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Aztecs

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the capitol of the Aztec empire?
a)
Tenochan
b)
tenochtitlan
c)
Miamoi
d)
Mexico city
2.
The Aztec capital city was built in the middle of Lake __________.
a)
Michigan
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Texcoco
d)
Mexico
3.
Tenochtitlans location protected it from enemy _______.
a)
attacks
b)
friends
c)
roads
d)
tribes
4.
The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.
a)
America
b)
Mexico
c)
Panama
d)
Cuba
5.
The Aztec were a society of fierce ____________. 
a)
Warriors
b)
Champions
c)
Fishers
d)
Not this one
6.
Chinampas are...
a)
Artificial Islands
b)
Natural Islands
c)
Crops
d)
Artificial Waterways
7.
Which was NOT one the Aztec crops?
a)
Chocolate
b)
Maize
c)
Avocados
d)
Apples
8.

What did the Aztec religion demand that they do to honor gods and keep away the evil?

a)

pray and worship daily

b)

attend ceremonies

c)

sacrifices

d)

give the emperor food/labor

9.

What were chinampas?

a)

the name for Aztec city-states

b)

bridges that connected the city to the mainland

c)

farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled

d)

walls of skulls at temples

10.
What were Aztec pyramids used for?
a)
Burial places for great leaders
b)
Religious ceremonies like human sacrifice
c)
Astronomy, to look at the sun, moon, and stars
d)
Places to play their ball game
11.

Which Aztec God needed "blood" to continue his fight against evil every night?

a)

Creator

b)

Sun

c)

War

d)

Sky

12.
What was one way human sacrifices were determined?
a)
If you Talked to god
b)
By games
c)
If you was broke
d)
if you lived in the lake
13.

What are the 3 main social classes?

a)

Nobles, commoners, slaves

b)

nobles, emperor, slaves

c)

king, nobles, commoners

d)

emperor, middle and lower

14.
A woman in the Aztec culture was expected to 
a)
take care of the house
b)
Help with farming
c)
Join the military
15.

A prime minister

a)

was an advisor to the king

b)

ran everyday affairs

c)

was more powerful than a king

d)

both a b

16.

The Aztecs developed a ______________ to use for farming and for religious holidays.

a)

rake

b)

tractor

c)

plow

d)

calendar

17.

Artisans created....

a)

goods for noble families

b)

pottery

c)

jewelry

d)

all of the above

18.

A tribute is..

a)

goods paid as taxes by kings

b)

goods paid as taxes by conquered peoples

c)

volunteer as a sacrifice

d)

a poem about the king

19.

agrarian means:

a)

related to being angry

b)

related to a specific country

c)

related to a wild animal

d)

related to farming