Multiple Choice Part 1
How did the ash from the slash and burn method help farmers?
a. It was used to make houses.
b. It provided fertilizer.
c. It was used as food for animals.
d. It made a soft surface to sleep on.
b. It provided fertilizer.
What was the main use of an Aztec planting stick?
a. measuring where to put the seeds
b. drawing garden plans
c. making holes for the seeds
d. scaring away the birds
c. making holes for the seeds
What ways did the Aztecs get their crops to the marketplace?
a. carried on their backs
b. hauled in canoes
c. hauled in wagons
d. packed on llamas
a. carried on their backs
What was pok-a-tok?
a. A Mayan ball game played on a court
b. An Aztec ball game played on a court
c. An X-shaped board game with beans used as dice
The word smallpox is _______________________________________.
a. Spanish soldiers who conquered the natives of the New World
b. deadly disease brought by the Spanish for which the Aztecs had no resistance
c. religious people who go into a foreign country to convert the natives to their religion
b. deadly disease brought by the Spanish for which the Aztecs had no resistance
What modern games was "tlachtli" most similar to?
a. basketball and soccer
b. tennis and golf
c. bowling and horseshoes
d. baseball and lacrosse
a. basketball and soccer
Why didn't battles last for a long period of time?
a. They couldn't carry many supplies.
b. They did not want to fight.
c. They didn't have many weapons.
d. Other tribes were too scared to fight.
a. They couldn't carry many supplies.
What kept the Aztecs strong and powerful for many years?
a. gold from Aztec mines
b. human sacrifice
c. the macuahuitl
d. tribute from defeated tribes
d. tribute from defeated tribes
What was the market used for?
a. trading objects rather than buying or selling them
b. a place where crops and other items were traded; and is located in the center of each town
c. betting money or property on the outcome of a game
b. a place where crops and other items were traded; and is located in the center of each town
Who was Hernando Cortes?
a. leader of the 1519 and later expeditions into Mexico that conquered the Aztecs
b. ruler of the Aztecs at the time of the Spanish invasion
c. Spanish soldiers who conquered the natives of the New World
a. leader of the 1519 and later expeditions into Mexico that conquered the Aztecs
Aztec players could NOT touch the ball with what part of their bodies?
a. legs
b. knees
c. elbows
d. hands
d. hands
Who helped the Spanish defeat the Aztecs?
a. the Portuguese
b. missionaries
c. other native tribes
d. the French
c. other native tribes
Which of these crops could not be grown in the higher altitudes of mountain regions?
a. maize
b. cacao
c. squash
d. beans
b. cacao
What are chinampas?
a. fighting close enough for the warriors to come in contact
b. those taken prisoner during warfare; often used as slaves or sacrifices
c. small islands formed in lakes or swamps to provide land for crops and gardens
c. small islands formed in lakes or swamps to provide land for crops and gardens
Wo was Montezuma II?
a. leader of the 1519 and later expeditions into Mexico that conquered the Aztecs
b. ruler of the Aztecs at the time of the Spanish invasion
c. religious people who go into a foreign country to convert the natives to their religion
b. ruler of the Aztecs at the time of the Spanish invasion
The Aztec played "tlachtli" during what kind of events?
a. battles
b. feasts
c. religious ceremonies
d. funerals
c. religious ceremonies
Who sent expeditions into Mexico?
a. the French king
b. the Spanish king
c. the Spanish governor of Cuba
d. the English governor of Virginia
c. the Spanish governor of Cuba
What did Montezuma II think the white men with metal armor represented?
a. an attack by a distant tribe
b. soldiers of the king in Spain
c. the return of the god Quetzalcoatl
d. the return of Montezuma I
c. the return of the god Quetzalcoatl
What was the game "tlachtli?"
a. A Mayan ball game played on a court
b. An Aztec ball game played on a court
c. An X-shaped board game with beans used as dice
b. An Aztec ball game played on a court
Who were the Conquistadors?
a. Spanish soldiers who conquered the natives of the New World
b. leader of the 1519 and later expeditions into Mexico that conquered the Aztecs
c. ruler of the Aztecs at the time of the Spanish invasion
a. Spanish soldiers who conquered the natives of the New World
Which warriors were the most honored?
a. Those who took the most loot (money).
b. Those who killed the most.
c. Those who took the most captives.
d. Those who died in battle.
c. Those who took the most captives.
Which was NOT one of the main Aztec warrior groups?
a. Order of the Eagle
b. Order of the Jaguar
c. Order of the Arrows
d. Order of the Falcon
d. Order of the Falcon
Who was the last native group to be defeated by the Spanish?
a. the Aztecs
b. the Mayas
c. the Incas
d. the Cubans
b. the Mayas
What is the game "patolli"?
a. A Mayan ball game played on a court
b. An Aztec ball game played on a court
c. An X-shaped board game with beans used as dice
c. An X-shaped board game with beans used as dice
Who were the missionaries?
a. Spanish soldiers who conquered the natives of the New World
b. religious people who go into a foreign country to convert the natives to their religion
c. ruler of the Aztecs at the time of the Spanish invasion
b. religious people who go into a foreign country to convert the natives to their religion