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U2C3 Aztec Empire
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1
What is the name of the 18th day of the Aztec lunar month?
Tecpatl
Quiauitl
Calli
Tochtli
2
What did the Aztecs have little of in their diets?
fat
vegetables
spice
sweets
3
Which calendar did the Aztecs use to decide when to plant crops or go into battle?
The lunar Calendar
The stellar calendar
The solar calenar
The Julian Calendar
4
What was once at the site of Tenochtitlan and the modern-day Mexico City?
a mountain
a desert
a volcano
a lake
5
Young Aztecs could marry anyone they fell in love with.
False
True
6
What was the main use of an Aztec planting stick?
measuring where to put the seeds
scaring away birds
making holes for the seeds
drawing garden plans
7
Most Aztec sculpture was used to decorate what?
the palace
the streets
homes
the temples
8
The Aztecs played tlachtli during what kinds of events?
religious ceremonies
funerals
battles
feasts
9
What would the Knights of the Eagle and the Knights of the Jaguar do to entertain the crowd?
stage a mock battle
sacrifice two of their members
compete in a tug of war contest
stage a harvest ceremony
10
The only surviving example of Aztec feather weaving was given to whom by Montezuma?
Columbus
Pizarro
Cortez
the king of Spain
11
The council's second chief was in charge of religious affairs.
True
False
12
Who would usually not be living in an Aztec house?
a wife's brother
a husband's sister
husband and wife
unmarried children
13
To what modern games was tlachtli most similar?
bowling
baseball and lacrosse
tennis and golf
basketball and soccer
14
What did the Aztecs sit or sleep on in their houses?
woven mats
cushions
chairs
benches
15
How many years were in the Aztec calendar division that was similar to our 100-year century?
36
52
365
260
16
Aztec players could NOT touch the ball with what part of their bodies?
knees
legs
hands
elbows
17
Which word below is not from the Nahuatl language?
chocolate
quipu
Mexico
avacoado
18
Which of these crops could not be grown in the higher altitudes of mountain regions?
cacao
maize
squash
beans
19
Which social class was made up of captives in war, criminals, or citizens who couldn't pay their debts?
slaves
serfs
commoners
nobles
20
The young woman being sacrificed represented what?
the earth mother goddess
the goddess of the sky
the goddess of ripe corn
the goddess of water
21
What ways did they Aztecs get their crops to the marketplace?
packed on llamas
hauled in canoes
carried on their backs
hauled in wagons
22
How did people get to the temples on the top of the great pyramid at Tenochtitlan?
inside staircase
hauled up by ropes
outside staircase
elevator
23
How did the ash from the slash and burn method help farmers?
It provided fertilizer.
It made a soft surface to sleep on
It was used to make houses
It was used as food for animals
24
Baby boys were shown weapons and tools, while girls were shown weaving items and musical instruments.
False
True
25
What kind of artwork was melted down by the Spanish?
jade
stone
wax
gold
26
Which god was a sun god and the most powerful of all the Aztec gods?
Tlaloc
Quetzalcoatl
Tezcatlipoca
Huitzilopochtli
27
Cornmeal pancakes were later called what by the Spanish?
maize
flapjacks
tortillas
tacos
28
Almost all Aztec art used what kind of subjects and themes?
plants
the stars
religious
ordinary people
29
The priest used what to ask for magic to avoid rains at harvest time and to celebrate the refreshment?
sacred chants
the grand procession
drum music
a human sacrifice
30
At the age of 9, children went to schools operated by their clans.
False
True
31
Most important decisions were made by popular decision, but Aztec women did not have the right to vote.
False
True
32
The calpolli owned most of the land.
True
False
33
All able bodied men were expected to fight in any wars.
False
True