World History Ch. 6 – Flashcards
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The Aztec capital was
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Tenochtitlan
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The civilization of the Maya developed in
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Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula
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Most of the Aztex population belonged to a large kinship groups called
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Calpulli
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The first civilization in Mesoamerica was the
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Olmec
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Aztec Society
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Did not possess a writing system, although it did develop hieroglyphs.
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Aztec writing
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Was based upon hieroglyphics that represented an object or concept
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What was the purpose of the human sacrifices by the Aztecs?
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To appease Huitzilopochtli and thus delay the ultimate destruction of the world.
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Mayan civilization
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Declined in the eighth or ninth centuries CE
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In the aftermath of Columbus and voyages of encounter, Europeans believed the first humans in the Americas might have been
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Phonecian seafarers from Carthage
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As the building deity of the entire population, the supreme Aztec God was
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Huitzilopochtli
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Aztec society was
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A hierarchical dictatorship, with a privileged upper class and a downtrodden majority.
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In which areas were the Mayan and Aztec civilizations similar?
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They both practiced human sacrifice
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Which of the following statements is the most accurate depiction of the Aztec Empire?
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It was a confederation of localities linked by a feudal allegiance system in which a central ruler controlled an empire developed through military conquest.
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The archeological evidence of the presence of ball courts in Ameridian civilization centers is an indication that these societies
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Probably had contacts with Mesoamerican civilizations.
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The population of the Inka civilization
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Was divided into provinces containing about 10,000 people.
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The tuber cultivated by the Arawak, that is used today to manufacture tapioca is
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manioc
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The olmec peoples
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Developed a system of hieroglyphics
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Which of the following gods retained higher level of cognizance in the Aztec psyche than most of their other gods, due to primarily its tenth-century departure from the valley of mexico and promised future victorious return?
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Quetzalcoatl
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if one were to compare the societies of the aztec and the maya, the best characterization of that comparison would be that
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both were agricultural societies that had substantial urban populations
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Archeologists call the region in which the first new world civilizations began
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mesoamerica
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Which of the following best describes social and gender roles in the Aztec culture?
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There were clear-cut differences between the responsibilities and duties of males and females
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The chinampas
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were agricultural plots built on swampy islands.
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All of the following statements are true about Mayan religion except
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Its views about reincarnation resembled those of buddhism
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The civilization of the Inka
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Constructed an impressive system of roads and bridges throughout its extensive domain
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Which of the following is not true of the Olmec culture?
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It developed in the high, mountainous areas of central Mexico.
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The sacred ball court
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Had life or death implications for those who played upon it.
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Which of the following was true about Teotihuacan?
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It met its demise due to unexplained reasons.
