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Aztec Quiz
Contributed by: Salema
  • 1. Which of the following is a synonym for DEITY?
A) human
B) God
C) belief
D) mortal
  • 2. Which of the following allowed the Aztecs to grow food in their challenged environment?
A) Moctezumas
B) terraces
C) chinampas
D) prickly pear cactus
  • 3. Which of the following is NOT a way that the Aztecs modified their environment?
A) bridges
B) canals
C) dams
D) causeways
  • 4. The capital city that was home to over 400,000 people was...
A) on islands in Lake Texcoco
B) home to Huitzilopochtil
C) made up of volcanoes
D) on an isthmus
  • 5. Title for the Aztec emperor.
A) Prickly Pear
B) Great Speaker
C) Great One
D) Huitzilopotchtli
  • 6. What was the capital of the Aztec civilization?
A) Huitzilopochtli
B) Tenochtitlan
C) Texcoco
D) Montezuma
  • 7. What was the codex usually written on?
A) leaves
B) stone
C) tree bark
D) papyrus
  • 8. conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico
A) Columbus
B) Pizzaro
C) Cortes
D) Montezuma
  • 9. The Aztecs written language was made of glyphs that represented
A) sounds
B) words or ideas
C) emotions
D) the five senses
  • 10. Why were the Aztec affected by smallpox?
A) they had no medicine
B) they were not immune to it
C) they believed it was a sign of of the gods
D) they were not affected by it
  • 11. What is the raised road that the Aztecs built to connect Tenochtitlan to the mainland called?
A) aquaduct
B) codex
C) chinampa
D) causeway
  • 12. Which of the following was NOT a reason the conquistadors defeated the Aztecs?
A) human sacrifice
B) guns
C) horses
D) smallpox
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