Aztec Civilization Quick Check

The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.

• Asia

• Mexico

• Panama

• Cuba

The Aztec were best known as

• farmers

• warriors

• nomads

• magicians

The disease that killed and weakened the Aztecs was called  ______.

• the flu
• stomach bug
• tonsilitis
• small pox

Because of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs built _________________

• causeways.
• chinampas.

• irrigation canals.
• terraces.

The Aztecs performed human sacrifices to

• honor the gods

• please the gods

• provide the gods nourishment

• all of the above

How did the Aztec civilization end?

• When Moctezuma died, they didn't have a leader so they went away to other lands.

• By the Spanish conquer, Hernan Cortes, small pox, and help from an enemy tribes.

What kind of religion did the Aztecs have?

• They believed in many gods.

• They didn't believe in god at all.

• They believed in one god.

• They believed in singing worship songs.

All Aztec children were required to

• sing and dance

• hunt

• farm

• attend school

The person who ruled the Aztec was an ________________________.

• president

• emperor

• warrior

• priest

Many of the Aztecs were killed from a disease called ______________.

• the plague

• whooping cough

• the flu

• smallpox