| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| In which modern-day country was most of the Aztec Empire located? | Mexico | 99%
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| What was the capital of the Aztec Empire? | Tenochtitlan | 90%
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| Staple crop of the empire | Maize | 80%
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| Leader of the Spanish conquest | Hernan Cortes | 79%
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| Animal brought to the region by the Spanish | Horse | 73%
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| According to Aztec Mythology, this must be provided to the sun or it will fail to rise, bringing about the end of the world. | Human blood | 73%
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| Disease transmitted from the Spanish which killed an estimated three million Aztecs | Smallpox | 66%
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| The state religion of the empire was _______ ; which means to believe in more than one god. | Polytheism | 64%
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| And what lake was this capital founded in? | Texcoco | 57%
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| Emperor of the Aztec Empire during the Spanish conquest. | Moctezuma | 56%
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| Name one of the 12 main languages spoken in the Aztec Empire | Nahuatl | 53%
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| Year the Aztec Empire was defeated by the Spanish empire | 1521 | 51%
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| What is the name of the Meso-American floating gardens used by the Aztecs to grow food? | Chinampa | 29%
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| Traditional enemies of the Aztecs which helped the Spanish conquer the capital. | Tlaxcalans | 17%
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| Crops used as currency in Aztec Empire | Coffee Bean/Quachtli | 14%
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