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AP World History Ch 11 Reading Study Guide #1 Pg. 244-254
Notecards
· Tenochtitlan
· Calpulli
1. What was the European reaction to Tenochtitlan? What was its population by 1519? Pg. 244
2. Which people were considered by the Aztecs to be the “givers of civilization”? Pg. 245
3. How did the legend of Quetzalcoatl figure in the European favor when they invaded in the 1500s? Pg. 245
(Timeline P. 246)
4. When did the Toltecs establish Chula? ______
5. When did they conquer Chichen Itza (near Cancun) and dominate the Yucatan? ______
6. What were the years of the Mississippian Culture? ______
7. When did the Aztecs begin & found Tenochtitlan? ______
8. When did the Incas come to power in the Cuzco area? ______
9. When did Moctezuma (Montezuma) II rule the Aztec Empire? ______
10. Which two cultures (located within the present borders of the US) may have had contact w/ the Toltecs? Pg. 246
11. What was Aztec attitude toward history? Pg. 247
12. Describe the Aztec’s rise to power. Pg. 247-248
13. What were the “flower wars”? Pg. 247
14. By the time of Moctezuma II what was the composition of the Aztec government? Pg. 248
15. What are the three groupings of Aztec deity? Pg. 248-249
16. Who was considered the “paramount” Aztec deity? What special sacrifice did he require? Pg. 249
17. According to Aztec legend how many times had the earth been destroyed? How did this lead to a rather pessimistic view of life/religion etc.? Pg. 250
18. What were the chinampas & why were these significant? Pg.250
19. Briefly describe the Aztec economy. Pg. 250
20. Who were the pochteca? What did they specialize in? Pg. 250
21. Describe the regulation of the markets. Pg. 250-251
22. Describe the state control and distribution of tributes. Pg. 250-251
23. What were the calpulli & what function did they serve? Pg.251
24. How was the Aztec military organized? What is the “flowery death”? Pg. 251
25. Describe the social organization of the Aztec. DRAW a social pyramid chart with descriptions for each class. Pg. 251-252
26. Why did women spend SO much time preparing basic food supplies? Pg 252
27. What are the wide-ranging estimates of Aztec population? Pg. 252
(Read Document: Aztec Women and Men. Pg. 253)
28. In what ways do the expectations for men and women differ in Aztec society? (Document Pg. 253)
29. Who was the Great Speaker? Pg. 254
30. Describe the political organization of the Aztec government. Pg. 254
31. How did the tributary system of the Aztecs make it unnecessary for them to directly rule all the people under their domination? Pg. 254
32. Describe the social and political transformation that took place in 1426. Pg. 254
33. Why might it be argued that the Aztec were a continuation of the long process of civilization in Mesoamerica? Pg. 254
Short Answer: Answer parts A and B
A. Identify and explain ONE method Aztecs used to keep subject peoples under control
B. Identify and explain TWO reasons why the people subordinate to the Aztecs were ready to rebel when the Europeans arrived.
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Borrowed From Mr. Walker