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Grade 7 Study Guide for The Aztec Empire
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1
Who made up the lowest rank of Aztec society?
All of the above
the slaves
the farmers
the villager
2
When the Aztecs captured warriors from other tribes, what did they do to them? (JN)
Both answers
sacrifice
killed them for fun
3
Why were Aztecs so concerned with dates? (JL)
hopes
work and lives
fear
all of the choices
4
Who perform the sacrifices? (JD)
gods
artisans
priests
farmers
5
Name four musical instruments that were used in Aztec festivals. (WS)
clay trumpets, drums, piano, guard rattles
wooden trumpets, piano, drums, gourd rattles
none of the above.
gourd rattles, conch horns, wooden trumpets, drums
6
What are the floating gardens called? (AJ)
chimpa
cimpa
chempa
chinampa
7
What was traded in the market place? (AA)
jewels, silver, corn, chocolate, leather, cotton
cotton, corn, jewels, human hair, blood, gold
mantles, skins, pottery, baskets, chocolates, leather
gold, silver, jewels, mantles, skins, leather
8
What was the Aztec's most feared weapon? (JN)
hiltuinguns
javelin
bow and arrow
maquahurtl
9
What were four crops that were grown in milpas? (AA)
cocoa beans, corn, wheat, pumpkin
beans, squash, pumpkin, peppers
pumpkins, corn, wheat, sweet potato
corn, sweet potato, pumpkin, peppers
10
What did Aztec warriors use to scare their opponents? (JN)
animal skin
plumes
painted face
all of the choices
11
What does the tonalpohualli mean ? (JL)
the calendar
the temples
none of the choices
a dagger
12
What was the name of the knife used in the sacrifice? (JD)
Chalcedony
Ficus Blade
Maquahuitl
Javelin
13
The Aztecs also made books and the ____ destroyed them. (RD)
the French
Spaniards
the British Empire
Europeans
14
Every advanced culture has a form of____(RD)
Paper, Paint, Literature
Writing, Paint, steel knives
Swords, Paper, literature
Paper, Writing, Literature
15
What was one of the most highly prized trade items in the Aztec marketplace? (AA)
jewels
cotton
corn
cocoa drink
16
What did the Aztec women do when the men were at war? (JN)
weave baskets
sew clothes
all of the choices
tend the crops
17
What was blood used for? (JL)
for paint
to nourish their gods
for drinking
all of the choices
18
What was the Aztec capital called? (AJ)
Tectitholan
Tenochtitlan
Tenochtilan
Tinochtitlan
19
What was Aztec paper made of? (RD)
leaves
stones
wild ficus
tree bark
20
What was the sacrificial blade made out of? (JD)
Quartzite
Gold
Lapis lazuli
Diamond
21
Estimated total of sacrifices made every year (JL)
2500
3800
3650
3500
22
What was the most Valuable body part to sacrifice? (JD)
the head
the heart
the eye
all of the choices
23
How was the king carried across the country? (JJ)
carried and then they walked
None of the choices
carried on litters by servants
carried in a small throne
24
Why did the Aztec sacrifice ?(JL)
because they needed the blood and flesh to survive for food
because they used blood as paint
because the population grew too fast
because they thought the world would end if they didn't
25
What were their shields made of? (JN)
wood and feathers
wood, metal, and feathers
metal and feathers
stone
26
Who were the Aztecs most like when it came to warfare? (JN)
Incas
Spaniards
Europeans
Mayans
27
Name a place where priests purposefully put blood from sacrifices. (JJ)
their hair
their clothes
their hands
all of the choices
28
Everyday, human ____and____had to be offered to the gods. (JJ)
heads and hearts
heads and blood
hearts and blood
All of the choices
29
Who were sacrificed the most? (JD)
villagers
slaves
farmers
women
30
The calendar was circular like the ___(JL)
the Mayans
the Toltecs
the Olmecs
the Mexicas
31
For the "Dance of the Fliers," acrobats dressed as: (WS)
none of the above
butterflies dancing around the place
hawks gliding down the mountain
birds whirling around a pole
