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Aztec Quiz
Contributed by: Salema
  • 1. Which of the following is a synonym for DEITY?
A) belief
B) human
C) God
D) mortal
  • 2. Which of the following allowed the Aztecs to grow food in their challenged environment?
A) prickly pear cactus
B) terraces
C) chinampas
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 an isthmus
B) made up of volcanoes
C) home to Huitzilopochtil
D) on islands in Lake Texcoco
  • 5. Title for the Aztec emperor.
A) Great One
B) Great Speaker
C) Prickly Pear
D) Huitzilopotchtli
  • 6. What was the capital of the Aztec civilization?
A) Tenochtitlan
B) Texcoco
C) Montezuma
D) Huitzilopochtli
  • 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) Montezuma
B) Cortes
C) Columbus
D) Pizzaro
  • 9. The Aztecs written language was made of glyphs that represented
A) words or ideas
B) emotions
C) sounds
D) the five senses
  • 10. Why were the Aztec affected by smallpox?
A) they were not immune to it
B) they had no medicine
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) causeway
B) chinampa
C) codex
D) aquaduct
  • 12. Which of the following was NOT a reason the conquistadors defeated the Aztecs?
A) human sacrifice
B) guns
C) smallpox
D) horses
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