MATCHING 2
1) Aztec
2) Nahua
3) Nahuatl
4) Mexica
5) Tenochca
A. Mesoamerican lingua franca for trade and politics in the Late Postclassic period
B. The Mexica group that established Tenochtitlan
C. Linguistic subdivision of the Uto-Aztecan language family
D. Modern term used to refer to ethnic groups with Aztln ancestry
E. Ethnic group which gave its name to a modern country
The location of the Templo Mayor in Tenochtitlan was a symbol of:
A. the bounty of the chinampas, since it was located at the place where they all
intersected
B. the dual nature of the Mexica deities
C. the eagle landing on the cactus in the swamp
D. the axis mundi of both secular and religious worlds
Olmec influence throughout Mesoamerica during the Middle Formative is shown by the
A. types of houses in which farmers lived
B. shape of obsidian blades
C. kind of clothing people wore
D. type of pottery found at sites
The last major florescence of Olmec culture occurred during the:
A. Early Formative
B. Middle Formative
C. Late Formative
D. Early Classic
From 600 to 300 bc, the centers along the Pacific coastal plain (Isthmus of Tehuantepec
and south to El Salvador):
A. were abandoned after trade stopped with the Olmecs
B. flourished as the plain became the dominant region in Mesoamerica
C. were unaffected by the demise of the Olmecs
D. continued to support earlier centers
An atlatl is the Nahuatl name for:
A. Clovis hunter
B. dart point
C. spear thrower
D. big game
The prepared field at the site of Gheo-Shih, Oaxaca, may have been used:
A. as a ball court
B. for planting maize
C. for firing ceramics
D. as a building foundation
Sites in the Tehuacn Valley in Puebla, Mexico:
A. show evidence for the transformation from village farming to life in cities
B. contain evidence that may indicate the practice of human sacrifice
C. received much more rainfall than those in the Valley of Oaxaca
D. yield little information about Archaic diet
The significance of the lowland Maya “E-Group” complex is that:
A. all Maya architecture is built in a similar fashion
B. it was the earliest temple-pyramid complex in Mesoamerica
C. it represented a unique pattern of building not seen at any other sites in Mesoamerica
D. it suggests a shared ideology among Maya elites
Perhaps the most remote example of Olmec influence during the Middle Formative
comes from:
A. the Cuyamel Caves
B. Yarumela
C. Los Naranjos
D. Playa de los Muertos
Uxmal’s distinctive oval-shaped pyramid is called the:
A. Pyramid of the Circle
B. Sun Pyramid
C. Moon Pyramid
D. Pyramid of the Magician
Ancient individuals in Mesoamerica:
A. cannot be detected in the archaeological record
B. played no part in shaping the prehistory of this culture area
C. can be investigated, especially when there are decipherable documents
D. have been researched only by historians
Lowland Classic Maya capitals are commonly referred to as regal”ritual centers
because:
A. they did not have the attributes of a city
B. demographically speaking, their populations were low
C. they contained the palaces and temples of their rulers
D. they were primarily inhabited by farmer”artisans
The royal tomb of Tikal’s first ruler, complete with grand offerings and human
sacrifices, was uncovered at the nearby small site of:
A. El Zotz
B. Dos Pilas
C. Aguateca
D. Calakmul
The Teotihuacanos used _______ as a symbol of rulership.
A. quetzal feathers
B. obsidian
C. maguey
D. cacao beans
During the Middle Formative, the most important chiefdom in the Chiapas interior
plateau was located at the site of:
A. San Isidro
B. Chiapa de Corzo
C. Mirador
D. La Libertad
The three grandsons of Motecuzma I who ruled in succession were:
A. Tizoc, Ahuitzotl, and Motecuzma II
B. Motecuzma II, Mohquihuix, and Ahuitzotl
C. Nezahualcoyotl, Axaycatl, and Tizoc
D. Axaycatl, Tizoc, and Ahuitzotl
MATCHING 2
1) Guil Naquitz Cave
2) El Riego Cave
3) Zohapilco
4) Chantuto
5) Tamaulipas
A. Tehuacn Valley
B. Northeast Mexico
C. Coastal Chiapas
D. Central Highlands
E. Valley of Oaxaca
When Corts arrived at Tenochtitlan:
A. Motecuzma II had a foreboding feeling that something bad was about to happen to
the Aztec empire
B. the ruler, Ahuitzotl, was surprised, since no one knew the Spaniards were coming
C. Motecuzma II was expecting him as he had sent him an invitation to visit via
pochteca emissaries
D. he snuck into the city with his entourage under the cover of darkness
The native flora and fauna of Mesoamerica:
A. are both Nearctic and Neotropical
B. do not include any animal species that could be domesticated
C. are entirely tropical
D. are characterized by a single biotic habitat
Mesoamerica’s New Stone Age and the Old World’s Neolithic stage:
A. illustrate that similar forces of cultural evolution were in operation
B. resulted in the addition of chipped stone artifacts to lithic assemblages for the first
time
C. occurred for vastly different reasons
D. provide evidence for the success of humans during the Ice Age
The _____ period ended with the Spanish Conquest.
A. Colonial
B. Republican
C. Democratic
D. Postclassic
You are excavating a site in southern Mexico and uncover a ceramic cylindrical vessel
with tripod supports. This vessel:
A. is most likely to have been produced locally at the site being excavated
B. may have been imported from Teotihuacan
C. was manufactured in Oaxaca at Monte Albn
D. is typical of the style of ceramics in the Maya lowlands
The signature architectural features of Aztec ritual structures are:
A. circular temples with winding staircases
B. colonnaded hallways and open plazas
C. four-sided, four-staircased pyramids
D. twin staircases leading up to separate temples
The rise of the chiefdom:
A. occurred only once in Mesoamerica
B. is likely to have occurred many times over
C. cannot be detected archaeologically
D. happened before the adoption of agriculture
Prismatic blades:
A. are very easy to manufacture, even for the novice
B. were manufactured in every ancient Mesoamerican household
C. were made by specialists
D. were first produced in Mesoamerica around 5000 bc
A “pottery style zone” is a region in which:
A. all pottery looks the same
B. only ceramic artifacts are produced; artifacts made from other materials are absent
C. each person’s specialization involves pottery in some way or another
D. particular designs and forms create distinctive and localized forms of pottery
The Temple-Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent:
A. was the earliest pyramid built at Teotihuacan
B. was built over a cave entrance
C. served as a tomb for an early leader
D. was the largest of Teotihuacan’s pyramids
The general belief that the landscape and living creatures have spiritual force is called:
A. animism
B. religion
C. superstition
D. magic
Palenque’s Early Classic king list:
A. begins with the same dynastic founder as Tikal
B. includes Lady Yohl Ik”nal, a female ruler
C. is composed of a few rulers who reigned for a long time
D. is made up of several individuals, all of whom came from Teotihuacan
The Classic Maya “collapse” in the lowlands occurred:
A. at the same time as the decline of the Aztecs
B. when the Olmecs declined
C. around ad 1200
D. between around ad 800 and 900
If you lived in Mesoamerica seven thousand years ago, you would most likely have
been:
A. hunting megafauna, such as mammoth, for dinner
B. living in a city and trading craft items for your daily food needs
C. farming for a living and relying on domesticated species
D. hunting and gathering a variety of wild resources
The way humans have affected the environment of Mesoamerica is evidenced by:
A. the relatively recent creation of the Valley of Mexico through swamp drainage
B. the changes in altitude that occur across the regions
C. its subtropical latitude
D. its Nearctic and Neotropical biota