountains to grow crops

• floating gardens

• plateaus for growing crops

• canals for water