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Test Description: Aztec Study test
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1) What does the picture of the Mexican Flag Symbolize?
A
a legend about how Aztecs knew where to build their city and live
B
the joining of people
C
A struggle between the powers of the earth and sky
D
the strength of Aztec armies to conquer their neighbors
2) What was one good thing about settling on the island in Lake Texcoco?
A
Easy to keep enemies out
B
It had forests
C
It had a deep harbor
D
had volcanic rock
3) Why did the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan build chinampas?
A
to catch fish for special meals
B
to get a fresh supply of water
C
to enlarge their land area and make where they live bigger
D
to keep invaders away
4) What did the Aztec build in the center of Tenochtitlan?
A
a ball court
B
wooden causeways leading in four different directions
C
large plaza where they held special festivals and feasts
D
a royal palace
5) How might someone become the Aztec emperor?
A
when they turned 16, they got the job
B
there was an election
C
the position was heirdartary
D
chosen by a group of advisors
6) What was the usual way to buy and sell goods in an Aztec market?
A
donation, freely giving the goods to people
B
money, such as coins
C
credit, or agreeing to make a later payment
D
barter, or trading one good for another
7) Which of these was a task usually left for Aztec men?
A
preparing meals
B
weaving cloth
C
tending the garden
D
building the house
8) What would an Aztec commoner boy be most likely to study at school?
A
how to build pyramids
B
the art of neighboring cultures
C
the movement of the planets
D
how to be a solider
9) What was an Aztec farmer most likely to eat?
A
corn tortillas
B
fresh peaches
C
winged ants
D
oat porridge
10) What animals did some Aztec families raise?
A
turkeys
B
sheep
C
goats
D
horses
11) Why did the Aztecs call themselves the people of the sun
A
the sun dried out their crops
B
the peasants often got sunburned
C
their main god was the sun god
D
the nobles could relax in the sun
12) Why did Aztec markets have guards and judges?
A
to make sure sellers were honest
B
to make sure valuable items were not traded
C
to keep the best items for the emperor
D
to collect taxes
13) The Aztecs sacrificed birds and humans because they believed the god Huitzilopochtli
A
hated most living things
B
required suffering
C
built with bones and feathers
D
need blood to be stronger
14) The game patolli involved beans, colored stones, and a board with 52 squares. Moving five times around the board symbolized 260 days, a reference to
A
the origin of the Aztec people
B
a famous Aztec battle
C
the Aztec calendar
D
a journey throughout Aztec lands
15) The ball game tlachtli, which served a religious purpose, was played mostly by
A
members of the nobles
B
professional athletes
C
children of farmers
D
prisoners of war
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