Question 1

What did Incan emperors force conquered peoples to do in order to unify their empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  To accept Inca, the royal name 
B)  To send their children to be raised in the capital 
C)  To wear an Incan clothing style 
D)  To use Quechua, the Incan language 
A)  To accept Inca, the royal name 
B)  To send their children to be raised in the capital 
C)  To wear an Incan clothing style 
D)  To use Quechua, the Incan language

Question 2

Where was maize, the most important American food crop, first grown?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Andes 
B)  The Caribbean 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Alaska 
A)  The Andes 
B)  The Caribbean 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Alaska

Question 3

The Moche flourished along Peru's northern coast by

Accepted Answer

A)  serving as guides through the Andes. 
B)  creating a warrior culture. 
C)  mining gold. 
D)  developing a complex irrigation system. 
A)  serving as guides through the Andes. 
B)  creating a warrior culture. 
C)  mining gold. 
D)  developing a complex irrigation system.

Question 4

What was the importance of calendars for the Olmecs and the Maya?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Olmecs

Question 5

In what way are the ruins of Machu Picchu, pictured here, reminiscent of the ruins discovered at Mohejo-daro?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were both built in a mountainous region. 
B)  The buildings in both appear to be unvaried in design and purpose. 
C)  Both are multitiered designs. 
D)  Their symmetrical designs suggest that both were well-planned urban developments. 
A)  They were both built in a mountainous region. 
B)  The buildings in both appear to be unvaried in design and purpose. 
C)  Both are multitiered designs. 
D)  Their symmetrical designs suggest that both were well-planned urban developments.

Question 6

Why did Atahualpa meet with Pizarro in 1532?

Accepted Answer

A)  To fight a battle 
B)  To seize Pizarro as a prisoner 
C)  To worship Pizarro as a savior-god 
D)  To negotiate 
A)  To fight a battle 
B)  To seize Pizarro as a prisoner 
C)  To worship Pizarro as a savior-god 
D)  To negotiate

Question 7

Both Mexica and Inca imperialism seem to have been prompted by religious belief structures. How did religion promote the imperialistic actions of each? In what ways did the religious beliefs and/or practices of the Aztecs and Incas contain the seeds of collapse?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The essay

Question 8

The process of nixtamalization, boiling the maize with lime, did what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rendered maize kernels digestible 
B)  Hardened maize for use in tools and cookware 
C)  Increased the nutritional value of maize 
D)  Provided a medicine for common ailments 
A)  Rendered maize kernels digestible 
B)  Hardened maize for use in tools and cookware 
C)  Increased the nutritional value of maize 
D)  Provided a medicine for common ailments

Question 9

What is the meaning of split inheritance?

Accepted Answer

A)  After an emperor died, his lands were split among his sons. 
B)  A dead emperor retained all his lands and continued to receive tribute. 
C)  The wives of an emperor split the land among their sons. 
D)  Upon his death, an emperor had to give half his land to his closest rival. 
A)  After an emperor died, his lands were split among his sons. 
B)  A dead emperor retained all his lands and continued to receive tribute. 
C)  The wives of an emperor split the land among their sons. 
D)  Upon his death, an emperor had to give half his land to his closest rival.

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions :
-nixtamalization

Accepted Answer

A) The term used to designate the area spanning present-day central Mexico to Nicaragua. 
B) An intricate system of knotted and colored strings used by early Andean cultures to store information such as census and tax records. 
C) Boiling maize in a solution of water and mineral lime to break down compounds in the kernels, increasing their nutritional value. 
D) The earliest advanced Mesoamerican civilization. 
E) A Native American culture that thrived along Peru's northern coast between 100 and 800 C.E.
F)The name of the dynasty of rulers who built the largest and last indigenous empire across the Andes.
G)The official language of the Incas, it is still spoken by most Peruvians today.
H)A highly developed Mesoamerican culture centered in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. This culture created the most intricate writing system in the Western Hemisphere.
I)The monumental city-state that dominated trade in classical era Mesoamerica.
J)The language of the Aztecs, which they inherited from the Toltecs.
K)The dominant ethnic group of what is now Mexico, who created an empire based on war and religion that reached its height in the fifteenth century.
L)A large and prosperous Aztec city that was built starting in 1325. The Spanish admired it when they entered in 1519. 
A) The term used to designate the area spanning present-day central Mexico to Nicaragua. 
B) An intricate system of knotted and colored strings used by early Andean cultures to store information such as census and tax records. 
C) Boiling maize in a solution of water and mineral lime to break down compounds in the kernels, increasing their nutritional value. 
D) The earliest advanced Mesoamerican civilization. 
E) A Native American culture that thrived along Peru's northern coast between 100 and 800 C.E.
F)The name of the dynasty of rulers who built the largest and last indigenous empire across the Andes.
G)The official language of the Incas, it is still spoken by most Peruvians today.
H)A highly developed Mesoamerican culture centered in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. This culture created the most intricate writing system in the Western Hemisphere.
I)The monumental city-state that dominated trade in classical era Mesoamerica.
J)The language of the Aztecs, which they inherited from the Toltecs.
K)The dominant ethnic group of what is now Mexico, who created an empire based on war and religion that reached its height in the fifteenth century.
L)A large and prosperous Aztec city that was built starting in 1325. The Spanish admired it when they entered in 1519.

Question 11

Use the following to answer questions :
-Moche

Accepted Answer

A) The term used to designate the area spanning present-day central Mexico to Nicaragua. 
B) An intricate system of knotted and colored strings used by early Andean cultures to store information such as census and tax records. 
C) Boiling maize in a solution of water and mineral lime to break down compounds in the kernels, increasing their nutritional value. 
D) The earliest advanced Mesoamerican civilization. 
E) A Native American culture that thrived along Peru's northern coast between 100 and 800 C.E.
F)The name of the dynasty of rulers who built the largest and last indigenous empire across the Andes.
G)The official language of the Incas, it is still spoken by most Peruvians today.
H)A highly developed Mesoamerican culture centered in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. This culture created the most intricate writing system in the Western Hemisphere.
I)The monumental city-state that dominated trade in classical era Mesoamerica.
J)The language of the Aztecs, which they inherited from the Toltecs.
K)The dominant ethnic group of what is now Mexico, who created an empire based on war and religion that reached its height in the fifteenth century.
L)A large and prosperous Aztec city that was built starting in 1325. The Spanish admired it when they entered in 1519. 
A) The term used to designate the area spanning present-day central Mexico to Nicaragua. 
B) An intricate system of knotted and colored strings used by early Andean cultures to store information such as census and tax records. 
C) Boiling maize in a solution of water and mineral lime to break down compounds in the kernels, increasing their nutritional value. 
D) The earliest advanced Mesoamerican civilization. 
E) A Native American culture that thrived along Peru's northern coast between 100 and 800 C.E.
F)The name of the dynasty of rulers who built the largest and last indigenous empire across the Andes.
G)The official language of the Incas, it is still spoken by most Peruvians today.
H)A highly developed Mesoamerican culture centered in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. This culture created the most intricate writing system in the Western Hemisphere.
I)The monumental city-state that dominated trade in classical era Mesoamerica.
J)The language of the Aztecs, which they inherited from the Toltecs.
K)The dominant ethnic group of what is now Mexico, who created an empire based on war and religion that reached its height in the fifteenth century.
L)A large and prosperous Aztec city that was built starting in 1325. The Spanish admired it when they entered in 1519.

Question 12

How did Inca rulers prevent rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  They prevented revolt through fear, by sacrificing thousands of their subjects. 
B)  They dramatically reduced the tax burden on newly conquered peoples. 
C)  They transported all conquered peoples to different parts of the empire. 
D)  They allowed conquered peoples a measure of local self-government. 
A)  They prevented revolt through fear, by sacrificing thousands of their subjects. 
B)  They dramatically reduced the tax burden on newly conquered peoples. 
C)  They transported all conquered peoples to different parts of the empire. 
D)  They allowed conquered peoples a measure of local self-government.

Question 13

Use the following to answer questions :
-Quechua

Accepted Answer

A) The term used to designate the area spanning present-day central Mexico to Nicaragua. 
B) An intricate system of knotted and colored strings used by early Andean cultures to store information such as census and tax records. 
C) Boiling maize in a solution of water and mineral lime to break down compounds in the kernels, increasing their nutritional value. 
D) The earliest advanced Mesoamerican civilization. 
E) A Native American culture that thrived along Peru's northern coast between 100 and 800 C.E.
F)The name of the dynasty of rulers who built the largest and last indigenous empire across the Andes.
G)The official language of the Incas, it is still spoken by most Peruvians today.
H)A highly developed Mesoamerican culture centered in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. This culture created the most intricate writing system in the Western Hemisphere.
I)The monumental city-state that dominated trade in classical era Mesoamerica.
J)The language of the Aztecs, which they inherited from the Toltecs.
K)The dominant ethnic group of what is now Mexico, who created an empire based on war and religion that reached its height in the fifteenth century.
L)A large and prosperous Aztec city that was built starting in 1325. The Spanish admired it when they entered in 1519. 
A) The term used to designate the area spanning present-day central Mexico to Nicaragua. 
B) An intricate system of knotted and colored strings used by early Andean cultures to store information such as census and tax records. 
C) Boiling maize in a solution of water and mineral lime to break down compounds in the kernels, increasing their nutritional value. 
D) The earliest advanced Mesoamerican civilization. 
E) A Native American culture that thrived along Peru's northern coast between 100 and 800 C.E.
F)The name of the dynasty of rulers who built the largest and last indigenous empire across the Andes.
G)The official language of the Incas, it is still spoken by most Peruvians today.
H)A highly developed Mesoamerican culture centered in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. This culture created the most intricate writing system in the Western Hemisphere.
I)The monumental city-state that dominated trade in classical era Mesoamerica.
J)The language of the Aztecs, which they inherited from the Toltecs.
K)The dominant ethnic group of what is now Mexico, who created an empire based on war and religion that reached its height in the fifteenth century.
L)A large and prosperous Aztec city that was built starting in 1325. The Spanish admired it when they entered in 1519.

Question 14

What did the Mexicas do with the people they conquered?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Conquered

Question 15

What caused the collapse of the Maya?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
In about 9

Question 16

What was at the heart of Teotihuacan?

Accepted Answer

A)  A market place 
B)  A ceremonial center 
C)  A court house 
D)  A royal palace 
A)  A market place 
B)  A ceremonial center 
C)  A court house 
D)  A royal palace

Question 17

Which pack animal was used to bring in crops in the Andes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Horses 
B)  Humans 
C)  Alpacas 
D)  Oxen 
A)  Horses 
B)  Humans 
C)  Alpacas 
D)  Oxen

Question 18

Use the following to answer questions :
-Tenochtitlan

Accepted Answer

A) The term used to designate the area spanning present-day central Mexico to Nicaragua. 
B) An intricate system of knotted and colored strings used by early Andean cultures to store information such as census and tax records. 
C) Boiling maize in a solution of water and mineral lime to break down compounds in the kernels, increasing their nutritional value. 
D) The earliest advanced Mesoamerican civilization. 
E) A Native American culture that thrived along Peru's northern coast between 100 and 800 C.E.
F)The name of the dynasty of rulers who built the largest and last indigenous empire across the Andes.
G)The official language of the Incas, it is still spoken by most Peruvians today.
H)A highly developed Mesoamerican culture centered in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. This culture created the most intricate writing system in the Western Hemisphere.
I)The monumental city-state that dominated trade in classical era Mesoamerica.
J)The language of the Aztecs, which they inherited from the Toltecs.
K)The dominant ethnic group of what is now Mexico, who created an empire based on war and religion that reached its height in the fifteenth century.
L)A large and prosperous Aztec city that was built starting in 1325. The Spanish admired it when they entered in 1519. 
A) The term used to designate the area spanning present-day central Mexico to Nicaragua. 
B) An intricate system of knotted and colored strings used by early Andean cultures to store information such as census and tax records. 
C) Boiling maize in a solution of water and mineral lime to break down compounds in the kernels, increasing their nutritional value. 
D) The earliest advanced Mesoamerican civilization. 
E) A Native American culture that thrived along Peru's northern coast between 100 and 800 C.E.
F)The name of the dynasty of rulers who built the largest and last indigenous empire across the Andes.
G)The official language of the Incas, it is still spoken by most Peruvians today.
H)A highly developed Mesoamerican culture centered in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. This culture created the most intricate writing system in the Western Hemisphere.
I)The monumental city-state that dominated trade in classical era Mesoamerica.
J)The language of the Aztecs, which they inherited from the Toltecs.
K)The dominant ethnic group of what is now Mexico, who created an empire based on war and religion that reached its height in the fifteenth century.
L)A large and prosperous Aztec city that was built starting in 1325. The Spanish admired it when they entered in 1519.

Question 19

How did marriage in Mexica society duplicate what was found in premodern Asian and European societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some women were able to escape marriage through religious service. 
B)  Women were expected to manage the family business so their husbands could serve as warriors. 
C)  Once married, women were allowed to work only in agriculture. 
D)  Young people were married off to a person of their parents' choosing. 
A)  Some women were able to escape marriage through religious service. 
B)  Women were expected to manage the family business so their husbands could serve as warriors. 
C)  Once married, women were allowed to work only in agriculture. 
D)  Young people were married off to a person of their parents' choosing.

Question 20

How did Moctezuma II try to reform the empire before the Spaniards arrived?

Accepted Answer

A)  Restricted social mobility 
B)  Reduced controls and taxes 
C)  Reduced military service 
D)  Expanded noble ranks 
A)  Restricted social mobility 
B)  Reduced controls and taxes 
C)  Reduced military service 
D)  Expanded noble ranks

Exam 11: The Americas, 3200 Bce-1500 Ce

What did Incan emperors force conquered peoples to do in order to unify their empire?

Where was maize, the most important American food crop, first grown?

The Moche flourished along Peru's northern coast by

What was the importance of calendars for the Olmecs and the Maya?

In what way are the ruins of Machu Picchu, pictured here, reminiscent of the ruins discovered at Mohejo-daro?

Why did Atahualpa meet with Pizarro in 1532?

Both Mexica and Inca imperialism seem to have been prompted by religious belief structures. How did religion promote the imperialistic actions of each? In what ways did the religious beliefs and/or practices of the Aztecs and Incas contain the seeds of collapse?

The process of nixtamalization, boiling the maize with lime, did what?

What is the meaning of split inheritance?

Use the following to answer questions : -nixtamalization

Use the following to answer questions : -Moche

How did Inca rulers prevent rebellion?

Use the following to answer questions : -Quechua

What did the Mexicas do with the people they conquered?

What caused the collapse of the Maya?

What was at the heart of Teotihuacan?

Which pack animal was used to bring in crops in the Andes?

Use the following to answer questions : -Tenochtitlan

How did marriage in Mexica society duplicate what was found in premodern Asian and European societies?

How did Moctezuma II try to reform the empire before the Spaniards arrived?

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