APWH Ch. 11 Flashcards

291676211	During the post classical period, societies in the Americas:	Remained entirely separate form the old world.	0
291676212	Who were the northern nomadic peoples who entered central Mexico following the decline of Teotihuacan?	Toltecs	1
291676213	The Toltec capital was established where?	Tula	2
291676214	What was the relationship between the Toltecs and their predecessors in central Mexico?	the Toltecs adopted many cultural features from their predecessors to which they added a strongly military ethicand human sacrifice.	3
291676215	The Toltec empire lasted until about what date?	1150 CE	4
291676216	Where did the center of population and political power in Mexico shift to after the sack of Tula?	Lake Texecoco	5
291676217	Who were the people that succeeded the Toltecs as the rulers of Central Mexico?	Aztecs	6
291676218	Around what year did the Aztecs migrate to the central valley of Mexico?	1325 CE	7
291676219	What three cities were fighting for control of the lakes at the time of the Aztec arrival in the valley of Mexico?	Texecoco, Culhuacan, Azcapotzalco	8
291676220	what city did the Aztecs establish circa 1325 on a marshy island in Lake Texecoco?	Technochitlan	9
291676221	Who was the central figure of the cult of human sacrifice and the most sacred deity of the Aztecs?	Quezlcoattal	10