my Aztecs-Questions.

Aztecs- Questions


1) Which city today is built on the site of the old Aztec city?


Santiago b) Texas


c) Lima d) Mexico





2) How many people lived in the old Aztec city ?


a) 250,000 b) 150, 000


c) 350,000 d) 500,000





3) Why did the Aztecs fill in swamps and build floating islands?


a) To build their houses on b) To build their temples on


c) To flatten the hills around the lake d) To build gardens to grow food.





4)What was an aqueduct for?


a) It was a road for walking on b) It was a way to transport water


c) It was a temple d) It was a floating garden





5) What parts of your body can you NOT use in the Aztec ball game..


a) Your head and feet b) Your hips and head


c) Your hands and feet d) Your head and hands








6) How was the Aztec calendar different to ours?


> There is not just one Aztec calendar, there are two more or less independent systems. One calendar, called the xiuhpohualli, has 365 days. ... The other calendar has 260 days. In Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, it is called the tonalpohualli or, the day-count.








7) What is at the centre of the Aztec calendar


a) The Aztec ruler b) The months of the year


c) The sungod d) The names of the 4 time periods








8) What is another word for a causeway?


> synonyms