The Amazing Society of The Aztecs Video Quiz

What area does Mesoamerica cover?

• Northern and Central Mexico to the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica

• Southern Mexico to Panama

• The entire Mexican peninsula

• Central Mexico to Northern South America

What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?

• Tikal

• Cuzco

• Chichen Itza

• Tenochtitlán

What was the basis of the Aztec political system?

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Despotism

• Monarchy

Which city-states formed the Triple Alliance?

• Tepanecs, Acolhua, Huexotzinco

• Chalco, Xochimilco, Cuitlahuac

• Mexico-Tenochtitlán, Texcoco, Tlacopan

• Cuauhnahuac, Huaxtepec, Coyocan

Who was the first Emperor of the Aztec Empire?

• Moctezuma I

• Cuauhtemoc

• Netzahualcoyotl

• Huitzilopochtli

What allowed slaves in Aztec society to improve their social status?

• Religious service

• Emancipation and upward mobility

• Marriage

• Military service

Who led the Spanish expedition that resulted in the fall of the Aztec Empire?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernán Cortés

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de León

How did Cortés manage to enter Tenochtitlán?

• Welcomed as a guest

• As a prisoner

• In disguise

• By force

What disease significantly weakened the Aztec population?

• Cholera

• The bubonic plague

• Smallpox

• Typhus

What was a major reason for the rapid Spanish victory over the Aztecs?

• The Aztecs' lack of combat experience

• Superior weapons

• Alliances with other city-states

• Natural disasters