ThatQuiz
|
Biblioteca
|
Intenteu aquesta prova
Aztec Quiz
  • 1. What was the title of the Aztec Emperor?
A) Great One
B) Great Emperor
C) Great Leader
D) Great Speaker
  • 2. What was the capital of the Aztec civilization?
A) Huitzilopochtli
B) Montenzuma
C) Tenochtitlan
D) Texcoco
  • 3. The Aztecs written language was made of glyphs that represented
A) sounds
B) words or ideas
C) emotions
D) the five senses
  • 4. What was the codex usually written on?
A) papyrus
B) leaves
C) stone
D) tree bark
  • 5. What is a synonym for DEITY?
A) human
B) god
C) belief
D) mortal
  • 6. Which Aztec god was often represented as either a hummingbird or an eagle
A) Huitzilopochtil
B) Montezuma
C) Cortes
D) Quetzalcoatl
  • 7. How was the Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl represented?
A) a plumed eagle
B) a feathered beast
C) a plumed serpent
D) a feathered hummingbird
  • 8. Which conquistador overthrew Montezuma and conquered Mexico?
A) Columbus
B) Pizarro
C) Cortes
D) Francisco
  • 9. Which European country sent the conquistadors to find gold and form new colonies?
A) Spain
B) Italy
C) Ireland
D) Russia
  • 10. Why were the Aztec affected by smallpox?
A) they were not affected by it
B) they were not immune to it
C) they believed it was a sign of of the gods
D) they had no medicine
  • 11. What are two ways the Aztecs modified the environment to meet their needs?
A) guns and horses
B) pyramids and huts
C) causeways and chinampas
D) codex and glyphs
  • 12. What type of landform is Mesoamerica?
A) isthmus
B) peninsula
C) island
D) marshland
  • 13. Why did the Aztec need chinampas?
A) so the emperor could build on it
B) to play the ball game
C) to grow crops
D) to be able to build a road
  • 14. What is the raised road that the Aztecs built to connect Tenochtitlan to the mainland called?
A) aqueducts
B) codex
C) causeway
D) chinampas
  • 15. The capital city that was home to about 400,000 people was...
A) on islands in Lake Texcoco
B) made up of many volcanoes
C) on an isthmus
D) home to Huitzilopochtil
Altres proves d'interés :
Africa Vocabulary Quiz
Pre-History Vocabulary
Prova creada amb That Quiz — on la pràctica de les matemàtiques és fàcil.