Tribal leaders, as exemplified by those among the Yanomamo of South America:
A. have great power to force their subjects to obey
B. can also be shamans, polygynists, and the heads of their lineages
C. have little or no authority among their own people
D. typically have few allies to support them
The earliest evidence for maize domestication in Mesoamerica has been found in the
Mexican state of:
A. Guerrero
B. Oaxaca
C. Morelos
D. Puebla
The Street of the Dead complex at Teotihuacan:
A. was built just before the Temple-Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent
B. was a palace complex in the northern part of the city
C. symbolized a new tradition of rulership
D. was approximately the same size as the other hundreds of apartment compounds
throughout the city
Desirable raw materials for utilitarian ground stone tools are:
A. obsidian and chert
B. rhyolite and basalt
C. marble and jade
D. fig tree bark and reeds
Corts and his Spanish entourage were welcomed into the city of Cholula. After a few
days:
A. the Cholulans ran the Spaniards out of town
B. the Spaniards were informed of a plot to capture them
C. the Spaniards moved into the ruler’s palace where they were finely treated
D. Motecuzma’s troops laid siege to the city, capturing Cholulans and Spaniards alike
The proximity of _______ made Teotihuacan an attractive location.
A. obsidian
B. jadeite
C. gold
D. jaguars
_______ are drained fields used by the Aztecs.
A. Chapultepec
B. Chinampas
C. Terraces
D. Canals
The Middle Formative Mixteca:
A. settled in the same area as the Olmecs
B. were a colonial outpost of the Olmecs
C. engaged in long-distance trade for jade, obsidian, and shell
D. dominated the site of San Jos Mogote
The _____ period ushered in independence to nations of Mexico and Central America.
A. Republican
B. Colonial
C. Classic
D. Modern
Two well-known Late Classic/Epiclassic sites on the Northwestern Frontier are:
A. Alta Vista and Teotihuacan
B. Teotihuacan and La Quemada
C. La Quemada and Alta Vista
D. Alta Vista and El Tajn
Unusually for Mesoamerican ideology, one of the deities among Teotihuacan’s pantheon
was:
A. a Storm God
B. the Feathered Serpent
C. the Great Goddess
D. Tlaloc
The Mezcala-style figures found throughout Mesoamerica originated from:
A. Oaxaca
B. Morelos
C. Michoacn
D. Guerrero
Tula’s Palacio Quemado is said to have been administrative rather than residential in
function because of:
A. the hieroglyphs on its interior walls
B. the statues in front of the building
C. its layout and iconography
D. experiments undertaken by archaeologists
Santa Isabel Iztapan is:
A. the location of the first independent modern nation-state of Mexico
B. where maize was first domesticated in Mesoamerica
C. the earliest Olmec site where a large stone head was recovered
D. a Paleoindian site where mammoth hunters brought down one of these large beasts
In the Middle Postclassic, the Tarascans developed their empire around:
A. the Gulf Coast
B. the Pacific Coast
C. Lake Petn Itz
D. Lake Ptzcuaro
The Middle Formative site of Cuello in Belize is known for:
A. its unique architecture
B. the remains of maize found there
C. an early sweat bath
D. producing an early form of Mayan writing
Motecuzma II is likely to have died:
A. of smallpox
B. as a sacrificial victim to save his empire
C. having been hit by a bullet fired from a Spaniard’s gun
D. at the hands of his own people
MATCHING 1
1) Tlatelolco
2) Xicotencatl the Elder
3) Tepeaca
4) Tayasal
5) Cuauhtmoc
A. Aztec ruler who surrendered to the Spanish
B. Last stronghold of the Itz Maya, conquered in 1697
C. Market center for Tenochtitlan
D. Puebla town where Corts stayed after La Noche Triste
E. Tlatoani of Tizatlan
More so than any other Mesoamerican site, this Late Classic/Epiclassic center
incorporates both Maya and Central Mexican features:
A. Teotihuacan
B. Cacaxtla
C. Cob
D. Chichn Itz
The terms “tierra caliente,” “tierra templada,” and “tierra fra” are used to refer to the:
A. types of mountains in Mesoamerica
B. three broad categories of the Mesoamerican environment
C. variety of plants found throughout Mesoamerica
D. three zones where domestication took place in Mesoamerica
Tula and the northern Maya city of ______ have many features in common, including
the layout of the Temple of the Warriors.
A. Mayapn
B. Uxmal
C. Tulum
D. Chichn Itz
The term ________ refers to the Nahua dialect spoken in Mexico’s Central Highlands in
the Late Postclassic.
A. Nahuatl
B. Uto-Aztecan
C. Mexica
D. Tenochca
Tula was at its most powerful during the Tollan phase, which dates from:
A. ad 600 to 900
B. ad 900 to 1150
C. ad 800 to 1200
D. ad 1430 to 1521
The name “Phoenicians of the New World” was given to the ancient Mesoamericans
known as the:
A. Putn
B. Mixteca
C. Huasteca
D. Itz
If one considers modern urban population densities, then it is reasonable to calculate
that the population of Tenochtitlan ranged between:
A. 500,000 and 750,000
B. 1 and 2 million
C. 35,000 and 75,000
D. 1,500 and 7,500
Early agriculture in Mesoamerica:
A. was introduced from the Old World, where it originated earlier in time
B. was an innovation of the native population
C. emerged very quickly because the wild forms of maize were highly productive
D. was very late in its development owing to the lack of domesticable animals
Evidence for socially sanctioned violence in the Valley of Oaxaca during the
Middle/Late Formative is seen:
A. in the valley’s settlement pattern, which is entirely filled in
B. at San Jos Mogote where a large temple was newly built
C. in the portrayal of a sacrificed captive
D. at Monte Albn, where rulers performed ceremonies
A society that has social stratification:
A. depends upon kinship to integrate the various strata
B. ranks individuals in relation to a chief
C. is difficult to detect archaeologically
D. has institutionalized political offices and hierarchies of power
The Olmec art style:
A. is difficult to distinguish from later Maya and Aztec motifs
B. is exemplified by the were-jaguar
C. was confined to the Olmec heartland alone
D. depicts their egalitarian society
The large Early Formative center in Guerrero is:
A. San Lorenzo Tenochtitln
B. Teopantecuanitln
C. El Opeo
D. Chalcatzingo
Casas Grandes is well known for trading _______ to the south.
A. coal, wood, maize, and maguey
B. copper, turquoise, shell, and feathers
C. turkeys, bronze, dried deer meat, and rabbits
D. jade, cloth, dogs, and obsidian
At the end of the Classic period, Teotihuacan:
A. was larger and more powerful than ever, dominating Mesoamerican politics
B. shared power with other cities in the Basin of Mexico
C. still functioned as a ceremonial center, with its population dispersed in villages
D. suffered a steep decline in power and was eventually deserted