WorksheetsAztec Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The language spoken by the Aztecs
Nahuatl
Calpolli
Aztlan
Tenochtitlan
Which social class was made up of captives in war, criminals, or citizens who couldn't pay their debts?
Serfs
Nobles
Slaves
Commoners
A brick made of sun-dried earth and straw
adobe
thatched
maguey
chicle
What did the Aztecs build to worship their gods?
cathedrals
temple-pyramids
stadiums
mosques
Which calendar did the Aztecs use to decide when to plant crops or go into battle?
The solar calendar
The Julian calendar
The stellar calendar
The lunar calendar
The Aztecs grew....(check all that apply)
Corn
Sugar
Beans
Chilies
Tomatoes
What was the main use of the Aztec planting stick?
Measuring where to put the seeds
Making holes for the seeds
Drawing garden plans
Scaring away birds
What religious practice did the Inca, Aztec and Maya have in common?
Going to the temple on Sundays
Worshipping one god
offering sacrifices to the gods
reading books about their gods
In what way was the government of the Aztecs similar to the Incas?
Women were allowed to vote and hold office
They worshipped one god
They were both ruled by the Sapa Inca
They demanded their people pay a tax
Trading objects rather than buying and selling them is
slash and burn
barter
the lunar calendar
quipu
The Aztecs had no immunity to the diseases the Spanish brought with them, so many of them died from diseases like smallpox.
TRUE
FALSE
Montezuma II thought the Spanish could possibly be what?
soldiers of the king of Spain
an attack by a distant tribe
the god Quetzalcoatl
the return of Montezuma I
Who was the last native group to be defeated by the Spanish?
the Cubans
the Aztecs
the Incas
the Mayas
Tenochtitlan was built on the middle of a lake and had many canals.
TRUE
FALSE
Actual battles killed more Aztecs than smallpox and hunger.
TRUE
FALSE
Which warriors were the most honored?
Those who took the most captives
Those who killed the most
The who took the most loot (goods/property)
Those who died in battle
The region in Central Mexico where the Aztecs settled
Valley of Mexico
the Mayans
South America
Nahuatl
The Aztecs used animals and wheeled vehicles to move crops
TRUE
FALSE
How did ash from the slash and burn method help farmers?
It was used to make houses
It was used as food for animals
It provided fertilizer
It made a soft surface to sleep on
Why didn't battles last a long time?
They couldn't carry many supplies
They didn't have many weapons
They did not want to fight
Other tribes were too scared to fight
