Question 1

Discuss the major differences between North America, Mesoamerica, and South America in terms of the arable lands available for agriculture.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The three

Question 2

What were chinampas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Weapons 
B)  Early religious leaders 
C)  Human sacrifices 
D)  Floating gardens 
A)  Weapons 
B)  Early religious leaders 
C)  Human sacrifices 
D)  Floating gardens

Question 3

What did an Aztec warrior have to do to earn the title of iyac, or warrior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capture a town singlehandedly 
B)  Defeat a fellow Aztec in battle 
C)  Capture a prisoner for ritual sacrifice 
D)  Win a series of athletic contests 
A)  Capture a town singlehandedly 
B)  Defeat a fellow Aztec in battle 
C)  Capture a prisoner for ritual sacrifice 
D)  Win a series of athletic contests

Question 4

What was the name of an important mound-building people who existed in present-day Ohio?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hopewell 
B)  Hohokam 
C)  Anasazi 
D)  Mississippian 
A)  Hopewell 
B)  Hohokam 
C)  Anasazi 
D)  Mississippian

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions :
-Nahuatl

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 6

One of the most notable intellectual achievements of the Maya was their use of what mathematical concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decimal system 
B)  Multiplication 
C)  The zero 
D)  A calendar 
A)  Decimal system 
B)  Multiplication 
C)  The zero 
D)  A calendar

Question 7

Describe the extent of the Inca Empire. How did the Inca rulers maintain control of this vast territory?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Incas

Question 8

In Aztec society, what were macehualtin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Servants similar to serfs in western Europe 
B)  Commoners, sometimes men who had failed in military campaigns 
C)  Members of the most privileged class 
D)  Students in training to become priests 
A)  Servants similar to serfs in western Europe 
B)  Commoners, sometimes men who had failed in military campaigns 
C)  Members of the most privileged class 
D)  Students in training to become priests

Question 9

How did the Olmec spread their culture and technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through population growth 
B)  Through diplomatic missions 
C)  Through wars of conquest 
D)  Through long-distance trade 
A)  Through population growth 
B)  Through diplomatic missions 
C)  Through wars of conquest 
D)  Through long-distance trade

Question 10

American societies tended to become hierarchical. Choose the Maya, Aztec, or Inca society and demonstrate this assertion. How can we explain the tendency toward hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
This essay

Question 11

Mayan texts tended to focus on the lives and exploits of whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kings and nobles 
B)  Gods 
C)  Folk heroes 
D)  Priests and priestesses 
A)  Kings and nobles 
B)  Gods 
C)  Folk heroes 
D)  Priests and priestesses

Question 12

How did Cortés defeat the Aztec Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  With only six hundred Spaniards, he marched into Tenochtitlan. 
B)  He allied with the Tlaxcala. 
C)  He promised Aztec slaves freedom. 
D)  He had help from Pizarro. 
A)  With only six hundred Spaniards, he marched into Tenochtitlan. 
B)  He allied with the Tlaxcala. 
C)  He promised Aztec slaves freedom. 
D)  He had help from Pizarro.

Question 13

What have increasing numbers of archaeologists concluded about the earliest migrants to the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  That the first peoples traveled by both foot and boat 
B)  That humans did not cross the Bering Strait at all 
C)  That peoples could not have arrived any earlier than 9000 B.C.E. 
D)  That humans were primarily hunters of big game 
A)  That the first peoples traveled by both foot and boat 
B)  That humans did not cross the Bering Strait at all 
C)  That peoples could not have arrived any earlier than 9000 B.C.E. 
D)  That humans were primarily hunters of big game

Question 14

Describe Olmec society.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Olmec

Question 15

What evidence in this illustration reflects the belief of many historians that the Aztecs practiced ritual sacrifice as a means of honoring or nourishing the gods?

Accepted Answer

A)  The victim's heart is drifting up toward the heavens. 
B)  The victim near the bottom of the steps is being dragged away, possibly to be dismembered. 
C)  The number of onlookers at the base of the steps suggests its importance as a religious ritual. 
D)  Based upon their physical appearance, the victims may have been prisoners of war. 
A)  The victim's heart is drifting up toward the heavens. 
B)  The victim near the bottom of the steps is being dragged away, possibly to be dismembered. 
C)  The number of onlookers at the base of the steps suggests its importance as a religious ritual. 
D)  Based upon their physical appearance, the victims may have been prisoners of war.

Question 16

What was an ayllu?

Accepted Answer

A)  A set of rules that regimented the lives of the Incan people 
B)  A substantial degree of state-supplied social welfare 
C)  A clan that served as the basic unit of Incan society 
D)  An Incan system of public works projects 
A)  A set of rules that regimented the lives of the Incan people 
B)  A substantial degree of state-supplied social welfare 
C)  A clan that served as the basic unit of Incan society 
D)  An Incan system of public works projects

Question 17

The Mesoamerican calendar used

Accepted Answer

A)  52-day months. 
B)  13-day months. 
C)  agricultural seasons. 
D)  solar years. 
A)  52-day months. 
B)  13-day months. 
C)  agricultural seasons. 
D)  solar years.

Question 18

Use the following to answer questions :
-Olmecs

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

What were Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco in Aztec society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Twin gods 
B)  Twin cities 
C)  Co-rulers 
D)  Sacred temples 
A)  Twin gods 
B)  Twin cities 
C)  Co-rulers 
D)  Sacred temples

Question 20

Who could enter the Aztec warrior class?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Theoretica

Exam 11: The Americas, 3200 Bce-1500 Ce

Discuss the major differences between North America, Mesoamerica, and South America in terms of the arable lands available for agriculture.

What were chinampas?

What did an Aztec warrior have to do to earn the title of iyac, or warrior?

What was the name of an important mound-building people who existed in present-day Ohio?

Use the following to answer questions : -Nahuatl

One of the most notable intellectual achievements of the Maya was their use of what mathematical concept?

Describe the extent of the Inca Empire. How did the Inca rulers maintain control of this vast territory?

In Aztec society, what were macehualtin?

How did the Olmec spread their culture and technology?

American societies tended to become hierarchical. Choose the Maya, Aztec, or Inca society and demonstrate this assertion. How can we explain the tendency toward hierarchy?

Mayan texts tended to focus on the lives and exploits of whom?

How did Cortés defeat the Aztec Empire?

What have increasing numbers of archaeologists concluded about the earliest migrants to the Americas?

Describe Olmec society.

What evidence in this illustration reflects the belief of many historians that the Aztecs practiced ritual sacrifice as a means of honoring or nourishing the gods?

What was an ayllu?

The Mesoamerican calendar used

Use the following to answer questions : -Olmecs

What were Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco in Aztec society?

Who could enter the Aztec warrior class?

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