Purepecha Culture

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

• Michoacán

• Sonora

• Guerrero

• Oaxaca

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

• Indians

• Tarascan

• Huicholes

• Totonacas

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

• Jalisco

• Sonora

• Sinaloa

• Arizona

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

• Chapala

• Montebello

• Pátzcuaro

• Catemaco

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

• Tzintzuntzan

• Tenochtitlan

• Tikal

• Chichen Itza

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

• "T"

• "U"

• "V"

• "H"

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

The Purépecha empire was never conquered by the Aztec Empire, in fact there is no record of the ___________ ever defeating them in battle.

• Aztecs

• Maya

• Spanish

• Olmec

This was most likely due to the presence of metal ores within their empire, and their knowledge of ___________, which was far superior to that of the Aztecs.

• war

• artillery

• metallurgy

"La historia de Michoacán", mural in the Biblioteca Gertrudis Bocanegra, Pátzcuaro, Michoacán (1941-1942). What does the mural show?

• The history of Michoacan

• The life of the purepechas

• The evangelization of the purepechas

• All of the above is correct