Unit 3 Quiz

True or False the Aztecs were known for their violet methods of sacrifice?

• True
• False
• Maybe

• Unknown

What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

• Mexico City

• Rome

• Tenochtitlan

• Palenque

Who ruled over the Aztecs?

• The emperor

• The kings of each city-state

• The nobles

• The soldiers

How did the Aztecs please their many gods?

• Elaborate songs

• Painting their bodies

• Human and animal sacrifices

• Piercings on their bodies

What was once at the site of Tenochtitlan and the modern-day Mexico City?

• a lake

• a desert

• a volcano

• a mountain

Which social class was made up of captives in war, criminals, or citizens who couldn't pay their debts?

• serfts

• slaves

• nobles

• commoners

Who conquered the Aztecs?

• Hernán Cortés
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Christopher Columbus
• Francisco Pizarro

What crops were the Mayans known for growing?

• maize, beans, squash, cacao
• rice, soybeans, millet, sorghum
• potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, corn
• wheat, barley, rye, oats

The Mayans studied the stars and Earth movement to create this:

• clock
• calendar
• telescope
• map

What is the final year of the Mayan Calander?

• 2000
• 2020
• 2012
• 1999