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The Aztecs and Inca

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was the Aztec empire?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Europe

c)

Modern-day Mexico

d)

North Africa

2.

What did the Aztecs call themselves?

a)

Mexicana

b)

Aztecians

c)

Mexica

d)

Early Americans

3.

Which map shows where the Aztec and Inca empires were?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which best describes the city of Tenochtitlan?

a)

a magnificent city that was clean and ordered.

b)

Ordered and everyone lived in peace

c)

a magnificent city that had a population of 100 people

d)

Unordered and violent

5.

What was the capital city of the Aztec empire?

a)

Toronto

b)

Tehran

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Tel Aviv

6.

What does civilisation mean?

a)

Where a society is violent and always at war

b)

Where a society reaches an average stage of progress and organisation.

c)

Where a society reaches an advanced stage of peace

d)

Where a society reaches an advanced stage of progress and organisation.

7.

How do we know about the Aztecs?

a)

observations of the Swedish

b)

observations of the Spanish

c)

Codices

d)

Community

e)

observations of the sea travellers

8.

How many men did Hernan Cortez bring to the Americas?

a)

5000

b)

500

c)

50,000

d)

500,000

9.

Who was the leader of the Aztec empire?

a)

Moctezuma II

b)

Hernan Carrington

c)

Moctezuma

d)

Hernan Cortes

10.

What are the 5 classes in Aztec society?

a)

Emperor, nobles, warriors, commoners, slaves

b)

Emperor, nobles, witches, cooks, servants

c)

Emperor, navy people, white people, Christians, sorceror

d)

King, queen, princes, farmers, prisoners

11.

Who was Hernán Cortés?

a)

Spanish explorer

b)

Spanish fisherman

c)

A Spanish king

d)

Spanish warrior

12.

What were the Spanish 'greedy' for?

a)

Magic

b)

Horses

c)

Wool and deer skin

d)

Gold and silver

13.

What does hierarchy mean?

a)

The rank you receive when you turn 18

b)

When a man is the leader of a society

c)

the rank of importance in a society

d)

The amount of money you receive

14.

What killed most of the Aztecs

a)

bombs

b)

explosions

c)

Smallpox

d)

The common cold

15.

Who was Moctezuma?

a)

The king of Spain

b)

Leader of the Aztecs

c)

Leader of the Spanish

d)

The capital city of the Aztecs

16.

What does S.N.C stand for?

a)

Sapa Emperor, Nobility and Commoners

b)

Sapa Inca, Nobility and Court officer

c)

Sapa Inca, Nobility and Customs officer

d)

Sapa Inca, Nobility and Commoners

17.

What does M.A.C.E.L stand for?

a)

Military, Agriculture, Curse, The economy - Mit’a, Language

b)

Music, Agriculture, Commoners, The economy - Mit’a, Language

c)

Military, Agriculture, Communication, The economy - Mit’a, Language

d)

Military, Astronomer, Communication, The economy - Mit’a, Lice

18.

Who was the Sapa Inca?

a)

The Sapa Inca was the name given to the earth by the Inca

b)

The Sapa Inca was the name given to the emperor.

c)

The Sapa Inca was a different name for economy

d)

The Sapa Inca was the name given to the number one slave

19.

What do we do first with an essay question?

a)

Underline the first word only

b)

Underline the important words

c)

Answer the question

d)

Find who wrote it

20.

What does an argument mean?

a)

Points you will use to answer your essay question

b)

Points you will use to write a conclusion

c)

Your contention

d)

The evidence