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