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Aztec Overview tpt

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

Cortes

1.

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs

b)

Mexico

2.

The Aztec civilization was located in the heart of this

c)

Texcoco

3.

The city of Tenochtitlan was built on this lak

d)

brooms

4.

Aztec girls were given these when they were born

e)

chinampas

5.

Floating gardens

2.

Match the following

a)

weaving

1.

Aztec women were skilled at this

b)

Fifth Sun

2.

Aztec legend said they lived in the world

c)

Tenochtitlan

3.

Capital of the Aztec civilization

d)

Montezuma II

4.

Aztec emperor

e)

loincloths

5.

Worn by Aztec men to cover their lower bodies

3.

What was the land like where the Aztecs settled?

a)

It is covered with deserts and dry land

b)

It is covered with jungles, swamps, lakes, valleys, and mountains

c)

It was mostly coastal plains

d)

It was all mountains with no flat land for farming

4.

How were chinampas made?

a)

By digging up soil from lake bottoms

b)

By making terraces into the sides of mountains

c)

By clearing off jungle land

d)

By tilling the soil

5.

Which best completes the analogy? Huitzilopochtli : War :: Tonatiuh : ________________

a)

Learning

b)

Farming

c)

Moon

d)

Sun

6.

Which group of people conquered the Aztecs?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Portuguese

7.

Which best completes the analogy? Girls : 16 :: Boys : ______________

a)

16

b)

17

c)

20

d)

25

8.

How did the author mostly organize the selection?

a)

He compared and contrasted the Aztec with the Incas.

b)

He told the history of the Aztec in chronological order.

c)

He explained problems the Aztec encountered and told how solved them.

d)

He described many characteristics of the Aztec civilization.

9.

Which statement is true about the Aztec civilization?

a)

The Aztec were thought to come from the south around 1200.

b)

The Aztecs were able to defeat Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors

c)

Many Aztecs died from Spanish diseases after their arrival.

d)

There are no descendants left from the Aztec civilization.

10.

Why do most people think is the main reason the Aztecs were defeated by the Spaniards?

a)

The Aztec armies were weakened by disease.

b)

The Aztecs were defeated by superior Spanish weaponry.

c)

The Aztecs were unable to withstand the psychological warfare of the Spanish.

d)

The Aztecs were overwhelmed by the sheer number of Spanish soldiers.

11.

What were chinampas?

a)

the name for Aztec city-states

b)

people who lived in Tenochtitlan

c)

farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled

d)

walls of skulls at temples

12.

How did the author mostly organize the selection?

a)

He compared and contrasted the Aztec with the Incas.

b)

He told the history of the Aztec in chronological order.

c)

He explained problems the Aztec encountered and told how solved them.

d)

He described many characteristics of the Aztec civilization.

13.

Match the following

a)

weaving

1.

Aztec women were skilled at this

b)

Fifth Sun

2.

Aztec legend said they lived in the world

c)

Tenochtitlan

3.

Capital of the Aztec civilization

d)

Montezuma II

4.

Aztec emperor

e)

loincloths

5.

Worn by Aztec men to cover their lower bodies

14.

What is the name of the lake where the Aztec settled?

a)

Lake Texcoco

b)

Lake Tahoe

c)

Lake Templo

d)

Lake Cusco

15.

Which statement is true about the Aztec civilization?

a)

The Aztec were thought to come from the south around 1200.

b)

The Aztecs were able to defeat Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors

c)

Many Aztecs died from Spanish diseases after their arrival.

d)

There are no descendants left from the Aztec civilization.

16.

Match the following

a)

weaving

1.

Aztec women were skilled at this

b)

Fifth Sun

2.

Aztec legend said they lived in the world

c)

Tenochtitlan

3.

Capital of the Aztec civilization

d)

Montezuma II

4.

Aztec emperor

e)

loincloths

5.

Worn by Aztec men to cover their lower bodies

17.

Who were in the lowest class of the Aztec social structure?

¿Quiénes pertenecían a la clase más baja de la estructura social Azteca?

a)

Nobles

b)

Priests / Sacerdotes

c)

Commoners / Comuneros

d)

Slaves / Esclavos

18.

The Aztecs called themselves what name?

¿Cómo se llamaban los Aztecas?

a)

Mexicans

b)

Azteca

c)

Mexica

d)

Mesoamericans

19.

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

20.
The Aztec Empire was based on tribute. This means that the people who lived in the empire 
a)
worshipped Aztec gods.
b)
had to speak the Aztec language.
c)
rebelled against the Aztec leaders. 
d)
paid goods to the Aztec government.