Do You Know The History of The Aztec Civilization?

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The Aztec Empire, with its impressive architecture, agricultural innovation, and intriguing mythology, has an enormous influence on modern Mexico today. Mexico has about 1.7 million native speakers of the language of the Aztecs, and English has borrowed many words, traditions, and concepts from the Aztecs. Find out what you know about the Aztecs!

This quiz was expert written by Regina Munch. Regina has a master's degree in European history and the history of American foreign policy from Boston College. She loves learning and writing about history because it's never dead โ€“ things from the past always have relevance to today, and we're discovering things about the past all the time.


Regina has a master's degree in European history and the history of American foreign policy from Boston College. She loves learning and writing about history because it's never dead โ€“ things from the past always have relevance to today, and we're discovering things about the past all the time.

Aztec Civilization Quiz Questions

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Question 1

The Aztecs lived in what is today which country?

  • A
    Brazil
  • B
    Canada
  • C
    Peru
  • D
    Mexico

Question 2

What was the language of the Aztec empire?

  • A
    Hindi
  • B
    Nahuatl
  • C
    Mongolian
  • D
    Chinese

Question 3

What we call the Aztec Empire was really an alliance among three major city-states with major cultural and ethnic differences. Which of these was NOT a major Aztec city?

  • A
    Tenochtitlan
  • B
    Babylon
  • C
    Texcoco
  • D
    Tlacopan

Question 4

What was the major sustaining crop of the Aztecs?

  • A
    Wheat
  • B
    Cattle
  • C
    Maize
  • D
    Rice

Question 5

The Mexica people were the founders of the great Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. According to legend, they had a vision of an eagle sitting on a cactus eating a snake, which revealed to them where to build their city. What year was Tenochtitlan founded?

  • A
    1325 AD
  • B
    1902 AD
  • C
    1 AD
  • D
    490 BC

Question 6

What was the term for Aztec royalty?

  • A
    Patriarch
  • B
    Tlatoani
  • C
    Pharaoh
  • D
    Czar

Question 7

When the cities of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan formed their unified alliance to create the Aztec Empire, what major enemy did they defeat to seal their power?

  • A
    Egypt
  • B
    United States
  • C
    Azcapotzalco
  • D
    Ghana

Question 8

What shape is the Great Temple in Tenochtitlan?

  • A
    Pyramid
  • B
    Semicircle
  • C
    Obelisk
  • D
    Arena

Question 9

What did the Aztecs constructed islands to produce more food. What was NOT something the Aztecs consumed?

  • A
    Squash
  • B
    Chilis
  • C
    Beans
  • D
    Beef

Question 10

The Aztec Empire was made up of many various conquered peoples, and so required a strong administrative state to keep going. What did the Aztec Empire demand as tribute?

  • A
    Gold
  • B
    Ceramics
  • C
    Coca
  • D
    Laborers

Question 11

Like other Mesoamerican cultures, the Aztecs practiced human sacrifice to placate deities. What did they do with a body after removing the heart?

  • A
    Mummify it
  • B
    Hang it on a wall
  • C
    Throw it down the stairs of the temple
  • D
    Bury it under their crops

Question 12

Aztec society was divided into two social classes: the pipiltin, or nobility, and the macehualtin, who were what?

  • A
    Artists
  • B
    Slaves
  • C
    Commoners
  • D
    Priests

Question 13

An Aztec commoner could work his way up to nobility through what?

  • A
    Having many children
  • B
    Worshipping the tlatoani
  • C
    Becoming a good warrior
  • D
    Being seen praying at temple

Question 14

Because the Aztecs had so much extra land for agriculture, they spent most of their time doing other things. What was NOT something that was produced by the Aztecs?

  • A
    Swords
  • B
    Musical instruments
  • C
    Ceramics
  • D
    Textiles

Question 15

When the Spanish arrived in Aztec territory in 1519, who was the tlatoani?

  • A
    Montezuma
  • B
    Ramses
  • C
    Julius Caesar
  • D
    Athena

Question 16

Who was the Aztec god of the sky?

  • A
    Zeus
  • B
    Osiris
  • C
    Quetzalcoatl
  • D
    Apollo

Question 17

What Spanish conquistador led the attack on the Aztecs?

  • A
    Marco Polo
  • B
    Hercules
  • C
    Hernan Cortes
  • D
    Ibn Battuta

Question 18

What disease eradicated major portions of the Aztec population after contact with Europeans?

  • A
    Mono
  • B
    Smallpox
  • C
    Measles
  • D
    Cancer

Question 19

What modern city is now built where Tenochtitlan existed?

  • A
    Mexico City
  • B
    Veracruz
  • C
    New Orleans
  • D
    San Francisco

Question 20

Which of these English words is NOT a word that comes to us through Nahautl?

  • A
    Flower
  • B
    Avocado
  • C
    Chipotle
  • D
    Shack

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