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Aztec Test Practice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______________ was the capital of the Aztecs.

a)

Chicago

b)

Huitzapoulti

c)

Montezuma

d)

Tenochtitlan

2.

The Aztecs were able to expand so quickly due their innovative design of the floating gardens. These were called what?

a)

Islands

b)

Aqueducts

c)

Chinampas

d)

Canals

3.

Why were the nomadic Aztecs looking for a sign?

a)

for a new god to worship

b)

for a new place to settle

c)

for a new settlement to take over

d)

for a new place to farm crops

4.

What was the sign the Aztecs saw when they settled Tenochtitlan?

a)

a serpent and an eagle fighting on a cactus

b)

a cactus

c)

a serpent and a cactus fighting on an eagle

d)

a cactus and a eagle fighting on a serpent

5.

Who destroyed the Aztec Empire?

a)

The empire was not destroyed

b)

The Aztecs

c)

Spanish Conquistadors

d)

American colonists

6.

How long was the Aztec Empire able to survive?

a)

2 years

b)

200 years

c)

2000 years

d)

they are still surviving today

7.

How many people were living under the Aztec's rule?

a)

500 people

b)

5,000 people

c)

5 million people

d)

10 million people

8.

The Aztec Empire had a supreme ruler known as a(n) ____________

a)

President

b)

King

c)

god

d)

Emporer

9.

Tenochtitlan was located in the middle of what?

a)

Ocean

b)

Land

c)

River

d)

Lake

10.

How many gods did the Aztecs worship?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

hundreds

d)

thousands

11.

What was a system of tribute?

a)

Trading feathers for cacao beans

b)

Paying taxes to the government

c)

Buying something from the government

d)

Selling a product to your neighbor

12.

What language did the Aztecs speak?

a)

English

b)

Nahuatl

c)

Spanish

d)

French

13.

Something that a citizen has the freedom to do or have

a)

Right

b)

Responsibility

14.

A thing that every citizen HAS to do.

a)

Right

b)

Responsibility

15.

Out of the 5 characteristics of civilization, which comes first?

a)

Education

b)

Government

c)

Dense and Growing Population

d)

Social Order

e)

Surplus Food