AP World History (Chapter 11 Test) – Flashcards
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During the post classical period, societies in the Americas
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Remained entirely separate from those of the Old World.
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Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of American civilization during the post classical period?
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Monotheistic practices
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The northern nomadic peoples who entered central Mexico following the decline of Teotihuacan were the
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Toltecs
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After the sack of Tula, the center of population and political power in Mexico shifted to
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The valley of Mexico and the shores of a chain of lakes in that basin
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The people who succeeded the Tolcecs as the rulers of central Mexico were the
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Aztecs
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In the period shortly after the arrival of the Aztecs in the valley of Mexico, what was the nature of the political organization of the region?
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City-states
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What city did he Aztecs establish circa 1325 on a marshy island in Lake Texcoco?
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Tenochtitlan
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The Aztec innovation in intensive agriculture in the aquatic environments of the lakes of central Mexico was the development of
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Pochteca
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What was the impact of expansion and conquest on the Aztec social system?
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From the loose association of clans, Aztec society became highly stratified society
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Which of the following did NOT occur as a result of the Aztec rise to power?
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The abandonment of human sacrifice
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One of the most permanent features of Aztec society was its organization into clans or
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calpulli
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What was the nature of the Aztec economy?
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The Aztec state redistributed many goods received as tribute and there was a specialized merchant class
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While the position of Aztec women in many ways paralleled that of women in other civilizations at a similar stage of development, what was the significant difference between the lives of women in Mesoamerica and in the Mediterranean world?
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Aztec women had to spend many more hours grinding grain for food
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The capital of the Inca empire was
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Cuzco
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What do the authors suggest was the principal reason for Inca conquest and expansion?
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The practice of split inheritance
