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Aztec Civilization - Part 3
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Q1. How did the Aztecs farm food?
A. They grew food underwater
B. They built little islands to grow food
C. They only stole food from other city-states
D. None of these
Q2. Copan and Tikal are major cities of what Ancient Civilization?
A. Mayan
B. Aztec
C. Incan
D. Olmec
Q3. In terms of loss of life, what was the most devastating aspect of the Spanish conquest?
A. warfare
B. disease
C. starvation
D. burning of cities
Q4. ___ were lake bridges that allowed people to travel from the main city to other parts of the Aztec Empire.
A. Highways
B. Irrigation Canals
C. Causeways
D. Roads
Q5. Which empire had a writing system titled, "glyphs"?
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A. Maya
B. Aztec
C. Inca
D. All of the above
Q6. The Aztec were known as fierce:
A. Warriors
B. Slaves
C. Farmers
D. Patricians
Q7. Which front leads to steady rain for several days?
A. warm front
B. cold front
C. stationary front
D. occluded front
Q8. What Aztec class is missing from the purple section?
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A. Artisans
B. Clergy
C. The Great Speaker
D. Government Officials
Q9. Egyptian writing that involved using pictures to represent words. → Hieroglyphics
A. False
B. True
Q10. What is a device made of a main cord with smaller different colored cards attached and knotted used for calculating and recording information?
A. Quipi
B. Calpulli
C. Conquisators
D. Chinampa
Q11. Losers of a Maya pok-ta-pok game might be used as a human
A. initiation ceremony
B. sacrifice
C. priest
Q12. What where the Aztecs known as?
A. artists
B. gods
C. warriors
Q13. What is a clan or ward constituting the fundamental unit of Aztec society called?
A. Chinampa
B. Quipi
C. Calpulli
D. Conquistadors
Q14. The Aztecs built a stone ___ for fresh water.
A. bridge
B. walkway
C. aqueduct
D. sewer
Q15. What technologies did the Aztecs develop? Select all that apply
A. electricity
B. heiroglyphics
C. calendar system
D. A and B
Q16. Writing that uses pictures as symbols.
A. Divine
B. Sacrifice
C. Ritual
D. Hieroglyphic
Q17. What was Tlaloc the god of?
A. Rain
B. Hail
C. Lightening
D. Thunder
Q18. An ancient religious structure that resembles a pyramid.
A. ziggurat
B. terrace farming
C. codex
D. conquistador
Q19. Where did the Inca live?
A. Africa
B. England
C. South America
D. Europe
Q20. Which civilization was not an empire?
A. Mayan
B. Inca
C. Aztec
D. Persia
Q21. How many leaders did the Aztecs have?
A. One king for each city
B. one king over the whole kingdom
C. an elected president
D. a council of 5 leaders who shared power
Q22. What is one possible way the Aztec could have arrived in Mesoamerica?
A. Perhaps a nomadic tribe of huntergatherers decided to settle
B. Possibly were attacked and driven to an area considered uninhabitable by others (swampy, snake infested area)
C. May have been a group that sim ply left their homeland to start a new civilization
D. Any of these could be a possi ble way that the Aztec arrived in Mesoamerica
Q23. The Aztecs performed human sacri f ices to
A. honor the gods
B. please the gods
C. provide the gods nourishment
D. all of the above
Q24. The Aztecs had a written language consisting of
A. glyphs and a codex
B. alphabet
C. arithmetic
Q25. What did the Aztec religion demand that they do to honor gods and keep away the evil?
A. pray and worship daily
B. attend ceremonies
C. sacrifices
D. give the emperor food/labor
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