Aztec Practice Test

Which social class in Aztec society always dressed in clothing made from various kinds of rare feathers?

• Artisans and traders

• Slaves

• Farmers

• Nobles

What was the role of the priestly class in Aztec society?

• They were responsible for agriculture

• They were responsible for trade

• They were responsible for religious ceremonies and education

• They were responsible for warfare

What was the center of the powerful Aztec empire?

• Tenochtitlán

• Mexico City

• London

• Kansas

How did the Aztecs supply clean drinking water to the city of Tenochtitlán?

• Through causeways

• Through terracotta aqueducts

• Through chinampas

• Through reservoirs

Who led the Spanish conquistadors in the destruction of Tenochtitlán?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Diego Velázquez

What was the name of the lake where the Aztecs were commanded to build a city, according to legend?

• Lake Texcoco

• Lake Titicaca

• Lake Atitlan

• Lake Nicaragua

What agricultural technique did the Aztecs use to cultivate crops on the swampy lands of Lake Texcoco?

• Canals

• Chinampas

• Reservoirs

• Levees

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America, mostly Peru

Most Aztecs belonged to which class?

• emperor

• priests

• warriors

• commoners

We know the Aztec were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods.

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

• Muslim

• Beliebers (fans of Justin Bieber)