What is the name of the massive carved stone calendar discovered in Mexico City?
Answer
Piedra del Sol
98891 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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What did the Aztecs call their 365-day solar calendar?
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Xiuhpohualli
What Aztec god was worshipped with flaying and wearing human skin?
Answer
Xipe Totec
What Aztec god was associated with wind, learning, and the morning star?
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Quetzalcoatl
What Aztec codex is named after the first viceroy of New Spain?
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Codex Mendoza
Which successor of Moctezuma II died of smallpox in 1520?
Answer
Cuitláhuac
What Aztec ceremony was held at the end of each 52-year calendar cycle?
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New Fire ceremony
Which codex records Aztec rulers, conquests, and tribute lists?
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Codex Mendoza
What was an Aztec commoner housing and landholding unit called?
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Calpulli
Which Aztec youth school trained commoners for community service and war?
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Telpochcalli
What Aztec office ranked as a powerful deputy to the tlatoani?
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Cihuacoatl
Who was the first tlatoani of Tenochtitlan?
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Acamapichtli
What was the name of the Texcoco ruler who co-founded the Triple Alliance?
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Nezahualcoyotl
What was the Aztec festival dedicated to Huitzilopochtli in the 15th month?
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Panquetzaliztli
Which Aztec emperor was the father of Moctezuma II?
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Axayacatl
What was the Aztec 260-day ritual calendar called?
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Tonalpohualli
What codex records the Aztec migration from Aztlan?
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Codex Boturini
What was the Aztec name for ritualized flower wars?
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Xochiyaoyotl
Which Aztec emperor was known as 'Obsidian Serpent'?
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Itzcoatl
What was the name of the Aztec ball game played with a rubber ball?
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Ullamaliztli
Which Aztec emperor expanded the empire to its greatest size?
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Ahuitzotl
What were the Aztec artificial agricultural islands called?
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Chinampas
Which Aztec god was the god of war and the sun?
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Huitzilopochtli
What three city-states formed the Aztec Triple Alliance?
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Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, Tlacopan
What Inca ruler led the final rebellion and was executed in 1572?
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Túpac Amaru I
What Inca king built the summer palace of Quispiguanca?
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Huayna Capac
Which Inca ruler was the son of Pachacuti and expanded into Ecuador?
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Topa Inca Yupanqui
What was the name of the Inca courier system using runners?
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Chasqui
What Inca decimal unit represented one thousand households?
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Huaranga
What god did the Incas believe created the world?
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Viracocha
What is the name of the last remaining Inca rope bridge?
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Qeswachaka
Which Inca ruler conquered the Chimú civilization?
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Tupac Inca Yupanqui
What was the Inca tax paid in labor called?
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Mit'a
Which Inca ruler was known for his military campaigns and expansion?
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Pachacuti
What was the Inca system of roads and paths called?
Answer
Qhapaq Ñan
What agricultural technique did the Inca use on mountain slopes?
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Terraces
What is the name of the massive Inca fortress overlooking Cusco?
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Sacsayhuamán
In what year did the Spanish capture Atahualpa?
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1532
Which Inca emperor is credited with building Machu Picchu?
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Pachacuti
What is the name of the founding ruler of Copan's dynasty?
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K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'
What is the name of the Maya codex held in Paris?
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Paris Codex