Mexico: God, gold and glory (part 1)

The Aztecs believed that which sign guided them to their homeland?

• An eagle perched on a cactus

• A jaguar crossing a river

• A serpent in the sky

• A rainbow over a mountain

What was the main temple in Tenochtitlán used for?

• It was used for religious ceremonies and sacrifices to the gods.

• It was used as a marketplace for trading goods.

• It was the main residence of the emperor.

• It was used as a school for young nobles.

The city of Teotihuacán was located...

• near Lake Texcoco

• the Yucatán peninsula

• Veracruz

• Greece

If the Aztecs called themselves the Mexica, why do we call them Aztecs?

• Historian did not want to confuse ancient and modern people

• They were from Aztlan

• Aztec is the Spanish word for Mexica

• Nobody really knows

Whose fault was the fall of the Aztec Empire?

• Moctezuma II

• Cortés

• Malitzen

• Moctezuma I

The Maya practiced religious rituals by:

• performing ceremonies that included offerings, sacrifices, and prayers

• avoiding any form of religious ceremonies

• only reading sacred texts without any rituals

• worshipping only in private without public ceremonies

The two massive pyramids in Teotihuacán were:

• Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon

• Pyramid of Giza and Pyramid of the Sun

• Pyramid of the Moon and Pyramid of Khufu

• Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of Chichen Itza

The main crops cultivated by early Mexican civilizations were:

• Corn, beans, and chiles

• Wheat, barley, and oats

• Rice, potatoes, and tomatoes

• Bananas, coffee, and sugarcane

How did the Aztecs adapt to the lack of farmland?

• They built chinampas (floating gardens) to create more farmland.

• They moved to the mountains to find more land.

• They imported all their food from neighboring tribes.

• They only ate fish and wild plants.

The Maya understood which mathematical concept before Europeans?

• The concept of zero

• The Pythagorean theorem

• Calculus

• Negative numbers