Unit 1: Paper 1 — Climate and Innovation
Topic 1.2: The Aztec Empire (c.1428–1469) Questions
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Which resource from Totonacapan was used both as a prized drink and as a form of currency in the Aztec Empire?
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Explain how the content of Source A and Source B can be used to answer the inquiry question: What factors prompted innovation in the Aztec Empire?
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Which trees were planted along the edges of a chinampa to hold the raised bed in place?
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Which of the following best describes the difference between a source's 'content' and its 'context', as used in this micro-topic?
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According to this micro-topic, what was the main purpose of the Flower Wars?
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Which lake did the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, sit on an island within?
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What purpose did the removable bridge sections on Tenochtitlan's causeways serve?
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Which three cities made up the Triple Alliance that expanded Aztec control over Totonacapan under Moctezuma I?
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Examine how the perspectives in all the sources can be used to answer the inquiry question: What factors prompted innovation in the Aztec Empire?
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Explain how the content of Source A and Source B can be used to answer the question: What innovations took place in the Aztec Empire?
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Analyse how the context (origin, purpose, time and place) of Source C influences how it can be used to answer the question: What innovations took place in the Aztec Empire?
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Analyse how the context (origin, purpose, time and place) of Source C influences how it can be used to answer the inquiry question: What factors prompted innovation in the Aztec Empire?
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Examine how the perspectives in all the sources can be used to answer the question: What innovations took place in the Aztec Empire?
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Which three cities formed the Triple Alliance in 1428?
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Who ruled Tenochtitlan from c.1440 to 1469 and expanded the empire toward the Gulf Coast?
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What geographical feature of the Valley of Mexico basin most directly caused water and salt to become trapped rather than draining away?
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Approximately how long was the Albarradón de Nezahualcóyotl, the dyke that separated salt and fresh water in Lake Texcoco?
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Which lake, at the centre of the Valley of Mexico basin, was partly saline and unsuitable for drinking or farming?
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What was the main purpose of the stone aqueduct built from Chapultepec to Tenochtitlán?
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In the Aztec calendar, what was the name of the year in which a severe famine struck the Valley of Mexico following drought and frost?
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