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An Alberta Social Studies 8 review
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1
The floating islands the Aztecs used for farming were called:
Codices
Causeways
Chinampas
Chalco
2
To control his new colony, Cortes created a system of land ownership using slaves called the:
Spanish Inquisition
Colonial method
Atlantic slave trade
Encomienda system
3
One of the cultural celebrations that came from the merging of Aztec & Catholic worldview is:
Day of the Dead
Haloween
Mexico Day
Mardi Gras
4
The most powerful Aztec God, also known as the lord of the night sky.
Quetzalcoatl
Tezcalipoca
Huitzilopochtli
Tlaloc
5
In SPANISH the 700 year long fight to conquer the Muslims by the Christian Europeans was called the:
Reconquista
Reconquering
Rec-room
Reconnisance
6
The "Spanish Method" included gifts and offering trade, then the Conquistadors would:
offer them a trip to Spain
kidnap the leader
spy on their neighbors
give them guns
7
The Aztec Emperor was:
the oldest member of the most powerful family
chief priest & head of the army
responsible for the agricultural trade
worse than Donald Trump. Sad
8
All Aztec citizens were organized into "clans" based on their family or occupation called:
Chinampa
Calmecac
Codices
Calpolli
9
A person who supports the Spanish Inquisition would believe they were:
Saving the souls of heretics
Torturing innocent people
Improving Spain's economy
Nourishing Huitzilopotchli
10
When Cortes arrived in Cuba, what job was he given?
Fisherman
Farmer
Soldier
Conquistador
11
The Spanish sword was superior to the Aztec war club called the:
Tematlatl
Atlatl
Macuahuitl
Tepoztppilli
12
What caused the most deaths for the Aztec people?
Swords
Small Pox
Guns
Sacrifice
13
Cortes forced his men to marry Aztec women, the new culture that emerged was called the:
Mixed
Mexicas
Metis
Mestizos
14
The Mexicas were a nomadic tribe that migrated south until they saw this sign:
Huitzilopotchli turning into a humming bird
A serpent eating an eagle under a cactus
An eagle eating a serpent on top of a cactus
Huitzilopotchli sitting on a tree stump
15
The most war like god, who was represented as a hummingbird.
Quetzalcoatl
Huitzilopochtli
Tezcatlipoca
Tlaloc
16
"He's restless & mischievous, so he decided to seek his fortune abroad" describes who?
Atahualpa
Francisco Pizarro
Moctezuma
Hernan Cortes
17
Which of the following was NOT a motivation for Spanish exploration?
God
Scientific knowledge
Gold
Glory
18
Which geographical feature did the Aztecs hold as sacred?
Mountains
Rivers
Valleys
Lakes
19
The Spanish Inquisition was used to:
Balance the amount of Christians, Muslims & Jews in Spain
Warm up cold people by a nice fire
Promote Christianity as a peaceful religion
Remove non-Catholics from Spain
20
Queen who financed Columbus' first voyage in 1492
Nefratiti
Isabella
Latifa
Elizabeth I