Aztecs

1. What was the primary economic activity of the Aztecs?

• Fishing

• Agriculture and trade

• Mining

• Hunting

1. When did the Aztecs establish their capital, Tenochtitlán?

• 1. 10th century

• 12th century

• 14th century

• 1. 16th century

1. How did the Aztecs expand their influence in the Valley of Mexico?

• 1. Diplomatic alliances

• Cultural exchanges

• Military organization and alliances

• 1. Economic treaties

1. What was the main leader of Aztec society called?

• Emperor

• 1. Tlatoani

• Chief

• 1. Pharaoh

1. What was the primary crop in the Aztec agricultural system?

• Wheat

• Rice

• 1. Corn

• 1. Barley

How did the Aztecs perform human sacrifices?

• Drowning

• 1. Beheading

• Extracting the heart of a living prisoner

• Poisoning

1. What type of writing system did the Aztecs have?

• Alphabetical

• 1. Cursive

• 1. Hieroglyphic

• Pictorial

1. How did the Aztecs view human sacrifice in religious terms?

• As a form of punishment

• As a renewal of the gods

• 1. As a political strategy

• As entertainment

1. What was the focus of Aztec religion?

• 1. Celestial bodies

• 1. Nature and the environment

• Food

• Technology

1. How did the Aztecs organize their society in terms of hierarchy?

• 1. Egalitarian

• Feudal

• 1. Hierarchical

• 1. Anarchic