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