Unit 7 Lesson 28.4 Food

What was the main staple of the Aztec diet?

• Beans
• Rice
• Maize
• Potatoes

How did Aztec women make tortillas?

• By boiling maize kernels
• By wrapping maize in its husks and steaming it
• By grinding maize kernels into flour and baking them on clay griddles
• By seasoning maize porridge with peppers or honey

What did the Aztecs turn to for food in times of crop failure?

• Frogs and shrimp
• Wild game, such as rabbits and pigeons
• Insect eggs
• All of the above

What did Aztec women do to maize kernels before making tortillas?

• Seasoned them with peppers or honey
• Boiled and skinned them
• Ground them into flour
• Wrapped them in husks and steamed them

What was the daily routine of Aztec commoners?

• Eat a simple meal, work, eat a main meal, work, eat a thin porridge
• Work, eat a simple meal, work, eat a main meal, work
• Work, eat a main meal, work, eat a simple meal, work
• Eat a main meal, work, eat a simple meal, work, eat a thin porridge

What did Aztec commoners eat for their midday meal?

• Boiled beans
• Tortillas, maize cakes, boiled beans, or tamales
• Tamales
• Maize porridge

What did Aztec families do to provide meat for special occasions?

• Hunt wild game
• Raise a few turkeys
• Both A and B
• Neither A nor B

What did the wealthy prize as delicacies?

• Maize porridge
• Tamales
• Boiled beans
• Winged ants

What did Aztec women do to maize before making tamales?

• Ground it into flour
• Boiled and skinned it
• Seasoned it with peppers or honey
• Wrapped it in husks and steamed it

What did Aztec commoners eat for their simple morning meal?

• Maize porridge
• Tortillas
• Boiled beans
• Tamales