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Study Guide Answers

1.     Where is the museum located?
     Chapultepec Park, Mexico City
2.     Who designed the museum?
     Pedro Ramirez Vásquez
3.     Briefly describe the architecture of the building.
     description
4.     The lower floor of the museum houses artifacts from what time period? What is exhibited on the upper floor?
     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?
     false
6.     Historians believe that the first Mesoamericans were descendants of those who migrated to North America from ____________________ during the last glaciation.
     Siberia
7.     The focal point and religious center of Teotihuacán was dominated by two __________________ .
     pyramids
8.     The Aztecs believed that Teotihuacán was a city of the ________________________ .
     gods
9.     Teotihuacán's pottery has been found in other parts of Mesoamerica, which is further evidence that Teotihuacán was a center for ______________________ .
     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.
     Toltecs
11.     Most of the sculptures created by these people focus on _________________________ .
     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?
     true
13.     The _____________________ of lowland Tabasco are said to have developed the earliest civilization in Mesoamerica.
     Olmecs
14.     One of the most famous rooms in the museum is the Maya Room. Give a brief description of the artifacts found there.
     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?
     Rome
16.     Elaborate tomb paintings indicate that the Monte Albán culture was preoccupied with ______________ .
     death
17.     At the time of the Spanish Conquest in 1521, the _________________________ were the most powerful people in Mexico.
     Aztecs
18.     Describe the Aztec exhibit.
     description
19.     The Aztecs practiced ___________________ ______________________ , a ritual that they believed would satisfy the gods, and would also assure the continuance of night and day.
     human sacrifice
20.     Today, __________________________ stands on the site where the great ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlán once stood.
     Mexico City
21.     There are virtually no more Indian cultures left in Mexico. True or false?
     false
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