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WorksheetsAztec Overview tpt
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3hrs 35mins
Cortes
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
Mexico
The Aztec civilization was located in the heart of this
Texcoco
The city of Tenochtitlan was built on this lak
brooms
Aztec girls were given these when they were born
chinampas
Floating gardens
weaving
Aztec women were skilled at this
Fifth Sun
Aztec legend said they lived in the world
Tenochtitlan
Capital of the Aztec civilization
Montezuma II
Aztec emperor
loincloths
Worn by Aztec men to cover their lower bodies
What was the land like where the Aztecs settled?
It is covered with deserts and dry land
It is covered with jungles, swamps, lakes, valleys, and mountains
It was mostly coastal plains
It was all mountains with no flat land for farming
How were chinampas made?
By digging up soil from lake bottoms
By making terraces into the sides of mountains
By clearing off jungle land
By tilling the soil
Which best completes the analogy? Huitzilopochtli : War :: Tonatiuh : ________________
Learning
Farming
Moon
Sun
Which group of people conquered the Aztecs?
English
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Which best completes the analogy? Girls : 16 :: Boys : ______________
16
17
20
25
How did the author mostly organize the selection?
He compared and contrasted the Aztec with the Incas.
He told the history of the Aztec in chronological order.
He explained problems the Aztec encountered and told how solved them.
He described many characteristics of the Aztec civilization.
Which statement is true about the Aztec civilization?
The Aztec were thought to come from the south around 1200.
The Aztecs were able to defeat Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors
Many Aztecs died from Spanish diseases after their arrival.
There are no descendants left from the Aztec civilization.
Why do most people think is the main reason the Aztecs were defeated by the Spaniards?
The Aztec armies were weakened by disease.
The Aztecs were defeated by superior Spanish weaponry.
The Aztecs were unable to withstand the psychological warfare of the Spanish.
The Aztecs were overwhelmed by the sheer number of Spanish soldiers.
What were chinampas?
the name for Aztec city-states
people who lived in Tenochtitlan
farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled
walls of skulls at temples
How did the author mostly organize the selection?
He compared and contrasted the Aztec with the Incas.
He told the history of the Aztec in chronological order.
He explained problems the Aztec encountered and told how solved them.
He described many characteristics of the Aztec civilization.
weaving
Aztec women were skilled at this
Fifth Sun
Aztec legend said they lived in the world
Tenochtitlan
Capital of the Aztec civilization
Montezuma II
Aztec emperor
loincloths
Worn by Aztec men to cover their lower bodies
What is the name of the lake where the Aztec settled?
Lake Texcoco
Lake Tahoe
Lake Templo
Lake Cusco
Which statement is true about the Aztec civilization?
The Aztec were thought to come from the south around 1200.
The Aztecs were able to defeat Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors
Many Aztecs died from Spanish diseases after their arrival.
There are no descendants left from the Aztec civilization.
weaving
Aztec women were skilled at this
Fifth Sun
Aztec legend said they lived in the world
Tenochtitlan
Capital of the Aztec civilization
Montezuma II
Aztec emperor
loincloths
Worn by Aztec men to cover their lower bodies
Who were in the lowest class of the Aztec social structure?
¿Quiénes pertenecían a la clase más baja de la estructura social Azteca?
Nobles
Priests / Sacerdotes
Commoners / Comuneros
Slaves / Esclavos
The Aztecs called themselves what name?
¿Cómo se llamaban los Aztecas?
Mexicans
Azteca
Mexica
Mesoamericans
The Aztecs considered themselves
"the People of the Sun"
lucky to be alive
the most beautiful people ever
none of these answers is correct
