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- 1. Multiple Choice
What did the various groups that made up the Aztec Empire have in common?
They were all wiped out by Maya invaders.
They all spoke the Nahuatl language.
They all came from the same local area.
They all worshipped a single god.
- 2. Multiple Choice
The city of Tenochtitlan was located atop what geographical feature?
A Lake
A mountain
A desert
A volcano
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why was Tenochtitlan chosen as the capital of the Aztec Empire?
It was the oldest of the various city-states comprising the empire
It was located close to the exact geographic center of the empire
It had the best transportation and sanitation services around
It was the home of the Mexicas, the most powerful society in the empire
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why did the Aztecs sacrifice human beings?
To scare neighboring tribes
To punish people who'd fought against the Aztecs
To appease their gods
To prevent explosive population growth
- 5. Multiple Choice
Conquered people had to pay tributes to the Aztec emperor. This practice was most similar to which of the following?
Composing a song or poem that celebrates the President of the United States
Paying federal income taxes every year
Donating to a food drive at a church or synagogue
Participating in a charity basketball game to benefit a local hospital
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did the Aztecs and the conquistadors differ in their treatment of conquered people?
The Aztecs included conquered people in their empire; the conquistadors destroyed the societies they conquered
The conquistadors established a more complex system of taxation than the Aztecs did
The Aztecs were peaceful and uninterested in conquest; conquistadors acted with much violence
The conquistadors spread democracy to the people they conquered; the Aztecs didn't
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is most closely associated with tlachtli?
- 8. Multiple Choice
You're the chief of a small tribe that has just been absorbed into the Aztec Empire. Which of the following is most likely to occur?
An Aztec warrior takes over your tribe
You're ordered to give Moctezuma II one-third of all your crops
Your priests are ordered to stop worshipping the local gods
All of your tribe's men are killed
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why did Moctezuma II give gifts to Hernan Cortes and his men?
To forge a new alliance with Spain
To convince them to live in Tenochtitlan
To encourage them to leave peacefully
To repay an existing debt
- 10. Multiple Choice
What did the Spanish have that the Aztecs didn't?
A highly advanced culture
Many thousands of soldiers
Intense faith in their religion
Immune resistance to smallpox
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