Aztec Quiz

The Aztecs settled in what geographic feature?

• The valley of Mexico

• The Yucatan Peninsula

• The Panama Isthmus

• The Great Plains

Aztecs waged their wars partly for this reason

• Reduce Aztec population

• Gather human sarifices

• Claim natural resources

• To follow their calendar

Chinampa translates roughly to

• Water Farm

• Water Garden

• Floating Farm

• Floating Garden

The Aztecs were eventually conquered by Spanish led by

• Hernan Cortez

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizaro

• Ferdinand Magellan

The chinampas were built partly because

• The Aztecs wanted to create beautiful gardens

• Aztec soil quality was bad

• They were easy to defend

• The gods demanded them

The two best Aztec Warrior Societies were

• Jaguar and Eagle

• Tiger and Dragon

• Leopard and Dog

• Eagle and Cobra

The greatest of the Aztec kings was

• Huitzilihuitl

• Cortez

• Montezuma

• Cuauhtemoc

The Aztecs created their famous red dye by

• Eating animal hearts

• Crushing a special insect

• Grinding a red rock

• Using the blood of their enemies

Why did the Aztecs believe human sacrifice was necessary?

• To intimidate their neighbors

• To feed the gods human blood

• To keep the sun alive in the sky

• To keep the oceans from flooding the world

The Aztec cruelty to their neighbors played what part in their downfall?

• They aided the Spanish against the Aztecs

• They revolted with a massive army

• They withheld all the food the Aztecs needed

• They stopped providing human tributes