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AP World History Ch 11 Reading Study Guide #1 Pg. 244-253
1. What was the European reaction to Tenochtitlan? What was its population by 1519?
2. Why do Stearns et al focus on the Aztec & Inca peoples in this chapter?
3. Which people were considered by the Aztecs to be the “givers of civilization”? Pg. 245
4. How did the legend of Quetzalcoatl figure in the European favor when they invaded in the 1500s? Pg. 245
(Timeline P. 246)
5. When did the Toltecs establish Chula? __________
6. When did they conquer Chichen Itza (near Cancun) and dominate the Yucatan? __________
7. What were the years of the Mississippian Culture? __________
8. When did the Aztecs begin & found Tenochtitlan? __________
9. When did the Incas come to power in the Cuzco area? __________
10. When did Moctezuma (Montezuma) II rule the Aztec Empire? __________
11. Which two cultures (located within the present borders of the US) may have had contact w/ the Toltecs?
12. What was Aztec attitude toward history? Pg. 247
13. By the time of Moctezuma II what was the composition of the Aztec government?
14. What are the three groupings of Aztec deity?
15. Who was considered the “paramount” Aztec deity? What special sacrifice did he require?
16. 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.?
17. What were the chinampas & why were these significant? Pg.250
18. Briefly describe the Aztec economy.
19. What were the calpulli & what function did they serve? Pg.251
20. How was the Aztec military organized? What is the “flowery death”? Pg. 251
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21. Why did women spend SO much time preparing basic food supplies? Pg 252
22. What are the (hilariously) wide-ranging estimates of Aztec population? Pg. 252
(Read Document: Aztec Women and Men. Pg. 253)
23. In what ways do the expectations for men and women differ in Aztec society? (Document)
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