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Quiz for Document P1-1: Meal of Maize and Beans, the Sixth Month of the Aztec Solar Calendar (c. 1585)

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Question 1

The image of the god Tlaloc is carrying a ceramic vessel which likely represents the god’sA. patronage of community service.
B. patronage of the ceramic arts.
C. status as the god of wine.
D. status as the rain god.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is best supported by the rain god and maize represented in this image?A. Agriculture’s importance was limited to the sixth solar month.
B. Aztec society depended on maize as a staple crop for its survival.
C. Maize was one of many crops important to Aztec society.
D. Tlaloc was subordinate to the war god, Huitzilopochli.

Question 3

The detailed record of Aztec agricultural practice and belief displayed in this Spanish document most likely shows European interest inA. Aztec religious mythology.
B. Mesoamerican cultural expressions.
C. Mesoamerican agricultural resources.
D. the cult of Tlaloc.