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Aztecs - Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What letter on the map shows the area on which the Aztec civilization was located?
a)
Z
b)
Y
c)
W
d)
X
2.

What did the Aztec priests do at the top of their temples?

a)

healing the sick

b)

signal towers

c)

religious ceremonies

d)

watching the stars

3.
6. Who were the only people in the Aztec Empire who knew how to read and write?
a)
Farmers
b)
Soldiers
c)
Priests
d)
Artisans
4.
15. What food was the main staple of the Aztec diet?
a)
Fish
b)
Maize
c)
Wheat
d)
Rice
5.
25. What did the Council of Four do?
a)
They were high priests that performed sacrifices to the gods
b)
They gave advice to the emperor
c)
They each ruled a powerful city-state
d)
They acted as the Supreme Court in the Aztec judicial system
6.
27. What was the subject or focus of most Aztec art?
a)
Nature
b)
People
c)
The gods
d)
The capital city
7.

Who belongs here in the Aztec government hierarchy?

a)

Nobles

b)

Council of Four

c)

Clergy

d)

Sapa Inca

8.

What's the difference between serfs and slaves?

a)

Serfs were lower on the social pyramid

b)

Slaves were higher on the social pyramid

c)

They both worked the land, but only the slaves were considered property

d)

They both worked the alnd, but only the serfs were considered property

9.

What could the nobles do that commoners could not?

a)

wear feathers and gold

b)

go to school

c)

train to fight

d)

go to court

10.

Which of the following is NOT a way to become a slave?

a)

born into slavery

b)

punishment for a crime

c)

to pay off their debts

11.

How could slaves become free?

a)

They couldn't!

b)

Run to the palace

c)

Marry a free persson

12.

How could poeple change social rank?

a)

Like the Mayans, they could not change social classes

b)

They could move up through priesthood

c)

They could move up from marriage

d)

They could sell their children to a higher class

13.

The "calpulli" is similar to what in the Inca culture?

a)

Suyu

b)

Allyu

c)

Cacique

d)

Mita

14.

Which of the following is a similarity between the Aztecs and Mayan government?

a)

They both had an emperor

b)

They were made of city-states

c)

They both had many rulers

d)

They were polytheistic

15.

Which of the following is a similarity between the Aztecs and Inca government?

a)

They both had an emperor

b)

They were made of city-states

c)

They both had many rulers

d)

They were polytheistic

16.

Which of the following is a similarity between the Aztecs, Inca, and Mayan governments?

a)

They all had an emperor

b)

They were made of city-states

c)

They were divided into suyus

d)

They had laws and courts

17.

What could the nobles do that commoners could not?

a)

wear feathers and gold

b)

go to school

c)

train to fight

d)

go to court

18.
The Aztec capital city was built in the middle of Lake __________.
a)
Michigan
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Texcoco
d)
Mexico
19.
Chinampas are...
a)
Artificial Islands
b)
Natural Islands
c)
Crops
d)
Artificial Waterways
20.
The Aztecs had never seen a ______ or _________ before Cortes and his men.
a)
horse; weapons
b)
taco; human
c)
boat; garden
d)
baby; donkey
21.
Who was the last leader of the Aztecs?
a)
Atahualpa
b)
Cortes
c)
Pizarro
d)
Montezuma II
22.
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Vasco de Gama
23.
The Aztec capital city was called . . .
a)
Cuzco
b)
Tenotchtitlan
c)
Chichen Itza
d)
Machu Picchu
24.
The Aztecs settled where they saw:
a)
A bird on a wire
b)
A gopher eating a turtle
c)
An eagle on a cactus
d)
A snake eating an eagle
25.

Smallpox was so devastating to the Aztecs and other indigenous tribes because

a)

they had no immunity or defense against this disease

b)

they did not have their shots

c)

they were an especially dirty people who did not believe in bathing

d)

Smallpox spread faster on their skin than others'

26.
Why did Cortes conquer the Aztecs
a)
to have thousands of people sacrificed for the gods
b)
to control the entire trade route
c)
to rebel against the emperor Moctezuma
d)
to find gold, claim land, and convert natives to Christianity
27.

The Aztec were best known as

a)

farmers

b)

warriors

c)

nomads

d)

magicians

28.

The Aztecs lived in a ______ climate.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

29.

The Aztec location _________

a)

protected them from enemies

b)

provided water for crops

c)

provided water for drinking and bathing

d)

all of the above

30.
The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.
a)
America
b)
Mexico
c)
Panama
d)
Cuba
31.

What was the name of the famous Aztec ball game?

a)

Aztec soccer

b)

Patolli

c)

Ullamaliztli or tlachtli ball

d)

Umami

32.

The Aztecs performed human sacrifices to

a)

honor the gods

b)

please the gods

c)

provide the gods nourishment

d)

all of the above

33.

All Aztec children were required to

a)

sing and dance

b)

hunt

c)

farm

d)

attend school

34.

The Aztecs considered themselves

a)

"the People of the Sun"

b)

lucky to be alive

c)

the most beautiful people ever

d)

none of these answers is correct

35.
The Aztecs made the people they conquered pay Tribute. What was that?
a)
attention at all times
b)
gifts of jewels, gold , and valuables
c)
show honor with marches
36.

The Aztec civilization had a class structure

a)

True

b)

False

37.

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

a)

monotheistic

b)

polytheistic

c)

Muslim

d)

Beliebers (fans of Justin Bieber)

38.

Who was Moctezuma II?

a)

Spanish conqueror who was greedy for gold and riches from Central and South America

b)

An important Aztec priest

c)

Aztec ruler who considered himself equal with the gods. The ruler when Hernan Cortes first arrived.

d)

Aztec leader who built Tenochititlan

39.

What were the top class called in the Aztec civilization?

a)

Nobles

b)

Slaves

c)

Commoners

d)

Servants

40.

How did the Aztec create their empire?

a)

Building pyramids

b)

Buying land

c)

Conquering other city-states

d)

Farming on a lake