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Chapter 7 & 8 Test Review for Grade 8 Social Class in Alberta. #spain #grade8 #aztec Our Worldviews
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1
Who is Quetzalcoatl?
The most powerful god. Used mirrors to see visions.
The god who told the Aztecs to migrate and look for a sign.
The god of the wind
The god of rain who the Aztecs feared.
2
What does Conquistador mean?
Spanish Knight
Spanish soldier
Conqueror
Crusader
3
Where is Tenochtitlan located?
America
Cancun
Lake Texcoco
Azcapotzalco
4
Why is war important to the Aztecs?
They liked killing other people.
They wanted to get more stuff for their city.
They can raid their opponent and get new things.
It gave them opportunity to capture victims for sacrifice.
5
What is the best title for the following diagram?
Laws for Aztec Nobles and Commoners
Schools for Aztec Nobles and Commoners
Aztec Social Hierarchy
Aztec Values
6
What does this picture represent?
The Spanish Reconquista
The Fall of the Holy Roman Empire
The Takeover of Spain by the Muslims
The Spanish Inquistion
7
Which god told the Aztecs to migrate & look for a sign that shows where to build their city?
Tlaloc
Quetzalcoatl
Huitzilopochtli
Tezcotlipoca
8
The _____________ were a large class of lower nobles who had never owned land.
Hidalgos
Missionaries
Principalities
Conquistadors
9
How did the Aztecs treat their emperor?
Like he was a god.
They obeyed without question.
They thought he was controlling and rebelled against him.
They didn't like the emperor and thought he was overrated.
10
How did the Aztec make the majority of their profit?
Taxes from traders
Selling feathers from Quetzals
Selling Slaves
Tribute from conquered groups
11
During the Reconquista, the Spanish developed a new fighting style. Which does
not
describe it
Tight formation
Grouped in large numbers
Difficult to overrun
All used different weapons
12
Both the Aztec and Spanish world views valued the role of:
Democracy
Military Service
Economic equality
Religious tolerance
13
What were Moctezuma's 2 choices when he heard about the Spanish coming?
Fight or wait and see
Convert or exile
Fight or flight
pray to the god or convert to christianity
14
The ____________________ is a state run system of courts where non-Catholics were put on trial
Spanish Reconquista
Spanish Inquistion
The Black Legend of the Conquistadors
Code of Chivalry
15
How can someone move up their social status?
The people have to kill their family.
By becoming friends with more people.
By taking four enemies prisoner.
You can't move up. It's impossible.
16
Hernan Cortes was second in command in Cuba. Who was the governor on charge of Cuba?
Valazquez
Hernan Cortes
Moctezuma
Christopher Colombus
17
______________ is the belief in one god, while ______________ is the belief in many gods.
Catholicism, Islam
Islam, Catholicism
Polytheism, Monotheism
Monotheism, Polytheism
18
What is conscription?
When people are given a choice to serve in the military.
When people are forced to vacate a settlement.
When people are required by law to serve in the military.
19
The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain and the Spanish Inquisition closely followed which event:
Muslim takeover of Spain and Portugal
Spanish conquest of the Muslim controlled Granada
Discovery of unknown lands in the west
The Fall of the Holy Roman Empire
20
Which of the following was
not
a religion that existed in large numbers in Muslim Spain?
Islam
Judaism
Paganism
Catholicism
21
What was the sign the Aztecs were looking for to settle?
An eagle perched on a cactus
Good weather
A mountain
A volcano
22
Every young girl attended school.
False
True
23
A ____________ is the area of jurisdiction of Islamic rulers
Reconquista
Caliphate
Grenada
Principality
24
Which of the following did King Ferdinand and Isabella
not
want for Spain?
One religion
To unite it
Distribute economic wealth
To destroy it
25
The biggest negative influence the loss of the Jews and Muslims had was on Spain's
Military
Farmers
Upper working class
Economy
26
How long did the Muslims control Spain?
Nearly 700 years
Nearly 200 years
Nearly 400 years
Nearly 1000 years
27
How did Spain use up all its gold reserves?
Uniting Spain
Fighting the heretics (Inquisition)
Spreading Christainity
Fighting holy wars (Reconquista)
28
What book, written by a Spanish priest, was used as propaganda by other European countries?
The Spanish Bible
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies
The Poem of El Cid
Rock of Gibraltar
29
The calmecac was the school for nobles and the ________ was the school for commoners.
glyphs
telpochcalli
chinampa
quetezal
30
Who were commonly called Moors within Spain?
The Catholics
The Muslims
The Protestants
The Jews
31
_____________ are small areas often ruled by princes.
Propaganda
Principalities
Granada
Caliphates
32
Which example from Canadian history does
not
show an expulsion of people from their land?
Francophone separation
Acadian Deportation
First Nation treaties
Internment of Japanese Canadians
33
What were the two
main
reasons the Monarchs agreed to give Columbus money?
To find gold, to earn glory
To convert people, to make money
To make money, to expand territory
To convert people, to find the Holy land
34
The Spanish fired their muskets and cannons very early after meeting the Aztecs, why?
Warn them
Kill them
Intimidate them
Attract them
35
Which of the following was
not
a Slave law in Aztec society?
Slaves could own slaves
Slaves couldn't own property
Slaves could run to the temple to earn freedom
Children born to slaves were free
36
Which of the following is
not
an aspect of Muslim Spain?
Not tolerant of other religions
Music, Art and Architecture Valued
Largest economic trade zone
Great centers of learning
37
What did Cortes do with the ships he took to the Yucatan Peninsula (with the exception of one)?
Sent them to Spain
Sent them back
Sank them
Crashed them
38
The Aztec's worldview believed in the good of the ______, while Spanish believed in the _______
Community, Individual
Individual, Community
39
What does the Spanish phrase "
la geographia manda"
mean?
Geography is fun
Geography can be conquered
Geography controls all
Geography controls nothing
40
What technology did the Spanish have that the Aztecs have never seen before?
Pants
Horses
Steel and gunpowder
ships
41
If you were studying the
religious
beliefs of the Aztecs, which source is the
most
reliable?
A book by a Spanish priest, about the conquest of the Aztecs
A poem by an Aztec poet, describing the military
An Aztec codex, showing Aztecs trading with their neighbours
A calendar stone, showing the history of the world
42
What were the 3 'G's the Spanish were seeking on expeditions?
God. Gold. Glory
God. Gold. Galileo
God. Gold. Guts
Gold. Glory. Galleons
43
The Aztecs had 2 calendars. How long was the ritual calendar?
28 days
365 days
260 days
52 years
44
What was the
special title
given to Ferdinand and Isabella by the Pope?
Catholic Monarchs
Catholic Missionaries
Catholic Saints
Catholic Royalty
45
Use the following statements to help answer the following question.
1 and 2 apply to the Aztecs; 3 applies to the Spanish
1, 2 and 3 apply to both the Aztecs and the Spanish
1, 2 and 3 apply to the Aztecs; none apply to the Spanish
1, 2 and 3 apply to the Spanish; none apply to the Aztecs
46
In Aztec society, people were able to work their way to a higher level of class.
True
False
47
A war waged with the sole purpose of capturing victims for sacrifice to the gods
Flower war
Guerrilla warfare
Sacrificial war
Religious war
48
The Aztecs had 2 calendars. How long was the solar calendar?
365 days
52 years
28 days
260 days
49
What was the choice given to the Muslims and Jews within Spain?
Convert or be exiled
Convert or be killed
Leave or be tortured
Leave or join the army
50
What does a bow and arrow symbolize?
Tezcatlepoca the God
The weapon their leader used to defeat the attackers
Human sacrifice.
The commitment to protect the Aztec people.
51
Which of the following is
not
a part of the Code of Chivalry?
Faith in God
Military success
Fairness
Good Judgement
52
What is a calpolli?
Another name the emperor is called.
A famous market that the Aztecs built during their era.
The way Aztec society is organized.
Floating islands where food is grown.
53
What is a tribute?
Valuable gifts or taxes from Aztec's conquered group.
Merchants who are sent to spy on other cities.
A sacrificial victim.
Traders at the Tlatelolco Market.
54
Why did the Aztecs have to trade even though they were already good at farming?
They don't have access to tropical birds with bright feather
They could not produce tropical fruits.
They were forced to by the emperor.
Because they wanted to get exercise in.
55
The Tlatelolco Market:
had its own police force
had its own court
was a small, not well-known market in Tenochtitlan
was a place where people socialized
56
What are chinampas?
The place where the Aztecs settled.
Floating islands where Aztecs raised their animals.
Floating islands where Aztecs grew their food.
A lake surrounding Tenochtitlan.
57
What were the two main reasons Columbus found people to sail with him?
Adventure, Boredom
Gold, Adventure
Glory, Adventure
Gold, Glory
58
Which of the following was
not
a consequence of the Spanish Reconquista?
Christian controlled areas are reduced
Muslim caliphate declined
Spanish gained control over principalities
Quarreling amongst local leaders
59
Why did the Aztecs believe in human sacrifice?
They like using the person's bones as jewelry.
They had little food so they had to eat other people.
They believed it expressed their devotion to their gods.
They were hungry for blood.
60
How do you unify religion with a Muslim controlled Granada and Jewish still living throughout?
Convert them
Kill them
Accept them
Torture them
