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WorksheetsAztecs - Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 31mins
What did the Aztec priests do at the top of their temples?
healing the sick
signal towers
religious ceremonies
watching the stars
Who belongs here in the Aztec government hierarchy?
Nobles
Council of Four
Clergy
Sapa Inca
What's the difference between serfs and slaves?
Serfs were lower on the social pyramid
Slaves were higher on the social pyramid
They both worked the land, but only the slaves were considered property
They both worked the alnd, but only the serfs were considered property
What could the nobles do that commoners could not?
wear feathers and gold
go to school
train to fight
go to court
Which of the following is NOT a way to become a slave?
born into slavery
punishment for a crime
to pay off their debts
How could slaves become free?
They couldn't!
Run to the palace
Marry a free persson
How could poeple change social rank?
Like the Mayans, they could not change social classes
They could move up through priesthood
They could move up from marriage
They could sell their children to a higher class
The "calpulli" is similar to what in the Inca culture?
Suyu
Allyu
Cacique
Mita
Which of the following is a similarity between the Aztecs and Mayan government?
They both had an emperor
They were made of city-states
They both had many rulers
They were polytheistic
Which of the following is a similarity between the Aztecs and Inca government?
They both had an emperor
They were made of city-states
They both had many rulers
They were polytheistic
Which of the following is a similarity between the Aztecs, Inca, and Mayan governments?
They all had an emperor
They were made of city-states
They were divided into suyus
They had laws and courts
What could the nobles do that commoners could not?
wear feathers and gold
go to school
train to fight
go to court
Smallpox was so devastating to the Aztecs and other indigenous tribes because
they had no immunity or defense against this disease
they did not have their shots
they were an especially dirty people who did not believe in bathing
Smallpox spread faster on their skin than others'
The Aztec were best known as
farmers
warriors
nomads
magicians
The Aztecs lived in a ______ climate.
polar
temperate
tropical
The Aztec location _________
protected them from enemies
provided water for crops
provided water for drinking and bathing
all of the above
What was the name of the famous Aztec ball game?
Aztec soccer
Patolli
Ullamaliztli or tlachtli ball
Umami
The Aztecs performed human sacrifices to
honor the gods
please the gods
provide the gods nourishment
all of the above
All Aztec children were required to
sing and dance
hunt
farm
attend school
The Aztecs considered themselves
"the People of the Sun"
lucky to be alive
the most beautiful people ever
none of these answers is correct
The Aztec civilization had a class structure
True
False
We know the Aztec were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods.
monotheistic
polytheistic
Muslim
Beliebers (fans of Justin Bieber)
Who was Moctezuma II?
Spanish conqueror who was greedy for gold and riches from Central and South America
An important Aztec priest
Aztec ruler who considered himself equal with the gods. The ruler when Hernan Cortes first arrived.
Aztec leader who built Tenochititlan
What were the top class called in the Aztec civilization?
Nobles
Slaves
Commoners
Servants
How did the Aztec create their empire?
Building pyramids
Buying land
Conquering other city-states
Farming on a lake
