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SS8 - Ch. 7 The People of the Sun

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long did the Aztecs wander looking for their new home?

a)

about 50 years

b)

less than 100 years

c)

precisely 150 years

d)

more than 150 years

2.

Who is the Aztec god of war?

a)

Huitzilopochtli

b)

Tlaloc

c)

Quetzalcoatl

d)

Tezcatlipoca

3.

What did the Aztecs build to connect their island to the shore?

a)

chinampas

b)

causeways

c)

bridges

d)

aqueducts

4.

In what shape did the Aztecs build their temples?

a)

cubes

b)

cylinders

c)

pyramids

d)

pentagons

5.

The sign that led the Aztecs to find their new home.

a)

an eagle on a cactus

b)

a snake on an eagle

c)

a swamp

d)

a mountain

6.

The Aztecs wrote their history in

a)

picture books

b)

codexes

c)

books

d)

codices

7.

To make sure they had enough drinking water, the Aztecs built _____.

a)

chinampas

b)

causeways

c)

bridges

d)

aqueducts

8.

When the Aztecs weren't at war, the warriors were busy _____.

a)

farming

b)

writing poetry

c)

sacrificing humans

d)

hunting

9.

To expand their agricultural land, the Aztecs built _____.

a)

chinampas

b)

causeways

c)

bridges

d)

aqueducts

10.

In what lake did the Aztecs find their island home?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Tlacopan

c)

Texcoco

d)

Texaco

11.

Which Aztec god's name means 'Smoking Mirror'?

a)

Huitzilopochtli

b)

Tlaloc

c)

Quetzalcoatl

d)

Tezcatlipoca

12.

Which Aztec god's name means 'Feathered Serpent'?

a)

Huitzilopochtli

b)

Quetzalcoatl

c)

Tezcatlipoca

d)

Pocahontas

13.

The Aztec sacred calendar was how many days long?

a)

52

b)

150

c)

260

d)

365

14.

A new fire ceremony included a human sacrifice. A fire was lit in the victim's _____.

a)

chest

b)

belly

c)

head

d)

butt

15.

Aztec philosophers believed the Earth was a round, flat disc divided into _____ sections.

a)

five

b)

four

c)

three

d)

two

16.

The worst insult for an Aztec was to be called _____.

a)

a poet

b)

a Mexican

c)

a coward

d)

a god

17.

After conquering other groups, the Aztecs demanded _____ from them.

a)

currency

b)

tribute

c)

cocoa

d)

chili peppers

18.

This central component to Aztec beliefs is known as...

a)

Cannibalism

b)

Mestizo

c)

Celestial Offering

d)

Human Sacrifice

19.

The Aztecs were extremely knowledgeable and built all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

Chinampas

b)

Aqueducts

c)

Pyramids

d)

Cathedrals

20.

What is this?

a)

Sacrificial Stone

b)

Aztec Calendar

c)

Emperor's Throne

d)

Warrior's Altar