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Study Guide Answers
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1.
Where is the museum located?
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Chapultepec Park, Mexico City |
2.
Who designed the museum?
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Pedro Ramirez Vásquez |
3.
Briefly describe the architecture of the building.
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description |
4.
The lower floor of the museum houses artifacts from what time period? What is exhibited
on the upper floor?
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artifacts prior to the Spanish conquest in 1521; contemporary Indian artifacts |
5.
Visitors must enter and leave museum rooms in a specific order. True or false?
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false |
6.
Historians believe that the first Mesoamericans were descendants of those who migrated to North America from ____________________ during the last glaciation.
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Siberia |
7.
The focal point and religious center of Teotihuacán was dominated by two __________________ .
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pyramids |
8.
The Aztecs believed that Teotihuacán was a city of the ________________________ .
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gods |
9.
Teotihuacán's pottery has been found in other parts of Mesoamerica, which is further
evidence that Teotihuacán was a center for ______________________ .
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trade |
10.
Another important civilization featured in the museum is that of the _________________ ,
who built a great ceremonial city at Tula, in Hidalgo around 1000 A.D.
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Toltecs |
11.
Most of the sculptures created by these people focus on _________________________ .
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war gods, warriors, and battle |
12.
Some of the pottery of these ancient cultures reflects a close connection with Pueblo tribes of the Southwest United States. True or false?
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true |
13.
The _____________________ of lowland Tabasco are said to have developed the earliest civilization in Mesoamerica.
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Olmecs |
14.
One of the most famous rooms in the museum is the Maya Room. Give a brief description of the artifacts found there.
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description |
15.
The Mayas made great strides in mathematics, architecture, sculpture, and painting around
the same time that what other great civilization was in decline?
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Rome |
16.
Elaborate tomb paintings indicate that the Monte Albán culture was preoccupied with ______________ .
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death |
17.
At the time of the Spanish Conquest in 1521, the _________________________ were the most powerful people in Mexico.
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Aztecs |
18.
Describe the Aztec exhibit.
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description |
19.
The Aztecs practiced ___________________ ______________________ , a ritual that they
believed would satisfy the gods, and would also assure the continuance of night and day.
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human sacrifice |
20.
Today, __________________________ stands on the site where the great ancient Aztec
city of Tenochtitlán once stood.
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Mexico City |
21.
There are virtually no more Indian cultures left in Mexico. True or false?
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false |
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