Question 1

How did the Inca link their empire together?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was a common ethnicity among the population. 
B)  All villages sent representatives to the capital to engage in sporting activities. 
C)  They had an advanced system of roads that held the empire together. 
D)  Scholars translated local texts into Quechua, making all people feel like part of the empire. 
A)  There was a common ethnicity among the population. 
B)  All villages sent representatives to the capital to engage in sporting activities. 
C)  They had an advanced system of roads that held the empire together. 
D)  Scholars translated local texts into Quechua, making all people feel like part of the empire.

Question 2

Why did the Aztec Empire fall so quickly to the Spanish? What is the historical debate associated with the fall of the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Because of

Question 3

The Aztecs created a strong position in the lands of Mexico through which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their worship of the god of war, Huitzilopochtli 
B)  Their promotion of a strong agricultural and commercial economy 
C)  Superior military technology 
D)  An alliance system based on trade and tribute, backed by the use of force 
A)  Their worship of the god of war, Huitzilopochtli 
B)  Their promotion of a strong agricultural and commercial economy 
C)  Superior military technology 
D)  An alliance system based on trade and tribute, backed by the use of force

Question 4

What is a stele?

Accepted Answer

A)  A floating garden where maize is grown 
B)  A ceremony in which war captives are sacrificed 
C)  A stone pillar monument on which Maya recorded important information 
D)  The ball used in an Aztec ballgame 
A)  A floating garden where maize is grown 
B)  A ceremony in which war captives are sacrificed 
C)  A stone pillar monument on which Maya recorded important information 
D)  The ball used in an Aztec ballgame

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions :
-Maya

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

How do the chinampa farming techniques, pictured here, differ from those of Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A)  They used hand-held farming implements. 
B)  They farmed in small, rectangular plots divided by canals. 
C)  Crops were planted in a systematic fashion. 
D)  Irrigation was an important part of the planting process. 
A)  They used hand-held farming implements. 
B)  They farmed in small, rectangular plots divided by canals. 
C)  Crops were planted in a systematic fashion. 
D)  Irrigation was an important part of the planting process.

Question 7

Khipu, a method for recording information, was made out of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stone 
B)  Strings 
C)  Animal bones 
D)  Obsidian 
A)  Stone 
B)  Strings 
C)  Animal bones 
D)  Obsidian

Question 8

What did the Aztecs believe they had to do to keep the sun moving and preserve life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Build magnificent pyramids for their gods 
B)  Sacrifice human beings 
C)  Sacrifice livestock, particularly cattle 
D)  Destroy all competing societies 
A)  Build magnificent pyramids for their gods 
B)  Sacrifice human beings 
C)  Sacrifice livestock, particularly cattle 
D)  Destroy all competing societies

Question 9

Use the following to answer questions :
-khipu

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 10

Human sacrifice was a critical feature of the Aztec civilization. What role did human sacrifice play in Aztec civilization, including military, political, and religious practices? What impact did this have on the social structure of the Mexica? What explanations have scholars offered for this practice?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The essay

Question 11

The term Mesoamerica refers to what region?

Accepted Answer

A)  The region stretching from present-day central Mexico to Nicaragua 
B)  Central and South America 
C)  The region stretching from the Great Lakes of North America to South America 
D)  Present-day Central America 
A)  The region stretching from present-day central Mexico to Nicaragua 
B)  Central and South America 
C)  The region stretching from the Great Lakes of North America to South America 
D)  Present-day Central America

Question 12

According to Map 11.2, "Major North American Agricultural Societies, ca. 600-1500 C.E.," which river traversed north to south through the heart of Mississippian territory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Ohio River 
B)  The Mississippi River 
C)  The Missouri River 
D)  The Rio Grande 
A)  The Ohio River 
B)  The Mississippi River 
C)  The Missouri River 
D)  The Rio Grande

Question 13

What evidence in this photograph suggests that Monks Mound served as the political and religious center of the Mississippian community at Cahokia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It appears that no other mounds were built nearby. 
B)  It was located near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. 
C)  It has a multitiered design. 
D)  It is enormous in size with a large, flat top tier. 
A)  It appears that no other mounds were built nearby. 
B)  It was located near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. 
C)  It has a multitiered design. 
D)  It is enormous in size with a large, flat top tier.

Question 14

In Aztec society, social status and mobility depended on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wealth 
B)  Intelligence 
C)  Military performance 
D)  Religious devotion 
A)  Wealth 
B)  Intelligence 
C)  Military performance 
D)  Religious devotion

Question 15

At the age of six, Aztec boys entered a school that taught them

Accepted Answer

A)  religion. 
B)  mathematics. 
C)  war. 
D)  politics. 
A)  religion. 
B)  mathematics. 
C)  war. 
D)  politics.

Question 16

How did the Maya survive their arid environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  They used irrigation canals. 
B)  They dug deep wells. 
C)  They hauled water from the coast. 
D)  They found water in deep natural wells. 
A)  They used irrigation canals. 
B)  They dug deep wells. 
C)  They hauled water from the coast. 
D)  They found water in deep natural wells.

Question 17

What was the central food crop in the high altitude of the Andes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maize 
B)  Squash 
C)  Potatoes 
D)  Beans 
A)  Maize 
B)  Squash 
C)  Potatoes 
D)  Beans

Exam 11: The Americas, 3200 Bce-1500 Ce

How did the Inca link their empire together?

Why did the Aztec Empire fall so quickly to the Spanish? What is the historical debate associated with the fall of the Aztecs?

The Aztecs created a strong position in the lands of Mexico through which of the following?

What is a stele?

Use the following to answer questions : -Maya

How do the chinampa farming techniques, pictured here, differ from those of Europeans?

Khipu, a method for recording information, was made out of what?

What did the Aztecs believe they had to do to keep the sun moving and preserve life?

Use the following to answer questions : -khipu

The term Mesoamerica refers to what region?

According to Map 11.2, "Major North American Agricultural Societies, ca. 600-1500 C.E.," which river traversed north to south through the heart of Mississippian territory?

What evidence in this photograph suggests that Monks Mound served as the political and religious center of the Mississippian community at Cahokia?

In Aztec society, social status and mobility depended on which of the following?

At the age of six, Aztec boys entered a school that taught them

How did the Maya survive their arid environment?

What was the central food crop in the high altitude of the Andes?

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