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The Aztecs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the greatest Aztec city?

a)

Texaco

b)

Technochtitlan

c)

Tlatelolco

2.

What modern capital city is on the same site as the greatest Aztec city?

a)

Mexico City

b)

New York

c)

Guadalajara

3.

True or False: The Aztecs used a form of picture writing.

a)

Cierto (True)

b)

Falso (False)

4.

What language did the Aztec speak?

a)

Quechua

b)

Zapotec

c)

Náhuatl

5.

What is a calpolli?

a)

chief

b)

council

c)

clan

6.

How many clans formed a tribe?

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

7.

Who was the greatest Aztec emperor?

a)

Atahualpa

b)

K'inich Jannab Pakal

c)

Montezuma I

8.

Who arranged Aztec marriages?

a)

the chief

b)

the family

c)

the clan

9.

What are chinampas?

a)

gardens

b)

farms

c)

small islands created in shallow lakes and swamps

10.

How many gods and goddesses did the Aztecs worship?

a)

50

b)

60

c)

70

11.

What unusual thing did many Aztec religious ceremonies include?

a)

human sacrifice

b)

battles

c)

fortune telling

12.

True or False: The Aztecs used two calendars: a lunar calendar and a solar calendar.

a)

Cierto (True)

b)

Falso (False)

13.

When did Cortés FIRST invade Mexico?

a)

1517

b)

1519

c)

1521

14.

In what year did Cortés CONQUER the Aztec empire?

a)

1492

b)

1517

c)

1521

15.

True or False: Mexico, avocado, chocolate, and tomato are Aztec words.

a)

Cierto (True)

b)

Falso (False)