AP World: Unit 3 Post-Classical Era

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of American civilizations during the post classical period?

• Large cities based on elaborate political and economic organization
• Elaborate cultural systems
• Monotheistic practices
• Highly developed agriculture

How did the Aztecs view the cultural achievements of the Toltecs?

• As barbarians who lacked culture
• As slaves, fit only for conquest
• As the givers of civilization
• As heretics, who practiced a forbidden religion

The people who succeeded the Toltecs as the rulers of central Mexico were the

• Olmecs
• Maya
• Incas
• Aztecs

What city did the Aztecs establish circa 1325 on a marshy island in Lake Texcoco?

• Teotihuacan
• Culhuacan
• Texcoco
• Tenochtitlan

Which of the following did NOT occur as a result of the Aztec rise to power?

• The increasing dominance of the nobility
• The emergence of a ruler with supreme powers
• The abandonment of human sacrifice
• The subsequent expansion of power and the boundaries of Aztec control

Which of the following statements concerning the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan is NOT accurate?

• It was built on an island in the middle of a lake.
• By 1519 it probably had a population of about 150,000.
• Unlike other Mesoamerican cities it lacked a temple complex
• The city was divided into more than 60 wards controlled by kinship groups

Which of the following is NOT true of the Aztec view of marriage and the family?

• Virginity at marriage was highly regarded for young women.
• Polygamy was common throughout society
• Marriages were often arranged between lineages
• Young girls were often trained by the older women of the calpulli

Which of the following was utilized in the Inca empire, but NOT by the Aztecs?

• A semi-divine emperor
• Extensive use of colonization
• Use of local rulers in exchange for recognition of sovereignty
• Identification of the nobility with the administrative and military functions of the state

What was the capital of the southern Song dynasty?

• Hangzhou
• Changan
• Loyan
• Beijing

What led to the downfall of the Sui dynasty?

• Nomadic invasions
• Unsuccessful military campaigns
• Widespread Buddhist rebellion
• The dissatisfaction of the Confucian scholar-gentry class