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Aztec intro

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what country did the Aztecs build their empire?

a)

South America

b)

Peru

c)

Mexico

d)

Spain

2.

What was the capital city of the Aztecs?

a)

Cuzco

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

Tampa

d)

Montezuma

3.

The Aztecs built their empire on.....

a)

the Andes Mountains

b)

Lake Texcoco

c)

Mexico River

d)

Amazon jungle

4.

What was their leader called?

a)

Sapa Inca

b)

King

c)

Emperor

d)

Monarch

5.

What were possible punishments an Aztec person could get if they committed a crime?

a)

jail

b)

death

c)

shaved head

d)

forced to be a slave

e)

thrown off a cliff

6.

True or False: Aztec.priests performed thousands of human sacrifices/

a)

True

b)

False

7.

When an Aztec priest did a human sacrifice, most of the time they cut out the person's ______.

a)

tongue

b)

eyes

c)

heart

d)

hands

8.

What happens in a sacrifice when a person is "flayed"?

a)

Their heart is removed.

b)

Their skin is removed

c)

They are stoned to death

d)

They are forced to shave their head.

9.

True or False: The Aztecs had a form of writing.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What was a chinampa?

a)

cutting steps in the mountains to grow crops

b)

floating gardens

c)

plateaus for growing crops

d)

canals for water