WorksheetsBrain Pop Aztec Civilization
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
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Class
Date
1.
What did the various groups that made up the Aztec Empire have in common?
a)
Many citizens
They were all wiped out by Maya invaders
They were all wiped out by Maya invaders
b)
They all spoke the Nahuatl language
c)
They all came from the same local area
d)
They all worshipped a single god
2.
The city of Tenochtitlan was located atop what geographical feature?
a)
A lake
b)
A mountain
c)
A desert
d)
A volcano
3.
Why was Tenochtitlan chosen as the capital of the Aztec Empire?
a)
It was the oldest of the various city-states comprising the empire
b)
It was located close to the exact geographic center of the empire
c)
It had the best transportation and sanitation services around
d)
It was the home of the Mexicas, the most powerful society in the empire
4.
Why did the Aztecs sacrifice human beings?
a)
To scare neighboring tribes
b)
To punish people who'd fought against the Aztecs
c)
To appease their gods
d)
To prevent explosive population growth
5.
Conquered people had to pay tributes to the Aztec emperor. This practice was most similar to which of the following?
a)
Composing a song or poem that celebrates the President of the United States
b)
Paying federal income taxes every year
c)
Donating to a food drive at a church or synagogue
d)
Participating in a charity basketball game to benefit a local hospital
6.
How did the Aztecs and the conquistadors differ in their treatment of conquered people?
a)
The Aztecs included conquered people in their empire; the conquistadors destroyed the societies they conquered
b)
The conquistadors established a more complex system of taxation than the Aztecs did
c)
The Aztecs were peaceful and uninterested in conquest; conquistadors acted with much violence
d)
The conquistadors spread democracy to the people they conquered; the Aztecs didn't
7.
Why did Moctezuma II welcome Hernán Cortés when the Spanish conquistadors first arrived?
a)
He was afraid of the technological superiority of the Spanish
b)
He wanted to the Spanish to help him conquer neighboring tribes
c)
He believed that Cortés was actually a god in human form
d)
He believed that Spanish rule would be good for his people
8.
What did the Spanish have that the Aztecs didn't?
a)
A highly advanced culture
b)
Many thousands of soldiers
c)
Intense faith in their religion
d)
Immune resistance to smallpox
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