Aztec and Mayan Civilizations Quiz

Where did the Aztecs live?

• Mexico

• Rainforest

• Chihuahuan Desert

• Lake Texcoco

The early civilization who was responsible for growing crop on floating gardens called chinampas were?

• Mississippians

• Mayans

• Aztecs

• Incas

Who was the Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztecs by befriending the king and then making the people their prisoners?

• Vasco de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pissarro

• Hernan Cortes

What sign, still used today, did the Aztecs believed they had received from the gods telling them that this was the place they were to settle?

• Bluejay holding a twig on a sycamore tree

• Eagle holding a snake on a cactus

• Snake eating a rabbit on a vine

• Scorpion eating a spider on a leaf

Select all that are TRUE statements regarding the beliefs of the Aztecs:

• Believed in the sun god

• Believed they had to sacrificed human hearts to keep their god(s) happy

• Believed warriors who died in battle became butterflies and hummingbirds

• Believed in the gods of nature

What civilization is known for inventing chinampas, aqueducts, medicine, calendar stone, and a language?

• Aztecs

• Mayans

• Incas

• Mississippians

Where did the Mayan civilization live?

• Mexico

• Argentina

• Honduras

• Belize

• Guatemala

What civilization believed in nature gods and used cenotes for special places of animal & human sacrifices?

• Aztec

• Mayan

• Inca

• Mississippian

Starting from highest to lowest in social order, please put the social classes/roles of the Mayan people in correct order.

What civilization is known for their invention of codices, glyphs, and calendar stone?

• Aztec

• Mayan

• Inca

• Mississippian