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WorksheetsLesson 27- The Aztecs
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
. What kind of animal do you see in the center of this drawing about Aztec life?
bull
eagle
fish
horse
Aztecs believed that an eagle was
a god who would watch over and protect the Aztec people.
an omen signaling that Europeans would destroy their civilization.
a sign from the gods, telling them where to build their city.
the reincarnation of their first king.
The city that the Aztecs built on an island in Lake Texcoco was called
Tenochtitlán.
Aztlán
Teotihuacán
Quetzalcoatl
How did the Aztecs live before building their city on the island in Lake Texcoco?
They were traders along the Silk Road.
They were farmers on the Yucatán Peninsula.
They were fishermen along the Gulf of Mexico.
They were wandering hunter-gatherers.
What is this eagle perching on?
a long snake
his wings
a prickly pear cactus
the sun
What event does this image commemorate?
the adopting of Quetzalcoatl as one of the Aztec's gods
the destruction of the Aztec Empire by Europeans
the founding of the shrine to Huitzilopochtli
the legendary founding of the Aztec empire
What means "the place of the fruit of the prickly pear cactus"?
Aztlán
Tenochtitlán
Quetzalcoatl
Teotihuacán
In which part of Mexico did the Aztecs build their empire?
in Baja California
in the Chiapas highlands
in the Valley of Mexico
in the Yucatán Peninsula
Which city on this map was the capital city of the Toltecs?
Chapultepec
Tenochtitlán
Teotihuacán
Tollán
Which location on this map shows the place where the Aztecs began building their great city in 1325 C.E.?
Teotihuacán
Chapultepec
Tollán
Tenochtitlán
Where did the Aztecs live just before building their city in Tenochtitlán?
Tollán
Culhuacán
Teotihuacán
Chapultepec
What advantages did the location of Tenochtitlán provide the Aztecs?
The lake provided fish and water birds for food, and the island was easy to defend.
The city was far away from other city-states in Mesoamerica, such as Culhuacán and Teotihuacán.
The mountain location provided protection against invaders from the lowlands.
all of the above
In this image, Aztecs are
finishing the construction of the Great Temple.
gathering together for a religious ritual.
watching a human sacrifice to Huitzilopochtli.
building a small island called a chinampa.
Why did the Aztecs build chinampas?
to establish a habitat for parrots, quetzals, and other exotic birds
to please the chief god Huitzilopochtli and rain god Tlaloc
to create more land for the expansion of Tenochtitlán
to provide a means of transportation across Lake Texcoco
What happened at the top of the Great Temple in front of the shrines?
Priests performed human sacrifices.
Wild animals prowled cages in the royal zoo.
People came to trade many kinds of goods.
Workers washed down the streets each day.
What is one example of a technological marvel at Tenochtitlán?
a horse-drawn tramcar system that carried passengers around the city efficiently
twin aqueducts that carried fresh water for irrigation from the Chapultepec springs
an elevator system to move priests to the top of the Great Temple
under-floor steam heating in the royal palace, Great Temple, and royal aviary
This image show several forms of tribute paid to the Aztecs. Why did cities pay tribute to the Aztecs?
Cities paid as a gesture of defiance against the Aztecs.
Most city dwellers thought of themselves as true Aztecs.
The Aztecs demanded payments after defeating them in war.
The rulers of all Mesoamerican cities were members of the Aztec royal family.
What happened to soldiers that the Aztecs captured in battle?
Some became slaves, but most ended up as human sacrifices.
Most were required to marry Aztec women to produce more Aztec children.
Some were allowed to stay, but most were exiled to locations in South America.
Most were killed immediately on the battlefield.
The center of Aztec life was
art
democracy
sport
warfare
What was the greatest weakness of the Aztec Empire?
As a peace-loving people, the Aztecs were not skilled at warfare.
Its desert location meant that the Aztecs could not grow enough food for the population.
The Aztecs sacrificed their strongest warriors, leaving the weakest ones to defend the empire.
It had a lack of unity, because conquered people wanted their freedom.
