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Aztec Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The language spoken by the Aztecs

a)

Nahuatl

b)

Calpolli

c)

Aztlan

d)

Tenochtitlan

2.

Which social class was made up of captives in war, criminals, or citizens who couldn't pay their debts?

a)

Serfs

b)

Nobles

c)

Slaves

d)

Commoners

3.

A brick made of sun-dried earth and straw

a)

adobe

b)

thatched

c)

maguey

d)

chicle

4.

What did the Aztecs build to worship their gods?

a)

cathedrals

b)

temple-pyramids

c)

stadiums

d)

mosques

5.

Which calendar did the Aztecs use to decide when to plant crops or go into battle?

a)

The solar calendar

b)

The Julian calendar

c)

The stellar calendar

d)

The lunar calendar

6.

The Aztecs grew....(check all that apply)

a)

Corn

b)

Sugar

c)

Beans

d)

Chilies

e)

Tomatoes

7.

What was the main use of the Aztec planting stick?

a)

Measuring where to put the seeds

b)

Making holes for the seeds

c)

Drawing garden plans

d)

Scaring away birds

8.

What religious practice did the Inca, Aztec and Maya have in common?

a)

Going to the temple on Sundays

b)

Worshipping one god

c)

offering sacrifices to the gods

d)

reading books about their gods

9.

In what way was the government of the Aztecs similar to the Incas?

a)

Women were allowed to vote and hold office

b)

They worshipped one god

c)

They were both ruled by the Sapa Inca

d)

They demanded their people pay a tax

10.

Trading objects rather than buying and selling them is

a)

slash and burn

b)

barter

c)

the lunar calendar

d)

quipu

11.

The Aztecs had no immunity to the diseases the Spanish brought with them, so many of them died from diseases like smallpox.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Montezuma II thought the Spanish could possibly be what?

a)

soldiers of the king of Spain

b)

an attack by a distant tribe

c)

the god Quetzalcoatl

d)

the return of Montezuma I

13.

Who was the last native group to be defeated by the Spanish?

a)

the Cubans

b)

the Aztecs

c)

the Incas

d)

the Mayas

14.

Tenochtitlan was built on the middle of a lake and had many canals.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

Actual battles killed more Aztecs than smallpox and hunger.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Which warriors were the most honored?

a)

Those who took the most captives

b)

Those who killed the most

c)

The who took the most loot (goods/property)

d)

Those who died in battle

17.

The region in Central Mexico where the Aztecs settled

a)

Valley of Mexico

b)

the Mayans

c)

South America

d)

Nahuatl

18.

The Aztecs used animals and wheeled vehicles to move crops

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

How did ash from the slash and burn method help farmers?

a)

It was used to make houses

b)

It was used as food for animals

c)

It provided fertilizer

d)

It made a soft surface to sleep on

20.

Why didn't battles last a long time?

a)

They couldn't carry many supplies

b)

They didn't have many weapons

c)

They did not want to fight

d)

Other tribes were too scared to fight