Packet H: Bonus 5
A “Wall of Serpents” and four Atalantean columns are among the surviving art from this culture’s capital city. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Postclassic culture whose empire was governed from Tollan (“TOLL-lawn”), or Tula.
ANSWER: Toltec culture
[10e] This later Mesoamerican culture claimed the Toltecs of Tollan as their ancestors, with the word “Toltec” taking on the meaning “artisan” in Nahuatl. This culture ruled the last indigenous empire in the Valley of Mexico.
ANSWER: Aztecs [or Mexica; prompt on Nahua]
[10h] This legendary king, later conflated with Quetzalcoatl, migrated the Toltecs to Tollan, introduced the cult of the feathered serpent, and either died in a burning boat at Tlapallan or went east to found cities across Mesoamerica.
ANSWER: Cē Ācatl Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl [accept Cē Ācatl or One-Reed]
<MIT A, World History> | Packet H - Yale A, Ohio State C, Illinois C, Virginia Tech B, MIT A
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 12.08 | 92% | 25% | 4% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California (North) | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| California (South) | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Canada | Main Site | ✓ | 12 | 11.67 | 92% | 17% | 8% |
| Florida | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 11.25 | 88% | 25% | 0% |
| Overflow | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| South Central | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Southeast | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 12.50 | 100% | 13% | 13% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 12 | 11.67 | 83% | 25% | 8% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 8.75 | 75% | 13% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |