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Aztecs Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the Aztec capital city?
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Cuzco
c)
Mexico City
d)
Haiti
2.
What did the Spanish build on the ruins of Tenochtitlan?
a)

Cuzco

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Mexico City

d)

A Church

3.
The Aztec offered _________ sacrifices to please their gods.
a)
Strange
b)
Animal
c)
Fun
d)
Human
4.
The conquered city of Tenochtitlan is now the modern day city of:
a)
Valdez
b)
Cortez City
c)
Mexico City
5.
The Aztec were _____________ and conquered all their neighbors.
a)
friendly
b)
honest
c)
obsequious
d)
bullies
6.

The Aztec Empire was located in central ___________.

a)

South America

b)

Mexico

c)

Panama

d)

Cuba

7.
The Aztecs built their capital city on a(n) ____________________ in central Mexico.
a)

mountain

b)

marshy island

c)

flat area

d)

chinampa

8.
Because of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs built _________________
a)
causeways.
b)
chinampas. (floating gardens)
c)
irrigation canals.
d)
terraces.
9.
Which group within Aztec society did the tasks listed below?
• studied the sky
• ran schools
• predicted the future 
a)
priests
b)
judges
c)
peasants 
d)
commoners 
10.

Which color represents where the Aztec civilization was?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

gray

d)

green

11.
Tenochtitlans location protected it from enemy _______.
a)
attacks
b)
friends
c)
roads
d)
tribes
12.
Chinampas are...
a)
Artificial Islands
b)
Natural Islands
c)
Crops
d)
Artificial Waterways
13.
Which was NOT one the Aztec crops?
a)
Chocolate
b)
Maize
c)
Avocados
d)
Apples
14.

What did the Aztec religion demand that they do to honor gods and keep away the evil?

a)

pray and worship daily

b)

attend ceremonies

c)

sacrifices

d)

give the emperor food/labor

15.
What were Aztec pyramids used for?
a)
Burial places for great leaders
b)
Religious ceremonies like human sacrifice
c)
Astronomy, to look at the sun, moon, and stars
d)
Places to play their ball game
16.

What are the 3 main social classes?

a)

Nobles, commoners, slaves

b)

nobles, emperor, slaves

c)

king, nobles, commoners

d)

emperor, middle and lower

17.

Artisans created....

a)

goods for noble families

b)

pottery

c)

jewelry

d)

all of the above

18.

The Aztecs built a stone ____________ for fresh water.

a)

bridge

b)

walkway

c)

aqueduct

d)

sewer

19.

Who conquered the Aztecs?

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Francisco Pizzaro

d)

Officer Watts

20.

Which of the following is not true about the Aztec marketplaces?

a)

There was one in every major city.

b)

You could buy slaves there.

c)

You could only buy food and animals there.

d)

They were located at the base of the main temples.

21.

What was the main staple crop of the Aztecs?

a)

Avocado

b)

Peppers

c)

Cacao (chocolate)

d)

Corn

22.

Which of the following was not an uncommon crop used by the Aztecs?

a)

Bees

b)

Algae

c)

Avocado

d)

Chocolate

23.

What were the mayeque?

a)

Merchants who traveled far outside the city

b)

Farmers who worked on other people's land

c)

Farmers who planned out the crops

d)

Priests who could predict the future

24.

What were the slaves known as?

a)

Bought ones

b)

Enslaved ones

c)

Criminals

d)

Ones who have no rights

25.

What were the Aztecs looking for when looking for a place to settle?

a)

Eagle on a snake eating a cactus

b)

Eagle on a cactus eating a snake

c)

A cactus on a snake eating an eagle

d)

A snake on a cactus eating an eagle