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The Aztecs Quiz
Ten questions on the Aztec Empire and the Spanish conquest that ended it. Each answer comes with a short explanation.
- 10 questions
- About 3 minutes
- Medium
- Includes a map and a photo
About this quiz
The Aztecs built an empire in central Mexico that lasted about a century. Its capital, Tenochtitlan, was one of the largest cities in the world in 1519. The empire fell in just two years to a small Spanish force and its many Indigenous allies.
This quiz covers the empire, the conquest, the myths that grew up around it, and the traces the Aztecs left in the English language and under modern Mexico City.
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