Aztec Review

Which letter identifies where the Aztec civilization was located?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Aztec people were an advanced civilization known for their...

• stone and iron tools

• elaborate trade routes

• wheeled transportation

• engineering and architecture

If you were an Aztec who broke a law, who would determine your punishment?

• a court

• a priest

• the emperor

• someone in your same social class

Which statement accurately describes the Aztec government?

• people lived in tribes ruled by chiefs

• no central ruler governed the empire

• an emperor created and ruled chiefdoms

• noble families controlled and governed city-states

Aztec people were polytheistic.
Who does this mean they worship?

• one god

• many gods

• no gods

Place each group in the correct row based on the amount of power and control the people in that group had in Aztec society.

Groups:

(a) Most Power

,

(b) Less Power

,

(c) Even Less Power

,

(d) Leas Power

• Commoner

• Noble

• Serf

• Enslaved person

Most people in the Aztec civilization belonged to which social class?

• commoner

• noble

• serf

• enslaved

The Aztec empire was destroyed by ________________ and ________________.

• Incas, Mayas

• rebellion, war

• war, disease

• natural disasters, starvation

Which phrase best completes the diagram about Aztec agriculture?

• cut terraces into hillsides

• preserved food by freezing it in snow

• traded vegetables in exchange for weapons

• created chinampas (floating gardens)

Place the statements in the correct order to show how the Aztec empire grew.

Groups:

(a) First

,

(b) Second

,

(c) Third

,

(d) Fourth

• The Aztecs conqured neighboring tribes.

• Aztec people migrated to Central Mexico and settled on the swampy shores of Lake Texcoco

• Conqured tribes paid tribute by giving the Aztecs jewels, food, and captives.

• The Aztecs needed more land to grow crops for their city.