Lesson 28 Quiz - Daily Life in Tenochtitlan

The Aztec usually used the ______ system to buy and sell goods in a market.

New Aztec emperors were often the nephews of the previous emperors and had been selected by a group of _________.

The following tasks would have been handled by the social class of the ______(s):

- study the sky

- teach boys in school

- tell the future

The pochteca, or professional traders, had many privileges. This suggests that the Aztecs

• valued rare goods from faraway places.

• believed that merchants were semidivine.

• respected people who made a lot of money.

• honored people who spoke many languages.

What was the difference between Aztec commoner farmers and peasants?

• Farmers gave equal status to men and women; peasants respected women more than men.

• Farmers were free from paying tax or tribute; peasants had to pay half their earnings.

• Farmers belonged to a ward that lent them land to farm; peasants worked for nobles.

• Farmers lived together in large stone lodges; peasants had separate mud huts.

If a woman was unhappy with her marriage, she could ask for a ________.

Who would be expected to do the following work? Men or women?

- farming

- crafting

- building the house

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

What would be the main food item for the tortillas eaten by Aztec farmers?

What animals did some Aztec families raise?

• goats

• sheep

• horses

• turkeys