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Ancient Aztecs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of entertainment was important to the Aztecs?

a)

chanting and musical instruments

b)

puppets and acting

c)

music and dance

d)

plays and the theater

2.

Who wore clothes made from feathers,soft cotton, and jewels ?

a)

rich

b)

commoners

c)

rich

d)

warriors

3.

What are some Aztec inventions?

a)

tomatoes, spinach, and kale

b)

Chinampas (floating gardens, ) chili peppers, and tortilla

c)

computers, spinning wheels, and watches

d)

sundials, pencils, and chalk

4.

What is the Emperor called ?

a)

Great Warrior

b)

Great Champion

c)

Great Speaker

d)

Great Owl

5.

Where did the RICH live?

a)

low, flat roof house built of mud bricks

b)

1 room Built around courtyard bordered by a canal on 1 side. White washed walls, floors of hard earth

c)

mud brick huts with thatch roof

d)

stone palaces with dozens of rooms, airy courtyards, beautiful gardens

6.

Who made jewelry, needles, fishhooks,and tools?

a)

farmers

b)

metalworkers

c)

artisans

d)

warriors

7.

What was ancient Mexico City called?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Tlacopan

c)

Texcoco

d)

Mexico City

8.

Who thought Cortez was the god, Quetzacoatl, and didn’t resist Spanish ?

a)

Hernando Cortez

b)

Acamapichtli

c)

Itzcoatl

d)

Montezuma II

9.

What did the ancient Aztecs use for their alphabet?

a)

symbols

b)

letters

c)

pictographs

d)

numbers

10.

Who performed rituals ?

a)

priests

b)

emperors

c)

warriors

d)

Professional singers and dancers

11.

What did the warriors wear?

a)

metal armor with helmets

b)

padded cotton armor, shields of reeds decorated with bright feathers

c)

costumes that frightened enemies

d)

armor made of wood, plastic helmets and gloves

12.

What land forms did the Aztecs have?

a)

valleys, mountains, and volcanoes

b)

islands, peninsulas, and caves

c)

canyons, plateaus, and islands

d)

snowy mountains, tropical rain forests, sandy beaches,and steppes

13.

What animals did the Aztecs raise for food?

a)

cats, goats, and cows

b)

ducks, fish, and pigs

c)

turkeys, ducks, and dogs

d)

pigs, camels, and canaries

14.

What did the ancient Aztecs use for money?

a)

cacao beans, shaped copper, and cotton cloths

b)

coins, pins, and hair

c)

bones and stones

d)

paper money, gold bars, and silver coins

15.

What were the 2 noble classes separated by?

a)

by age and rank

b)

by dad's last name and birth order

c)

by clan and geographical area

d)

By birth and privilege