Aztec and Inca Empire Flashcards
Which of the following was the first to develop and advanced civilization in central Mexico ?
a. Toltec
b. Aztec
c. Maya
d. Teotihuacan
d. Teotihuacan
Which of the following settled on the Yucatan peninsula ?
a. Toltec
b. Aztec
c. Maya
d. Inca
c. Maya
__________________ culture left behind the Avenue of the Dead and Sun and Moon Pyramid ?
a. Toltec
b. Aztec
c. Maya
d. Teotihuacan
d. Teotihuacan
Toltec culture was highly militarized and included the cult of human sacrifice ?
True or False
True
The Toltec leader __________ was exiled for attempting to introduce a monotheistic cult centered on the “Feathered Serpent”
a. Moctezuma II
b. Pacachuti
c. Huitzilopochtli
d. Topiltzin
d. Topiltzin
Which is true of the Aztec
a. Originally a nomadic tribe from Northern Mexico
b. Originated from the Yucatan
c. Capital was at Tlaxcala
d. Worked as mercenaries before gaining independence
a. Originally a nomadic tribe from Northern Mexico
d. Worked as mercenaries before gaining independence
Which was the Aztec’s patron god ?
a. Tlaloc
b. Huitzilopochtli
c. Nezhualkcoyotl
d. Quetzalcoatl
b. Huitzilopochtli
In what year did the Aztecs establish capital within Lake Texcoco ?
a. 1325
b. 1428
c. 1434
d. 1519
a. 1325
What did the Aztecs see that led them to select the site of their capital ?
Eagle with snake in its mouth standing on cactus
The Aztecs maximized agricultural production by building floating gardens known as
a. Chinampas
b. Quipis
c. Chuno
d. Obsidian
a. Chinampas
Which is true of the floating gardens ?
a. Utilized 3 sisters method of cultivation
b. Maximized agricultural productivity
c. used trees to fix roots to lake bed
d. 17 feet wide and 100-300 foeet long
All
The Aztec market at Tlateloco was flush with luxury goods from all around Latin America because of _______–the merchant class which specialized in long distance trade
a. Ayllu
b. Calpulli
c. Obisidian
d. Pochtea
d. Pochtea
When the Spanish Conquistador _________ arrived in 1519, Moctezuma believes he is the reincarnation of fabled god __________
a. Tlaloc
b. Nahuatl
c. Huitzilopochtli
d. Quetzalcoatl
Herman Cortez
d. Quetzalcoatl
Which are reasons why Conquistadors were able to overtake the Aztec Empire ?
a. Superior Technology
b. Infectious Diseases
c. Spanish alliances with Aztec subject populations
d. Aztec political dissent
All
Aztec practice of Human sacrifice
1) Why was it necessary ?
2. Which god are they trying to appease ?
3. How did this help the Aztecs politically ?
4. How did it hurt the Aztecs politically ?
a. Necessary to feed the sun god so it can fight off evil.
b. Their patron god, the god of the sun
c. Made people believe that efforts were being made to make things better
d. Neighboring tribes disapproved of it and were willing to ally themselves with the Conquistadors
The Incan empire benefitted from the infrastructure of the _____ empire
a. Aztec
b. Mayan
c. Chimu
d. Toltec
c. Chimu
The Inca Emperor ______________ oversaw the empires most rapid period of expansion.
a. Athuallpa
b. Pachatuti
c. Twantinsuyu
d. Huancar
b. Pachatuti
The language of the Incas was ____________
a. Allyu
b. Nahuatl
c. Quechua
d. Tambo
c. Quechua
The Incas didnt have a system of writing, but were able to keep precise numerical records with the
a. Ayllu
b. Quipu
c. Mita
d. Tambo
b. Quipu
The Incas had a communication system very similar to the Mongol Post Horse House system. T or F
True
The Incan government held tight control over the Empire’s surpluses, limiting private trade and commercial growth.
T or F
True
The Inca’s government used social welfare programs to care for the empire’s sick and elderly
T or F
True
The Incans are decimated with the arrival of the Conquistador ______________ in 1532.
a. Francisco Pizzaro
b. Hernan Cortex
a. Francisco Pizzaro
Machu Picchu was undiscovered until Hiram Bingham uncovered it in 1911.
T or F
True
