History AP – Flashcards
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Religion in Teotihaucan was:
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polytheistic
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K'ak Tiliw Chan Chaak
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all of these were true
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Which Mesoamerican group practiced human sacrifice?
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Maya Aztec Olmec Toltec
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Teotihuacan was ruled by
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an oligarchy
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What type of agriculture was practiced by the Maya
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Terraced landscaping and irrigation
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What caused the collapse of Teotihuacan in 650 C.E.
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We dont know
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Urban architecture of Teotihuacan was dominated by
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religious architecture
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The feathered serpent culture god Quetzalcoatl was believed to be
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god of agriculture and the arts
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The benefit of chinampas was
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year-round agriculture was possible
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Maya sacrificial victims typically consisted of
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captured nobility from other areas
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Which was not part of the Maya reckoning of time?
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A lunar calendar
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Maya society was organized in which family system?
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Patrilineal
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Women in Maya society were
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Central to the religious and economic life of every home
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What type of writing did the Maya have?
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Hieroglyphic
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Which of the following groups was the earliest Mesoamerican civilization?
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Olmec
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The Mexica were organized in
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altepetl.
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The major states in the postclassic periods were those of the
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Toltecs and Aztecs
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The Aztec monarch was determined by
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a council of aristocrats
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The capital of the Aztec Empire was in
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Tenochtitlan
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The calpolli
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the base of the altepetl
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The Aztecs formed their empire by
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ruthlessly conquering other peoples
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Long distance trade among the Aztecs was
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confined to lightweight goods like gold and animal skins
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Aztec trade was improved by
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none of these
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The principal reason for human sacrifice among the Aztecs was
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Huitzilopochtli required a diet of human hearts
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Differences between the postitions held by men and women in Aztec society were termed
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Gender complementarity
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The Anasazi lived in
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cliff dwellings
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What factor most likely led to the abandonment of Chaco Canyon?
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Weather
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The Hopewell peoples' economy emphasized
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hunting and gathering, with limited agriculture
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Social and political oraganization in the North American tribes was dependent on
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chiefdoms
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Which of the following groups developed based on long-distance trade?
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Hopewell
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Cahokia was
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A Mound builder city
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Andean civilization was
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isolated and mountainous
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The Andean mountain agriculture supported which products?
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Meat, grains, and potatoes
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Llamas and alpacas were valued by the Incas for
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wool food transportation
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The mit'a was
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a system of work organization by ayllu
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The important family structure in Andean civilization was the
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ayllu
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Labor in Andean civilization was divided according to
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gender
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Moche civilization was
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theocratic
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The Moche civilization was probably destroyed by
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weather
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The aztec god that was the focus of the cult of the hummingbird was called
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Huitzilopochtli
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The two Andean cities that precede the Incan civilization are
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Wari and Tiwanaku
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How did the Inca ensure the loyalty of defeated regions?
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By forcing the heirs of defeated rulers to live in the royal court
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The city of Cuzco was not as large as Tenochtitlan, but
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it was laid out in the shape of a puma
