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Study Guide Answers
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1.
What crop was instrumental in the development of settled cultures in the New World?
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maize |
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What name do we apply to the first people who developed a culture in Mexico?
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the Olmecs |
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The early Mexican city-state that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption was: a.) Olmeca b.) Azatlán c.) Teotihuacán d.) Cuicuilco
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d.) Cuicuilco |
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At Teotihuacán, which god did the largest pyramid honor?
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the sun god |
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At Teotihuacán, which god did the smallest pyramid honor?
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the moon god |
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6.
What was the most famous symbolic representation of Quetzalcóatl?
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the plumed serpent |
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At its height, Teotihuacán had more than 100,000 residents. True or false?
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true |
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The first important culture to arise after the demise of Teotihuacán was that of the: a.) Miztecs b.) Toltecs c.) Olmecs d.) Aztecs
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b.) the Toltecs |
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Tezcatlipoca, the war god of the Toltecs represented by a jaguar, is reminiscent of jaguar gods of which other early civilization?
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the Olmec |
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10.
What was the new Toltec capital city built by Quetzalcóatl-Topiltzin?
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Tula |
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After being expelled by the Toltecs, Quetzalcóatl-Topiltzin may have founded a city in which other civilization?
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the Mayan |
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12.
The Aztecs considered themselves the chosen people of which god: a.) Mixcoatl b.) Tonacatecuhtli c.) Huitzilopochtli d.) Quetzalcóatl
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c.) Huitzilopochtli |
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13.
In Aztec religion, Quetzalcóatl, white god of the West, was opposed in Aztec religion by: a.) Tezcatlipoca, black god of the North b.) Xipe Totec, red god of the East c.) Huitilopochtli, blue god of the South
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a.) Tezcatlipoca |
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14.
Which of the four Aztec gods of the directions was represented by the flayed skins of victims and symbolized the regrowth of vegetation?
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Xipe Totec |
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15.
The Aztecs believed that the world was created on the back of a: a.) turtle b.) jaguar c.) crocodile d.) alligator
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c.) crocodile |
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The capital city of the Aztecs was: a.) Cuicuilco b.) Tenochtitlán c.) Monte Albán d.) Tula
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b.) Tenochtitlán |
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17.
Because of the year of his appearance, the Aztecs thought Cortés was the reincarnation of which god?
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Quetzalcóatl |
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