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Aztecs

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Aztec's large capital city was called:

a)

Tenochtitlán

b)

Huitzilopochtli

c)

Hispanola

d)

Cherokee

2.

Early American civilizations practiced_________ to honor their gods.

a)

Science

b)

Architecture

c)

Trade

d)

Sacrifice

3.

Spanish soldiers sent to the Americas were called:

a)

conquistadores

b)

explorers

c)

columbians

d)

navigators

4.

Who conquered the Aztecs in 1521?

a)

Vasco

b)

Christopher Columbis

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Francisco Pizarro

5.

The Incan empire was located in:

a)

Peru

b)

Spain

c)

Mexico

d)

Guatemala

6.

Which Mesoamerican society lived on the Yucatan Peninsula?

a)

Aztec

b)

Incas

c)

Mayans

d)

Spanish

7.

Which statement best explains the demise of the Mayan empire?

a)

likely related to a decrease in food supply

b)

Mayan emperor was kidnapped and executed by conquistdores

c)

Cortes invaded the Mayan empire and enslaved them

d)

A series of outside invasions combined with weak leadership

8.

Machu Picchu is an example of...

a)

a huge pyramid built by the Mayans

b)

a large floating garden in Mexico

c)

a massively built fort of the Inca

d)

an elaborately built Aztec city

9.

________ used floating gardens to increase their food production.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Mayans

c)

Spanish

d)

Incas

10.

Developed a sacred calendar as well as an agricultural calendar.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Mayans

d)

Spanish

11.

___________ had an organized social structure.

a)

Incas

b)

Mayas

c)

Aztec

d)

All 3

12.

The Aztec society was located in:

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

Peru

d)

Texas

13.
Maya = Maize = ____________
a)
Squash
b)
Fruit Punch
c)
Corn
d)
Beans
14.
"Each picture stood for an object and/or a sound."  This refers to the Mayan writing system that we call ___________. 
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
Arabic
d)
Cyrillic
15.

Pictographs and hieroglyphics are ways of writing with pictures.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

This civilization had city states.

a)

Aztec

b)

Mayans

c)

Incas

d)

All of these

17.
What is the Aztec capital?
a)
Mexico
b)
Tenochtitlan 
c)
Tlatelolco
d)
Calpolli
18.
Why did the Mayans abandon their city-states?
a)
To avoid the Spanish
b)
Overly populated
c)
Disease & warfare
d)
No one really knows
19.
Religious worship was led by priest-kings but all Mayans worshiped many Gods.  What is this type of religion called?
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
20.
The Aztecs believed in human sacrifice because:
a)
They were evil and horrible people.
b)
They believed it would please their gods
c)
They hated blood but thought it would give them life.
d)
They wanted to show people how tough they were.
21.
The conquered city of Tenochtitlan is now the modern day city of:
a)
Valdez
b)
Cortez City
c)
Mexico City
d)
San Jose
22.

Their capital city was Cuzco, in modern day Peru.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Mayans

d)

Mexicans