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Aztecs decorated their headdresses with feathers.
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In high school, history students will look at the culture of the Aztec Empire found in Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest. This is the second of two quizzes on the subject and it looks specifically at Aztec religion and culture.
1 .
Who did the Aztecs sacrifice to the gods?
Young girls
Naughty children
Old people
Captured enemies
The Aztecs raided enemy towns to capture victims alive for human sacrifice. Slaves could also be used for human sacrifice, but only if they were lazy!
2 .
What did Aztecs decorate headdresses with?
Fur
Chillies
Cactus
Feathers
Only the most important Aztecs - like the nobility or great warriors - were allowed to wear a headdress
3 .
Where did the Aztec Gods and Goddesses live?
Asgard
Tlalocan
Texcoco
Yuatepec
Tlalocan was the Aztec paradise where it was always Springtime. It always had plenty of edible plants growing so there was never a lack of things to eat
4 .
Aztecs had two calendars. One marked time but what did the other fix?
Sundays
Religious festivals
Harvests
Market days
This religious calendar was called the Tonalpohualli and it had 20 periods, or Trecenas, each devoted to a particular god
5 .
What was the name of the bread eaten by Aztecs?
Tortilla
Naan
Granary
Chapatti
This was flat like a pancake and made from corn
6 .
Who was the Aztec rain god?
Tlaloc
Chantico
Tezcatlipoca
Quetzalcoatl
Tlaloc was the god of the rains, but he was also by a god of fertility and of water. He was worshiped as the giver of life, but he was also feared because he could send hail, thunder and lightning
7 .
How many months were in an Aztec year?
6
12
18
24
There were 365 days in one year divided into 18 months of 20 days. The spare five days were thought to be unlucky
8 .
What did the Aztecs do with the cocoa bean?
Used it as money
Drank it
Flavored it with chillies
All of these
Cocoa was very important to the Aztecs. Cocoa beans were given out at children's coming of age ceremonies and during wedding ceremonies the couple drank a cup of chocolate and exchanged cocoa beans!
9 .
What is a comal?
A weapon
A clay disk for cooking
A type of spoon
A knife for hunting
The comal was placed on top of three rocks in which a fire was lit
10 .
How many uniquely named days were in the religious calendar?
200
260
365
500
Each of the 20 Trecenas was made up of 13 days
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