Questions about the Aztecs

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Questions about the Aztecs

1- The Aztecs were people influenced by various civilizations that inhabited Mesoamerica, such as:

a) the Olmecs, Toltecs and Mayans.
b) the Olmecs, Ionians and Mayans.
c) the Aeolians, Toltecs and Mayans.
d) the Olmecs, Aeolians and Ionians.

2- What was the name of the capital of the Aztec Empire?

a) La Paz.
b) Lime.
c) Tenochtitlan.
d) Guadalajara.

3- The end of the Aztec civilization is mainly due to:

a) the inability to control their own finances.
b) the internal wars that destabilized the Aztec Empire.
c) natural catastrophes that killed and destroyed a significant part of the Aztec Empire.
d) the military superiority of the Spanish invaders.

4- How was Aztec society divided?

a) Emperor (considered a demigod); aristocracy (military); priests; senior civil servants; artisans, merchants, peasants; enslaved Africans.
b) Emperor (considered a demigod); aristocracy (military); priests; senior civil servants; artisans, merchants, peasants; enslaved people.
c) Emperor (considered a demigod); aristocracy (great landowners); priests; senior civil servants; artisans, merchants, peasants; enslaved Africans.
d) Emperor (considered a demigod); aristocracy (great landowners); priests; senior civil servants; artisans, bankers, peasants; enslaved Africans.

5- What was the basis of the Aztec economy?

a) The basis of the Aztec economy was livestock - with the raising of cattle -, trade and handicrafts.
b) The basis of the Aztec economy was agriculture – with cereal and corn plantations -, livestock – with cattle raising – and handicrafts.
c) The basis of the Aztec economy was trade and livestock - with the raising of cattle.
d) The basis of the Aztec economy was agriculture – with cereal and corn plantations -, trade and crafts.

6- The basis of Aztec food was:

a) beans.
b) corn.
c) rice.
d) chickpeas.

7- The Aztecs were:

a) polytheists.
b) monotheists.
c) Hindus.
d) Buddhists.

8- (UFRJ) The Aztec civilization centered on the region that today corresponds to:

a) to Mexico.
b) the Caribbean.
c) the Pacific coast of the USA.
d) to Peru.
i) to Venezuela.

9- (UFSM RS) “Warriors were one of the most important groups in Aztec society. In the beginning, they were chosen from among the most courageous and valiant individuals of the people. Over time, however, the role of warrior began to be passed from father to son, and only a few privileged families retained the right to have warriors among their members.” _{KARNAL, Leandro. The Conquest of Mexico. São Paulo: FTD, 1996. P. 13.}

The text makes reference to the Aztec society, in the 15th century, which was:

a) warlike and priestly, made up of a political elite that governed the mass of black slave workers with tyranny.
b) egalitarian and warrior, not knowing any other authority than the priestly one, who was also a warrior.
c) communal, with complex structures, being directed by a State that had an administrative, judicial and military apparatus.
d) hierarchical and warlike, since the Emperor was, at the same time, the general of the Aztec army and the high priestly pontiff.
e) egalitarian, warlike and priestly: every warrior was a priest and every priest was a warrior.

10- What was the most expressive Aztec artistic manifestation?

the painting.
b) Architecture.
c) Sculpture.
d) Dance.

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