Aztec and Incan Empires Review

Which of the following allowed the Aztecs use their conquered peoples as a means to ensure their dominance?

• Human Sacrifice

• Tribute System

• Gave them power

• Long-distance trade

Which of the following allowed the Incas use their conquered peoples as a means to ensure their dominance?

• Tribute System

• Mita- forced public service

• Human Sacrifice

• Trade

What types of goods were traded along the long-distance, overland trade routes in the Aztec Empire?

• Luxury goods

• Staple Crops

• Cash Crops

• Slaves

What was the basis of the Incan economy?

• Agriculture

• Guinea Pigs

• Slavery

• Long-distance trade

Who served as military leaders in the Aztec empire?

• Nobles

• Peasants

• Religious leaders

• Slaves

The Incas used bronze weapons and slingshots, but what military technology did both American empires lack?

• Gunpowder

• Swords

• Bows

• Spears

What group was enslaved and used for labor and offered up as sacrifices in religious ceremonies

• Prisoners of war

• Ethnic minoirites

• Peasants

• Merchants

What group was highly regarded and consulted before important decisions, relied upon to predict the future, cure the sick, and solve crimes?

• Priests

• Peasants

• Slaves

• Soldiers

What was the major weakness of the Aztecs?

• Conquered people were unhappy & willing allies for Spanish

• Human sacrifice severely lowered the population in the empire

• Long-distance trade stretched the resources of the empire

• Food was overabundant and cheap for everyone

What weakened the Incan empire before the Spanish conquistadors arrived?

• Civil War over succession to throne

• A series of Witchcraft trials

• They were invaded by the Aztecs

• Schools were used to teach conquered people about the empires