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WorksheetsL2-Aztec
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
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1.
What is one possible way the Aztec could have arrived in Mesoamerica?
a)
Perhaps a nomadic tribe of hunter-gatherers decided to settle
b)
Possibly were attacked and driven to an area considered uninhabitable by others (swampy, snake infested area)
c)
May have been a group that simply left their homeland to start a new civilization
d)
Any of these could be a possible way that the Aztec arrived in Mesoamerica
2.
When the Aztlan people found an eagle sitting on a cactus growing out of a rock with a snake in it’s mouth, near Lake Texcoco, they believed they had found their new home that fulfilled the prophecy
a)
Legend of the prickly pear
b)
Legend of the Eagle
c)
Prophecy of the Snake
d)
Prophecy of Azatlan
3.
A raised road that allowed the people to easily travel over the swampy and wet areas
a)
causeway
b)
chinampa
c)
bridge
d)
canals
4.
Acted like water roads that allowed people to easily travel around the large city in boats
a)
causeway
b)
chinampa
c)
bridge
d)
canals
5.
How many people lived in Tenochtitlan during its peak?
a)
About 200,000 to 240,000
b)
About 400,000 to 420,000
c)
About 20,000 to 40,000
d)
No one knows
6.
Which of the following is a typical Aztec crop?
a)
maize (corn)
b)
rice
c)
figs
d)
olives
7.
Which of the following is a typical Aztec crop?
a)
tomatoes
b)
potatoes
c)
squash
d)
All of these
8.
The Aztec caste system (hierarchy) from top to bottom:
a)
Nobles, serfs, indentured servants, slaves
b)
Nobles, servants, indentured servants, slaves
c)
Nobles, slaves, indentured servants, serfs
d)
slaves, indentured servants, serfs, nobles
9.
Aztec god of war and of the sun
a)
Huitzilopochtli
b)
Quetzalcoatl
c)
Tlaloc
d)
Tezcatlipoca
10.
What city was built over the Tenochtitlan ruins?
a)
Mexico City
b)
San Antonio
c)
Guatemala City
d)
Netzahualcoyotl
11.
Who conquered the Aztec in 1521?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Ponce de Leon
d)
Francisco Pizarro
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