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Aztecs: Daily Life in Tenochtitlan
Aztecs: Daily Life in Tenochtitlan
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1
Fresh water was transported to Tenochtitlan by this system
wells
irrigation
aquaducts
copper pipes
2
What would an Aztec commoner boy be most likely to study at school?
how to be a soldier
how to build pyramids
the movements of the planets
the arts of neighboring cultures
3
Roads built from the island of Tenochtitlan to the mainland, using posts, rocks and soil.
causeway
chinampas
zenith
codex
4
Which group in Aztec society did these tasks studied the sky, ran schools, predicted the future
commoners
judges
priests
peasants
5
Which is true of Aztec peasants?
lived in separate mud huts
worked for Nobles
had to pay half their earnings
respected women more than men
6
The ball game Tlachtli was played mostly by
prisoners of war
members of the nobility
professional athletes
children of farmers
7
The capital of the Aztec empire was called
Mesoamerica
Culhuacan
Chapultepec
Tenochtitlan
8
What was an Aztec farmer most likely to eat?
winged ants
corn tortillas
oat porridge
fresh peaches
9
The lake in which the capital city of the Aztec Empire was built.
Lake Mexica
Lake Texcoco
Torch Lake
Lake Victoria
10
When the Aztecs conquered another people group they required them to pay a tax called
causeways
tribute
trade
chinampas
11
Which is true about Aztec marriage?
the couple chose the matchmaker
a man could have only 1 wife
a woman could ask for a divorce
weddings were usually secret
12
What were the 2 influential groups who lived in the Valley of Mexico prior to the Aztec Empire?
the Itzcoatl and the Quetzalcoatl
the Teotihuacans and the Toltecs
the Tenochtitlan and the Chapultepec
the Aztlan and the Tollan
13
Hired soldiers
vigilantes
terrorists
mercenaries
nobles
14
How do Aztecs decide who to marry
woman selected the man
matchmaker
man selected the woman
Parents chose the spouse
15
Patolli game used beans, colored stones, & a board w/ 52 squares. It was a reference to...
the Aztec calendar
a journey throughout Aztec lands
the origin of the Aztec people
a famous Aztec battle
16
Spanish leader who conquered the Aztec
Ponce de Leon
Pizarro
Cortes
de Soto
17
Why did the Aztec markets have guards and judges?
to collect taxes on every purchase
to keep the best goods for the royal family
to make sure sellers behaved honestly
to prevent foreign goods from being sold
18
The three kinds of nobles are: priests, government officials and....
foreigners
skilled craftsmen
military leaders
traders
19
Which of these was a task of Aztec men?
tending the garden
building the house
weaving cloth
preparing meals
20
Why did the Aztecs call themselves the "people of the sun"?
the peasants of got sunburned
their chief god was the sun god
the sun dried out their crops
the nobles could relax in the sun
21
How might someone become the Aztec emperor?
by seizing the position after his army killed the emperor
by replacing his emperor father when he turned 16
by being chosen by a group of advisers after his uncle died
by inheriting the position from his mother's father
22
Aztec ruler when the Spanish arrived
Inti
Atahuallpa
Montezuma II
Huitzilopochtli
23
Which is true of Aztec farmers?
gave equal status to men and women
belonged to a ward that lent them land to farm
were free from paying tax or tribute
together in large stone lodges
24
What as the usual way to buy and sell goods in an Aztec Market
money or gold & silver coins
barter or trading 1 good for another
credit, or agreeing to make a payment later
donation, or freely giving goods to others
25
The Aztecs sacrificed birds and humans because they believed the god Huitzilopochtli...
needed blood for nourishment
hated most living things
required suffering
built with bones and feathers
