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aztecs

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.
a)
America
b)
Mexico
c)
Panama
d)
Cuba
2.
Chinampas are...
a)
Artificial Islands
b)
Natural Islands
c)
Crops
d)
Artificial Waterways
3.
Who was the last leader of the Aztecs?
a)
Atahualpa
b)
Cortes
c)
Pizarro
d)
Montezuma II
4.
What was the name of the Aztec capital city?
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Cuzco
c)
Mexico City
d)
Haiti
5.
What did the Spanish build on the ruins of Tenochtitlan?
a)
Cuzco
b)
Machu Picchu
c)
Mexico City
d)
Fayetteville
6.
The Aztec offered _________ sacrifices to please their gods.
a)
Strange
b)
Animal
c)
Fun
d)
Human
7.
What was and is the original language of the Aztec still spoken in some places?
a)
Nahuatl
b)
Spanish
c)
Germanic
d)
Quechua
8.
What great city was built on an island in Lake Texcoco?
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Palenque
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
Cuzco
9.
Why did the Aztecs in Tenochtitlán need the technologies listed below?
• aqueduct
• dike
• causeways
• canals
a)
because they lived on islands 
b)
because they traveled frequently 
c)
because they ruled a large empire 
d)
because they followed the seasons
10.
Because of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs built _________________
a)
causeways.
b)
chinampas. (floating gardens)
c)
irrigation canals.
d)
terraces.
11.

What are chinampas?

a)

Delicious food made from corn

b)

Canals that surround the city

c)

Step-like gardens in the side of a mountain

d)

Man-made floating gardens

12.

Why was Tenochtitlan chosen as the capital of the Aztec Empire?

a)

It was the oldest of the various city-states comprising the empire

b)

It was located close to the exact geographic center of the empire

c)

It had the best transportation and sanitation services around

d)

It was the of the Mexicas, the most powerful society of the empire

13.

In the middle of what lake was Tenochtitlan founded?

a)

Eyrie

b)

Somerset

c)

Texcoco

d)

Coben

14.

What was the original name of the people of Tenochtitlan?

a)

Toltec

b)

Olmec

c)

Mexica

d)

Zapotec

15.

This is the name of the group of people who traveled from their mythical homeland of Aztlan.

a)

Inca

b)

Mayan

c)

Mexica (Nahua/Aztecs)

16.

True/False:

The Mexica decided in a specific area to settle because they saw an Eagle perched on a cactus that was on a rock in the middle of a lake.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What is a codex?

a)

An ancient book with drawings representing historical events.

b)

To purify a space

18.

What does this picture show?

a)

Causeway

b)

Maya ruins

c)

Chinampa

d)

Floating garden