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TCi Lesson 27 The Aztecs

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

The First Aztecs lived where?

a)

Southern Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Northern Mexico

d)

South America

2.

The Aztecs found a swampy ______________ in the Middle of Lake ________________.

a)

Ocean, Michigan

b)

Island, Texcoco

c)

Peninsula, Tenochitlan

d)

River, Yucatan

3.

Aztecs made alliances or ___________________ to build their empire.

a)

peace

b)

war

c)

Jewelry

d)

Partnerships

4.

Aztecs made the people they conquered pay _______________.

a)

Tribute

b)

Corn

c)

Sacrifices

d)

Gold

5.

Aztecs controlled huge ______________networks.

a)

Road

b)

Trade

c)

River

d)

Ocean

6.

Tenochtitlan was the largest city with over ____________ people living there.

a)

50,000

b)

100,000

c)

200,000

d)

1,000,000

7.

For Farming, Aztecs built _____________ ______________ called chinampas.

a)

Terrace, lands

b)

Tree, breakers

c)

Floating, Gardens

d)

water, aqueduct

8.

Aztecs built ____________ that were raised roads across the ____________.

a)

freeways, mountains

b)

roadways, canyons

c)

Causeways, water

9.

What Country was most of the Aztec Empire in?

a)

Panama

b)

Honduras

c)

Mexico

d)

Central America

10.

What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

a)

Mexico City

b)

Rome

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Palenque

11.

Who ruled over the Aztecs?

a)

The emperor

b)

The kings of each city-state

c)

The nobles

d)

The soldiers

12.

What type of religion did the Aztecs follow?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

c)

They did not have an organized religion

d)

They believed in no god

13.

What was at the center of the city of Tenochtitlan?

a)

The Great Pyramid

b)

The Royal Palace

c)

Chinampas

d)

The Royal Zoo

14.
The Aztec were a society of fierce ____________. 
a)
Warriors
b)
Champions
c)
Fishers
d)
Not this one
15.
What did the Aztec religion demand that they do to honor gods and keep away the evil?
a)
pray
b)
attend ceremonies
c)
human sacrifices
d)
give the emperor food
16.

What year did the Aztec Empire begin?

a)

1492

b)

1428

c)

1000

d)

1600

17.

The Aztecs arrived in the ________ in the mid-1200s.

a)

San Fernando Valley

b)

Antelope Valley

c)

Aztlan

d)

Valley of Mexico

18.

For a long time, Aztecs were...

a)

painters

b)

mercenaries

c)

doctors

d)

priests

19.

Why did the Aztecs decide to create their capital in Tenochtitlan?

a)

they did not have a reason.

b)

they loved swimming in the lake

c)

they spotted an eagle perched atop a cactus with a long snake in its beak

d)

they spotted a chihuahua with a taco in its mouth

20.

What are tributes?

a)

Small streams

b)

Taxes

c)

Farmers

d)

Weapons

21.

The city of Tenochtitlan was located atop what geographical feature?

a)

a lake

b)

a mountain

c)

a desert

d)

a volcano

22.

Conquered people had to pay tributes to the Aztec emperor. This practice was most similar to which of the following?

a)

Composing a song or poem that celebrates the President of the United States

b)

Paying federal income taxes every year

c)

Donating to a food drive at a church or synagogue

d)

Participating in a charity basketball game to benefit a local hospital

23.
The capital city of the Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan, was an island in the middle of Lake
a)
Texcoco
b)
Mesoamerica
c)
Chichen Itza
d)
Gulf of Mexico
24.
Who paid tributes to the Aztec king?
a)
conquered people and farmers
b)
nobles and merchants
c)
slaves and conquered people
d)
warriors and priests
25.

Why do you think the Aztecs had many enemies?

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