Purepecha Culture

Purepecha Culture

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Purepecha Culture

Purepecha Culture

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Guillermo Moreno

Used 94+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The Purépecha or Tarascans are a group of indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of _____________________, Mexico.

Michoacán

Sonora

Guerrero

Oaxaca

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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They are also known by the pejorative "__________________", an exonym, applied by outsiders and not one they use for themselves.

Indians

Tarascan

Huicholes

Totonacas

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The Purépecha occupied most of Michoacán but also some of the lower valleys of both Guanajuato and __________.

Jalisco

Sonora

Sinaloa

Arizona

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Now, the Purépecha live mostly in the highlands of central Michoacán, around Lakes ________________and Cuitzeo.

Chapala

Montebello

Pátzcuaro

Catemaco

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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It was one of the major empires of the Pre-Columbian era. The capital city was ________________.

Tzintzuntzan

Tenochtitlan

Tikal

Chichen Itza

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Purépecha architecture is noted for step pyramids in the shape of the letter ____.

"T"

"U"

"V"

"H"

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Pre-Columbian Purépecha artisans made feather mosaics that extensively used ________ feathers, which were highly regarded as luxury goods throughout the region.

American Robin

Black bird

hummingbird

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