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WorksheetsCh 24 Aztec Quiziz
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins
What is the definition of Mercenary?
a public square or other open area in a city where people can gather
soldier who is paid to fight for another country or group
wall or dam built to hold back water and prevent flooding
an enclosed space or cage for keeping birds
What is the definition of Plaza?
a public square or other open area in a city where people can gather
soldier who is paid to fight for another country or group
wall or dam built to hold back water and prevent flooding
an enclosed space or cage for keeping birds
What is the definition of Aviary?
a public square or other open area in a city where people can gather
soldier who is paid to fight for another country or group
wall or dam built to hold back water and prevent flooding
an enclosed space or cage for keeping birds
What is the definition of Chinampas?
skull rack altar
floating gardens
people of the sun
Lake Texcoco
What is the definition of Dike?
a public square or other open area in a city where people can gather
soldier who is paid to fight for another country or group
wall or dam built to hold back water and prevent flooding
an enclosed space or cage for keeping birds
What is the definition of Tzompantli?
skull rack altar
floating gardens
people of the sun
Lake Texcoco
What is the definition of Alliance?
a raised road built across water or low ground
soldier who is paid to fight for another country or group
group of countries, city-states, or other entities who agree to work together, often to fight common enemies
an enclosed space or cage for keeping birds
What is the definition of Causeway?
a raised road built across water or low ground
soldier who is paid to fight for another country or group
group of countries, city-states, or other entities who agree to work together, often to fight common enemies
an enclosed space or cage for keeping birds
1. Where was the Aztec empire
located?
Yucatan Peninsula
South America
Central Mexico
Baja California
Guatemala
What city means "the place of the fruit of the prickly pear cactus?"
Chichen Itza
Teotihuacan
Tenochtitlan
Tikal
Copan
Where is THE PYRAMID OF THE SUN?
Chichen Itza
Teotihuacan
Tenochtitlan
Tikal
Copan
What linked the island of Tenochtitlan to the mainland?
floating garden
pyramid of the sun
the place of the fruit of the prickly pear cactus
Skull rack altar
3 causeways
Who invaded Mexico in 1519?
Portugal
Spain
Mayans
Olmecs
Pizarro
Name the Aztec’s chief god.
Chaac
Kukulkan
Kinich Ahau
Itzamná
HUITZILOPOCHTLI
Who was the main god of the Mayans?
Chaac
Kukulkan
Kinich Ahau
Itzamná
HUITZILOPOCHTLI
Name the empire’s most important business?
gold trade
silk trade
collecting tribute
human sacrifice
being mercenaries
The following were things the merchants sold in the marketplace EXCEPT:
Gold
silver
feathers
silk
animal skins
The ______ were a Mesoamerican people who built a vast empire for nearly 100 years (1428-1519) in what is today central Mexico.
Olmec
Maya
Aztecs
Shins
The ancestors of the Aztecs were nomadic band of hunter-gatherers who called themselves Mexica.
True
False
Which color represents where the Aztec civilization was?
blue
red
gray
green
What did the Aztecs see that made them decide to stay in Lake Texcoco?
the sun god
a sign that said "Aztecs, stay here."
an eagle on a cactus with a snake
We know the Aztec were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods.
monotheistic
polytheistic
Muslim
Beliebers (fans of Justin Bieber)
What was one reason the Aztec waged war so often?
They needed prisoners for human sacrifices.
They believed the gods enjoyed seeing humans fight.
the Spanish would appreciate their sacrfices
They were always under attack from their neighbors.
What weakness in the Aztec Empire did the Spanish take advantage of when they invaded Mexico?
A. Because the empire remained small, it was easily surrounded.
B. Because conquered peoples kept their own customs, the empire lacked unity.
C. Because citizens of the empire grew rich, they forgot how to fight.
D. Because all the empire worshipped one king, his death ended their religion.
Match the following
Mercenary
Plaza
Aviary
Dike
Alliance
What was the main purpose of chinampas?
to increase the amount of farmland
to protect the Aztec from attack
to carry fresh water to fields
to transport people and goods
A wall to hold back water is a (a)
The aztec also built (a) , or artificial islands.
The Aztecs built (a) which are canals or pipes that carry fresh water.
Their empire flourished until it was destroyed by invaders from ______.
England
Maya
Mexico
Spain
The Aztec
Were skilled warriors
Were skilled llama herders
Were skilled swimmers
All of the Above
Which color represents where the Aztec civilization was?
blue
red
gray
green
What did the Aztecs see that made them decide to stay in Lake Texcoco?
the sun god
a sign that said "Aztecs, stay here."
an eagle on a cactus with a snake
Cortes
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
Mexico
The Aztec civilization was located in the heart of this
Texcoco
The city of Tenochtitlan was built on this lak
brooms
Aztec girls were given these when they were born
chinampas
Floating gardens
What was the land like where the Aztecs settled?
It is covered with deserts and dry land
It is covered with jungles, swamps, lakes, valleys, and mountains
It was mostly coastal plains
It was all mountains with no flat land for farming
Which statement is true about the Aztec civilization?
The Aztec were thought to come from the south around 1200.
The Aztecs were able to defeat Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors
Many Aztecs died from Spanish diseases after their arrival.
There are no descendants left from the Aztec civilization.
What is the name of the lake where the Aztec settled?
Lake Texcoco
Lake Tahoe
Lake Templo
Lake Cusco
The First Aztecs lived where?
Southern Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Northern Mexico
South America
Aztecs made the people they conquered pay _______________.
Tribute
Corn
Sacrifices
Gold
Tenochtitlan was the largest city with over ____________ people living there.
50,000
100,000
200,000
1,000,000
Aztecs built ____________ that were raised roads across the ____________.
freeways, mountains
roadways, canyons
Causeways, water
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
Christopher Columbus
Benito Pizzaro
Marc Anthony
Who was the emperor of the Aztecs?
Malintzin
Cortes
Moctezuma
Tenochtitlan
The capital city of Tenochtitlan was conquered in ____________.
1521
1492
1592
1607
Spanish Soldiers were called _______________.
Matadors
Conquistadors
Delta Team
Red Coats
The Aztecs were afraid of what animal the Spanish brought with them.
Horses
Elephants
Tigers
Bears
What Country was most of the Aztec Empire in?
Panama
Honduras
Mexico
Central America
The Spanish brought deadly ______________ such as ____________.
Diseases, Typhoid
Diseases, Malaria
Diseases, Small Pox
Diseases, Measles
After the Aztec ruler Montezuma was killed by the Spanish, his brother became the next ruler of the Aztecs. What was his name?
Itzcoatl
Ahuitzotl
Moctezuma II
Cuitláhuac
The Aztec ruler named _____________ thought Hernan Cortes Was The Aztec God Quetzalcoatl.
Itzcoatl
Moctezuma II
Moctezuma I
Cuitláhuac
Where are the Maya located?
A
B
C
None of the above
Where are the Incas located?
A
B
C
None of the above
Where are the Aztecs located?
A
B
C
None of the above
This is the Aztec (a) whistle.
The ________ is a type of weapon used by the Aztecs that was essentially a wooden paddle with obsidian blades on the sides which were sharper.
Macuahuitl
Nahuatl
Uto-Aztecan
Proto-Nahuan
What language did the Aztecs speak?
Macuahuitl
Nahuatl
Uto-Aztecan
Proto-Nahuan
Every male Aztec was trained to be a (a) .
(a) are long, pointed teeth that protrude from the elephant.
Elephant tusks are made of (a) .
