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WorksheetsSS8 - Ch. 7 The People of the Sun
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
How long did the Aztecs wander looking for their new home?
about 50 years
less than 100 years
precisely 150 years
more than 150 years
Who is the Aztec god of war?
Huitzilopochtli
Tlaloc
Quetzalcoatl
Tezcatlipoca
What did the Aztecs build to connect their island to the shore?
chinampas
causeways
bridges
aqueducts
In what shape did the Aztecs build their temples?
cubes
cylinders
pyramids
pentagons
The sign that led the Aztecs to find their new home.
an eagle on a cactus
a snake on an eagle
a swamp
a mountain
The Aztecs wrote their history in
picture books
codexes
books
codices
To make sure they had enough drinking water, the Aztecs built _____.
chinampas
causeways
bridges
aqueducts
When the Aztecs weren't at war, the warriors were busy _____.
farming
writing poetry
sacrificing humans
hunting
To expand their agricultural land, the Aztecs built _____.
chinampas
causeways
bridges
aqueducts
In what lake did the Aztecs find their island home?
Tenochtitlan
Tlacopan
Texcoco
Texaco
Which Aztec god's name means 'Smoking Mirror'?
Huitzilopochtli
Tlaloc
Quetzalcoatl
Tezcatlipoca
Which Aztec god's name means 'Feathered Serpent'?
Huitzilopochtli
Quetzalcoatl
Tezcatlipoca
Pocahontas
The Aztec sacred calendar was how many days long?
52
150
260
365
A new fire ceremony included a human sacrifice. A fire was lit in the victim's _____.
chest
belly
head
butt
Aztec philosophers believed the Earth was a round, flat disc divided into _____ sections.
five
four
three
two
The worst insult for an Aztec was to be called _____.
a poet
a Mexican
a coward
a god
After conquering other groups, the Aztecs demanded _____ from them.
currency
tribute
cocoa
chili peppers
This central component to Aztec beliefs is known as...
Cannibalism
Mestizo
Celestial Offering
Human Sacrifice
The Aztecs were extremely knowledgeable and built all of the following EXCEPT...
Chinampas
Aqueducts
Pyramids
Cathedrals
What is this?
Sacrificial Stone
Aztec Calendar
Emperor's Throne
Warrior's Altar
