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The Aztec Empire

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
______ was a useful crop because it could be dried and stored.
a)
pepper
b)
maize
c)
cotton
d)
rice
2.
Another name for a "floating island" was the concept of
a)
chinampas
b)
extended islands
c)
brick and mortar
3.
A stone pyramid called _________ was the greatest structure of the plaza.
a)
Luxury
b)
Texcoco
c)
Talc
d)
Great temple
4.
__________ began as the Azte'c home city.
a)
Texacoco
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
New Mexico
5.

Which artistic image represents an Aztec warrior?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

What do we call the area which is now Mexico/Central America?

a)

Mesoamerica

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Spain

7.

What does this image best represent?

a)

The Aztec Empire

b)

Chinampas

c)

Templo Mayor

d)

Human sacrifices

8.

When most people think of the Aztec religion, they think of....

a)

Human sacrifices

b)

Churches

c)

Peace

d)

Singing songs and holding hands

9.

Which Spanish conquistador conquered Tenochtitlan?

a)

Diego Lopez

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Bernado Galvez

d)

Juan Ortego

10.

The Aztec civilization had a class structure

a)

True

b)

False

11.

We know the Aztec were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods.

a)

monotheistic

b)

polytheistic

c)

Muslim

d)

Beliebers (fans of Justin Bieber)

12.

The serpent god of creation

a)

Quetzalcotl

b)

Chinampa

c)

Itzcoatl

d)

Montezuma

13.

Another name for Spanish soldiers

a)

Captives

b)

Captians

c)

Conquistadors

d)

Cortez

14.

This was a contributing factor to the demise of the Aztec

a)

cholera

b)

leprosy

c)

smallpox

d)

typhoid fever

15.

What was one reason the Aztec waged war so often?

a)

They needed prisoners for human sacrifices.

b)

They believed the gods enjoyed seeing humans fight.

c)

the Spanish would appreciate their sacrfices

d)

They were always under attack from their neighbors.