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Q:
The Aztec ruler Tizoc had a short reign because:
A. he refused to marry a princess selected by his relatives
B. he did not expand the empire
C. the senate voted to impeach him for embezzling the tribute
D. he vandalized the outfits of the Jaguar order before an important Flower War
Q:
The two highest orders of knights in the Aztec military were:
A. eagles and jaguars
B. jaguars and lions
C. panthers and jaguars
D. eagles and crows
Q:
Archaeologists are nota. romantic adventurers.b. scientists.c. anthropologists.d. critical thinkers.
Q:
The Aztec ruler Axaycatl had a reputation as:
A. a great lover
B. a witty joke teller
C. an engaging conversationalist
D. an accomplished painter
Q:
The Tarascans who ruled over a large territory to the west of the center of the Aztec empire:
A. were conquered by Motecuzma I in 1478 and became part of the Aztec empire
B. defeated Axaycatl in battle in 1478 and never became part of the Aztec empire
C. defeated Axaycatl but were subsequently conquered by Motecuzoma II and became part of the Aztec empire
D. were defeated by Motecuzoma I but regained their independence when they defeated Axayactl
Q:
Sex in Aztec society:
A. took place before marriage to ensure the couple were fertile
B. was considered to be pleasurable but a waste of productive time
C. was regulated by the government
D. was not encouraged among the population, due to high growth rates
Q:
Adulterers in Aztec society were punished by:
A. being sacrificed to Xochiquetzal
B. being stoned to death
C. having their heads shaved to identify them in public
D. being made to return to their house of birth instead of living with their in-laws
Q:
An Aztec marriage:
A. was celebrated with a feast at the home of the groom's parents
B. involved a literal tying of the knot
C. was most commonly a love match made by young people
D. generally happened late in life when people had the resources to set up their own households
Q:
Aztec women married:
A. at around the same age as Aztec men
B. sooner than Aztec men
C. later than Aztec men
D. at the end of the solar year only
Q:
In Aztec society, a young man was ready to marry when:
A. he reached the age of 18 or was able to grow a beard, whichever came first
B. his older siblings were married
C. his sisters permitted him to do so
D. he proved himself by capturing an enemy in battle
Q:
The Aztecs had difficulty conquering the Tarascans because:
A. the Tarascans had metal weapons
B. the river between the two territories was too wide
C. the Tarascans allied themselves with the Spanish
D. the Tarascans had a larger army than the Aztecs
Q:
In 1473, the Tlatelolco scandal that was used by Tenochtitlan to subjugate that city occurred when:
A. they lost the trading networks outside the Basin of Mexico and the pochteca moved to Tenochtitlan
B. the ruler neglected his principal wife, who was the sister of the ruler of Tenochtitlan
C. Tlatelolco's army embarrassed themselves in combat, so Tenochtitlan took over all military operations
D. a prince from the royal family ran off with a commoner from among their Tarascan enemies
Q:
During the Late Postclassic, the Tarascan capital was at:
A. Tzintzuntzan
B. Toluca
C. Ptzcuaro
D. Ihuatzio
Q:
The three grandsons of Motecuzma I who ruled in succession were:
A. Tizoc, Ahuitzotl, and Motecuzma II
B. Motecuzma II, Mohquihuix, and Ahuitzotl
C. Nezahualcoyotl, Axaycatl, and Tizoc
D. Axaycatl, Tizoc, and Ahuitzotl
Q:
A sought-after resource in the Mixtec region was an insect that:
A. was used to produce a dye
B. could be used in biological warfare
C. was frequently used for food
D. could cure a common ailment
Q:
The 1458 Aztec invasion of Mixteca kingdoms was precipitated at Coixtlahuaca by:
A. the marriage of a Mixteca princess to a Mexica huetlatoani
B. the murder of the pochteca, whom the Aztecs sent troops to avenge
C. the discovery of gold in the Mixteca Alta, which set off a gold rush
D. one of the Mixtec kingdoms sending scribes to Texcoco to study in the libraries there
Q:
The Mixteca people of Mesoamerica:
A. lived primarily in the Basin of Mexico
B. saw their populations peak during the Formative period
C. had a stratified society
D. were not contacted by the Aztecs since they lived too far away
Q:
The important Totonac center of Zempoala in the Gulf lowlands was first conquered by:
A. Motecuzma I
B. Axaycatl
C. Tizoc
D. Motecuzma II
Q:
The south-central Gulf lowlands were eventually conquered by the Aztecs, providing them with _____, which was unique.
A. cacao
B. cotton
C. rubber
D. vanilla
Q:
The Aztec pochteca were:
A. primarily military personnel who brought trade items to conquered peoples
B. sometimes suspected of spying and subsequently killed
C. confined to their particular role in the Aztec economy, even though they tried to serve other purposes
D. noted for trading goods only for the elites in Aztec society
Q:
An example of a sumptuary law that existed in Aztec society is:
A. the general population did not have access to maize
B. commoners were forbidden from cultivating certain plants
C. only nobles drank pulque and grew maguey
D. commoners, but not nobles, could cut their hair
Q:
Motecuzma I established grand botanical gardens at:
A. Tula
B. Texcotzingo
C. Huaxtpec
D. Tenochtitlan
Q:
Both "tributary provinces" and "strategic provinces" were part of the Aztec empire. The difference between them was that:
A. tributary provinces sent regular payments to the empire whereas strategic provinces sent only "gifts"
B. goods and services were part of the regular payment of tributary provinces, but strategic provinces had no obligations
C. labor and military cadres came from strategic provinces whereas tributary provinces provided only goods
D. tributary provinces sent only "gifts" to the empire whereas strategic provinces sent regular payments
Q:
Motecuzma I is called the "founder of the Aztec empire" because:
A. he conquered the Tepanecas
B. he traced his descent to the royal line of Toltecs from Tula
C. during his reign he expanded the empire outside the Basin of Mexico
D. he conquered lands in North and South America
Q:
The founder of the Aztec empire during the 1440s was:
A. Tizoc
B. Axayactl
C. Motecuzma I
D. Motecuzma II
Q:
The tecpan at Cihuatecpan was discovered:
A. because of its size and layout
B. thanks to manuscripts that described its location
C. because none of it had been destroyed by conquistadores
D. when Aztec writing was found on its walls that identified it
Q:
The only complete Aztec tecpan to have been excavated in the Basin of Mexico is that at the farming village of Cihuatecpan because:
A. other tecpan were destroyed or built over by later inhabitants
B. no other tecpan was constructed in the area
C. residents still occupy the other tecpan
D. other tecpan are too large to be fully excavated
Q:
"Tecpan" is the Nahuatl word for palace, while the Nahuatl word for great palace is:
A. palacio grande
B. huetlatoani
C. huetecpan
D. Cihuatecpan
Q:
The Aztec ruler credited with the beautification of the city of Tenochtitlan is:
A. Tizoc
B. Motecuzma I
C. Motecuzma II
C. Ahuitzotl
Q:
During the Aztec New Fire Ceremony:
A. all fires throughout the empire were extinguished
B. priests from all over the empire journeyed to Tenochtitlan to perform a ritual at the Templo Mayor
C. offerings were made to Xochiquetzal, the fertility goddess
D. selected houses were set on fire in a ritual to cleanse the homesteads of evil
Q:
The Aztec New Fire Ceremony occurred every:
A. 4 years
B. 52 months
C. 13 years
D. 52 years
Q:
The Great Famine experienced by the Aztecs in the 15th century ended in:
A. 1425
B. 1455
C. 1465
D. 1490
Q:
MATCHING 2
1) 1370s"1420s
2) 1430"1455
3) 1455"1486
4) 1486"1520
5) 1521
A. Spanish Conquest
B. Period of imperial growth under Motecuzma I and Axayactl
C. When the Mexica spent time in service to Azcapotzalco
D. Duration of the Mexica-led Triple Alliance that was headed by Itzcotl
E. The reigns of the great Mexica emperors Ahuitzotl and Motecuzma II
Q:
MATCHING 1
1) Tlatoani
2) Calmecac
3) Calli
4) Telpochcalli
5) Calpulli
A. Mexica "young men's house" for training warriors
B. Nahuatl word for "house"
C. A Mexica ward or neighborhood
D. A priestly school that trained young people in special skills
E. A Mexico noble ruler or "speaker"
Q:
The 1450s were a time of sorrow for inhabitants of the Basin of Mexico because:
A. the Aztecs were conquered by the Tarascans
B. the Aztecs lost the territory of eastern Morelos to the Tarascans
C. the Aztecs' capital city was destroyed by a nearby volcano
D. the region suffered severe droughts that caused starvation
Q:
If you were "one-rabbited" in Aztec society, especially during the 1450s, it meant that:
A. you had produced only one offspring
B. your fate was to be a rabbit farmer
C. you suffered from famine
D. rabbits had taken over your fields
Q:
Around 1450, flooding in the Basin of Mexico:
A. resulted in the construction of a system of dikes
B. destroyed the capital city and set back the Aztecs' conquest of the region
C. brought fresh water to all the lakes
D. helped to build up the chinampas
Q:
In the Molotla neighborhood of Yautepec, Morelos, the multiple-family household prevailed through time because:
A. there was limited housing in this crowded city, so relatives doubled up with each other
B. the Aztec empire required related families to live together
C. young people were unable to move out of their natal households due to economic constraints
D. family and tribute requirements were more easily met with a larger work force
Q:
Archaeological investigations at _______ provide us with a picture of the average residents of an Aztec city-state.
A. Man
B. Texcoco
C. Tenochtitlan
D. Yautepec
Q:
Cuernavaca, Morelos, was the closest tierra caliente town to the Basin of Mexico. This area was particularly attractive to the Aztecs because:
A. the local population was eager to join the Aztec empire and receive its protection
B. the political climate in this region was weak and the city-states could be easily toppled
C. produce such as cotton could be grown and exported to Tenochtitlan
D. its maguey produced the best pulque
Q:
The ruler of Texcoco who consolidated the Acolhua Domain in the 1430s was:
A. Acamapichtli
B. Xolotl
C. Motecuzma I
D. Nezahualcoyotl
Q:
A slave in Aztec society:
A. had a life of drudgery or potential sacrifice
B. could purchase their freedom, as long as adequate funds were available
C. belonged to the largest class in the Aztec social structure
D. belonged to the smallest class in the Aztec social structure
Q:
The largest stratum in the Mexica social structure was the:
A. pipiltin
B. pochteca
C. macehualtin
D. mayeque
Q:
If you were a Mexica commoner, you might improve your status by:
A. excelling at a particular craft
B. having an outstanding career in farming
C. marrying someone of lower status
D. building temples to different gods and goddesses
Q:
The Aztec calpulli:
A. was a land-based organization for rural commoners
B. refers to the temple and young men's houses found among the commoners
C. had little or no internal status variation among its members
D. is the merchants' name for the trade of everyday items, such as tortillas
Q:
In the Postclassic, the pochteca merchant class:
A. generally married the members of the calpulli that were farmer"artisans
B. gained great wealth, which they ostentatiously displayed
C. served as vassals of the state in their trading expeditions
D. shared their high status with the royal family
Q:
Choose the correct order of Aztec social statuses, from high to low:
A. pipiltin, pochteca, macehualtin, huetlatoani
B. huetlatoani, pipiltin, pochteca, macehualtin
C. pochteca, macehualtin, huetlatoani, pipiltin
D. huetlatoani, pochteca, pipiltin, macehualtin
Q:
The concept of private property in ancient Mesoamerica, particularly among the Aztecs:
A. reflected the lack of true capitalism
B. was most similar to our modern Western perspective
C. existed for neither land nor personal belongings, since everything was the property of the calpulli
D. applied both to nobles and to commoners
Q:
The city-state that dominated the Aztec Triple Alliance was:
A. Tlacopan
B. Tacuba
C. Tenochtitlan
D. Texcoco
Q:
The "Triple Alliance" refers to:
A. the three city-states that controlled tribute in the Basin of Mexico
B. the social structure of slaves, commoners, and nobles
C. the polygynous marriage of an Aztec ruler to daughters of the rulers of three different city-states
D. three gods who were worshipped together
Q:
The outcome of the Tepanec War in the 1420s was that:
A. the Tepanecs won single-handedly and took over the Basin of Mexico
B. the Tepanecs and Aztecs blocked all other groups
C. the Mexica defeated the Tepanecs
D. the Tepanecs, Aztecs, and other city-states in the Basin of Mexico banded together to form a coalition
Q:
The Tepanec War of the 1420s:
A. was between the Tepanecs and Mexica
B. pitted the Tepanecs against the Otom
C. involved all the ethnic groups in the Central Highlands of Mexico
D. was disastrous for the commoners of Tenochca because they lost calpulli land
Q:
When the Tenochca ruler Itzcoatl ascended to the throne in 1428, the new office of "Woman Snake" was:
A. given to the principal wife of the ruler to ensure that women had a voice in government
B. established for the ruler's closest advisor
C. created to give equality to women in Aztec society
D. that of the high priestess of the tlatoani
Q:
Children in Aztec culture were:
A. pampered until adulthood and not expected to contribute to the household economy
B. punished if they did not behave properly
C. given free reign and allowed to act as they wished
D. not held responsible for moral behavior
Q:
As an Aztec boy, you would be expected to:
A. attend school to learn how to become a warrior
B. learn how to weave cloth
C. grind maize and make tortillas
D. spin thread from cotton fibers
Q:
Children were sacrificed to the Mexican deity:
A. Huitzilopochtli
B. Tlaloc
C. Xochiquetzal
D. Quetzalcoatl
Q:
The signature architectural features of Aztec ritual structures are:
A. circular temples with winding staircases
B. colonnaded hallways and open plazas
C. four-sided, four-staircased pyramids
D. twin staircases leading up to separate temples
Q:
The location of the Templo Mayor in Tenochtitlan was a symbol of:
A. the bounty of the chinampas, since it was located at the place where they all intersected
B. the dual nature of the Mexica deities
C. the eagle landing on the cactus in the swamp
D. the axis mundi of both secular and religious worlds
Q:
The Aztecs in Tenochtitlan dedicated their Templo Mayor (Great Temple) to:
A. the founder of the their dynasty
B. Xochiquetzal, the goddess of fertility, and Huitzilopochtli, the god of war
C. Huitzilopochtli, the god of war, and Tlaloc, the god of rain
D. all the female deities in the Aztec pantheon
Q:
If you were an officer captured in a Mexica Flower War you would be:
A. sacrificed to the god of war, Huitzilopochtli
B. forcibly converted to the side of the enemy
C. locked up in prison
D. exchanged for an officer prisoner of the opposition
Q:
One of the reasons for conducting a Flower War was:
A. to parade about in finery
B. to obtain sacrificial victims
C. to visit other lands
D. to establish new chinampas
Q:
The Nahuatl name for a Mexica paramount ruler is:
A. emperor divine
B. ruler
C. tlatoani
D. huetlatoani
Q:
The Aztec dynasty at Tenochtitlan was founded in the 1370s by:
A. Acamapichtli
B. Tezozomoc
C. Motecuzma
D. Xolotl
Q:
In the 1370s, it was important for the people of Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco to choose a tlatoani with Toltec heritage because:
A. such ancestry lent prestige to the office
B. this ensured that the tlatoani would be a patron of the arts and crafts
C. this would allow the tlatoani to travel north of the Basin of Mexico
D. this would enable Mexica to visit the revered site of Tula
Q:
On the face of things, the "management style" of the Aztec tlatoani could be classified as:
A. collaborative
B. bottom-up
C. top-down
D. totalitarian
Q:
The Mexica tlatoani:
A. was a peasant farmer
B. made various crafts to sell
C. was a ruler skilled in public speaking
D. traveled the land selling wares
Q:
As the government of Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco evolved, the calpulli:
A. diminished all over the Basin of Mexico
B. remained strong in the city but was less influential in rural areas
C. suffered a diminished role in city government but retained its importance in the hinterlands
D. was given more power by the government
Q:
The Mexica calpulli was:
A. a type of ward or neighborhood
B. a long-distance merchant who traveled all over Mesoamerica
C. an administrative position held by commoners
D. another way of saying chinampa
Q:
One of the ways in which the Mexica were able to build up their empire was by:
A. moving out of the Basin of Mexico
B. raising crops for other kingdoms and willingly paying them tribute
C. ingratiating themselves with other dynasties and minimizing conflict
D. warfare and intimidation
Q:
"Tenochtitlan" roughly translates to mean:
A. "island of the prickly pear cactus fruits"
B. "rocky place of pears and cacti"
C. "between a rock and a prickly pear cactus"
D. "place where the prickly pear cactus grows from a rock"
Q:
The Aztec city of Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco was actually an island in the middle of:
A. Lake Ptzcuaro
B. Lake Texcoco
C. the Gulf of Mexico
D. Lake Petn Itz
Q:
MATCHING 2
1) Aztec
2) Nahua
3) Nahuatl
4) Mexica
5) Tenochca
A. Mesoamerican lingua franca for trade and politics in the Late Postclassic period
B. The Mexica group that established Tenochtitlan
C. Linguistic subdivision of the Uto-Aztecan language family
D. Modern term used to refer to ethnic groups with Aztln ancestry
E. Ethnic group which gave its name to a modern country
Q:
MATCHING 1
1) Chinampas
2) Purpecha
3) Chalchihuitlicue
4) Altepetl
5) Acolhua
A. Aztec water goddess
B. Aztec group that became the strongest ally of the Mexica
C. Nahuatl term for city-state
D. Productive drained-field agriculture
E. Another name for the Tarascan language
Q:
Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco is considered an atypical city-state in the Basin of Mexico because:
A. the Aztecs had no land-based agrarian population
B. fresh water was in great abundance
C. it could not be defended easily
D. transportation was a major problem
Q:
An advantage of the type of drained fields constructed by the Aztecs is that:
A. the level of soil moisture varies from day to day
B. annual crop yields are high, with three crops per year
C. crops can be harvested and then carried to market by porters
D. the fields are self-sustaining and do not need maintenance
Q:
The Aztecs stabilized the drained fields of the Basin of Mexico's southern lake system by:
A. driving pilings along the edges of the fields
B. routinely piling up more muck from the lake
C. draining the lakes to a low level to prevent the fields from eroding
D. Stabilization was not needed since the fields were floating.
Q:
_______ are drained fields used by the Aztecs.
A. Chapultepec
B. Chinampas
C. Terraces
D. Canals
Q:
The Nahuatl word for city-state that translates literally as "water-hill" is:
A. Chapultepec
B. Tenochtitlan
C. tlatoani
D. altepetl
Q:
The national flag of Mexico's central motif " an eagle on a cactus " represents the:
A. heart of Tenochtitlan, where the Aztecs settled
B. place where the Spaniards first came ashore in the 1500s
C. types of crops grown in arid areas
D. Eagle Warriors held in high esteem by the Aztecs
Q:
If you were born an Aztec, your name was determined by:
A. the name of the current ruler
B. your parents' names
C. the date of your birth
D. the deity you most resembled