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Aztec Empire Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

a)

Central Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

South America, mostly Peru

2.

What were chinampas?

a)

the name for Aztec city-states

b)

people who lived in Tenochtitlan

c)

farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled

d)

walls of skulls at temples

3.

The Aztec civilization had a class structure

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Building chinampas allowed the Aztec to

a)

farm in swamp land

b)

defeat the other city-states

c)

carve skulls into stone wall

d)

create intricate green masks

5.

What is the name of the lake where the Aztec settled?

a)

Lake Texcoco

b)

Lake Tahoe

c)

Lake Templo

d)

Lake Cusco

6.

The Aztec

a)

Were skilled warriors

b)

Were skilled llama herders

c)

Were skilled swimmers

d)

All of the Above

7.

YOU CAN PICK MULTIPLE ANSWERS. How were the Aztec able to create an empire?

a)

They were skilled warriors

b)

They made an alliance and used their allies to control the area

c)

They ruled from Machu Picchu

d)

They had government officials keep order and enforce taxes

8.

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

a)

Texcoco

b)

Chinapa

c)

Templo Mayor

d)

Tenochtitlan

9.

The name for a government official who works to carry out the business of the government is

a)

conquistador

b)

codex

c)

glyph

d)

bureaucrat

10.

Most Aztecs belonged to which class?

a)

emperor

b)

priests

c)

warriors

d)

commoners

11.

Who was the most powerful person in Aztec culture?

a)

The Emperor

b)

The Priest

c)

The person who made the sacrifices at the temple

d)

The Warrior

12.

We know the Aztec were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods.

a)

monotheistic

b)

polytheistic

c)

Muslim

d)

Beliebers (fans of Justin Bieber)

13.

What were the homes of wealthy people in the Aztec Empire made from?

a)

Wood logs

b)

Animal skins

c)

Stone or Sun-dried brick

d)

Bark and twigs

e)

Concrete

14.

What food was the main staple of the Aztec diet?

a)

Fish

b)

Maize

c)

Insects

d)

Insects

e)

Chicken

15.

True or False: Only children of the very wealthy attended school in the Aztec Empire.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Which of the following was part of what Aztec boys learned in school?

a)

How to farm

b)

Religion

c)

How to fight as warriors

d)

Crafts such as pottery

e)

All of the above

17.

What was the original name of the Aztec people?

a)

Mexico

b)

Aztta

c)

Mexica

d)

Azteckks

18.

What did the Aztecs create around Tenochtitlan to grow food?

a)

created floating gardens called, chinampas

b)

created fields to plant crops

c)

created bridges to get to the fields

d)

all of the above.

19.

What type of technology did the Aztecs use to get fresh water in Tenochtitlan?

a)

sent runners with water jugs

b)

dug wells

c)

used aqueducts

d)

collected the rain water

20.
The island in Lake Texaco was 
a)
perfect for hunting.
b)
Swampy and unsuitable for agriculture.
c)
rich with crops to feed the people.
d)
already occupied with other tribes.Option 4 (optional)