Exam 13: From City to Empire

The site of __________ was burned and abandoned as the result of a military attack at the end of the Classic Period.

The Toltec Empire was large and powerful, controlling a substantial area.

What is the oldest city in Mesoamerica?

The earliest evidence of emerging political complexity in Mesoamerica is found on ________ sites.

The Pyramid of the Sun can be found at what site?

The collapse of the Maya cities was partially due to __________.

From bones, osteoarchaeologists can find out about diet, disease, growth, behavior, and lifestyles of people.

What has excavation at the Templo Mayor revealed?

Excavations of the rural site of __________ have produced insight into provincial life under the Aztecs.

One aspect of Maya material culture that is largely invisible in the archaeological record is woven cloth, because it is perishable.

What is the importance of the Olmec to the development of Mesoamerican prehistory?

Aztlán is the mythical homeland of the Mexica, who formed the Aztec Empire.

What was the relationship of the Toltec Empire to the Aztec Empire?

What was Teotihuacán?

The reigns of Maya rulers were deciphered based on two signs, known as the "toothache sign" and the "upended frog" sign.

The mythical homeland of the Aztecs is known as __________.

What was the capital of the Toltec Empire?

Archaeological and historical research has demonstrated that, contrary to popular belief, the Aztec never actually practiced human sacrifice.

Geophysics creates detailed pictures of archaeological sites and of exactly what is under the ground.

Aztec agriculture depended on artificial islands of raised beds called __________.