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The Aztecs (Part II)
(pp. 456-458)
Religion Rules Aztec Life
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Which of the following statements is NOT accurate?
1. Quetzalcoatl
a. He was depicted as a feathered serpent.
b. He was a war god.
c. He was a god of the Toltec and the Aztec, among others.
d. His followers believed that his return would bring a new reign of light and peace.
2. Why did the Aztecs think it was necessary to make blood sacrifices to the sun god Huitzilopochtli?
3. Where were thousands of victims led each year to be sacrificed?
4. How did Aztec priests sacrifice humans?
5. How were the military and religious beliefs linked in the Aztec Empire?
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Which of the following statements is NOT accurate?
6. The Aztecs
a. entered into the Triple Alliance.
b. were an extremely warlike people.
c. believed that their sun god needed human blood.
d. worked to establish loyalty among conquered peoples.
The Aztec Calendar
7. From what do archaeologists believe the Aztec calendar was
derived?
8. How often did the Aztec sacred and solar calendars start on
the same day?
9. Where and when was the Aztec sunstone uncovered?
Problems in the Aztec Empire
10. Who was the Aztec emperor crowned in 1502?
____ 11. Conquered provinces resented Aztec rule because the Aztecs
a. forced conquered people to migrate.
b. used conquered people as soldiers.
c. used conquered people for human sacrifice.
d. forced conquered people to change their agricultural methods.
____ 12. Which of the following shows the influence of the Toltecs on Aztec civilization?
a. Montezuma II reducing the number of government officials
b. Aztecs using farm plots on the marshy fringes of a lake
c. Aztecs comparing the arrival of the Spanish to the return of Quetzalcoatl
d. all of the above