Question 1

The tuber cultivated by the Arawak, which is used today to manufacture tapioca, is

Accepted Answer

A)  millet. 
B)  maize. 
C)  manioc. 
D)  cacao. 
E)  squash. 
A)  millet. 
B)  maize. 
C)  manioc. 
D)  cacao. 
E)  squash. C

Question 2

What was an important item sold in Aztec markets that would not have been found for sale in European or Asian markets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human skin 
B)  Human hair 
C)  Human bones 
D)  Human excrement 
E)  Human eyes 
A)  Human skin 
B)  Human hair 
C)  Human bones 
D)  Human excrement 
E)  Human eyes D

Question 3

The civilization of the Inka

Accepted Answer

A)  constructed an impressive system of roads and bridges throughout its extensive domain. 
B)  employed a force of highly-paid workers to construct the structures that it produced. 
C)  offered all women nothing but a life of domestic service restricted to the home. 
D)  developed an abundant lowland valley community at Machu Picchu. 
E)  routinely executed all war prisoners its army captured. 
A)  constructed an impressive system of roads and bridges throughout its extensive domain. 
B)  employed a force of highly-paid workers to construct the structures that it produced. 
C)  offered all women nothing but a life of domestic service restricted to the home. 
D)  developed an abundant lowland valley community at Machu Picchu. 
E)  routinely executed all war prisoners its army captured. A

Question 4

A Carib community survives today on the island of Dominica, in the Lesser Antilles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The first civilization in Mesoamerica was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Toltec. 
B)  Olmec. 
C)  Maya. 
D)  Aztec. 
E)  Moche. 
A)  Toltec. 
B)  Olmec. 
C)  Maya. 
D)  Aztec. 
E)  Moche.

Question 6

Where did the Maya civilization develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Valley of Mexico 
B)  The Pacific coastal region of northern Mexico 
C)  The mountainous areas of Nicaragua and Honduras 
D)  Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula 
E)  The Montenegran Plateau 
A)  The Valley of Mexico 
B)  The Pacific coastal region of northern Mexico 
C)  The mountainous areas of Nicaragua and Honduras 
D)  Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula 
E)  The Montenegran Plateau

Question 7

The Aztecs erected rest-shelters along their highways so that travelers could relieve themselves in private and their waste could be collected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Because all of Amazonia's soil lacked sufficient nutrients, agriculture never developed anywhere in that region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which god retained a higher level of cognizance in the Aztec psyche than most of their other gods, due primarily to its tenth-century departure from the Valley of Mexico and promised future victorious return?

Accepted Answer

A)  Siva 
B)  Tlaloc 
C)  Quetzalcoatl 
D)  Huitzilopochtli 
E)  Ometeotl 
A)  Siva 
B)  Tlaloc 
C)  Quetzalcoatl 
D)  Huitzilopochtli 
E)  Ometeotl

Question 10

What was the language of the ancient Maya called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yaxchilian 
B)  Popul Vuh 
C)  Quiché 
D)  Khoisan 
E)  Moche 
A)  Yaxchilian 
B)  Popul Vuh 
C)  Quiché 
D)  Khoisan 
E)  Moche

Question 11

During its peak years, Olmec society

Accepted Answer

A)  did not construct pyramids of any kind. 
B)  was constantly at war with the Aztecs. 
C)  extended from Mexico City to El Salvador and possibly to the Pacific Ocean. 
D)  was known for its development of wheat and rice. 
E)  relied on a limited trading network. 
A)  did not construct pyramids of any kind. 
B)  was constantly at war with the Aztecs. 
C)  extended from Mexico City to El Salvador and possibly to the Pacific Ocean. 
D)  was known for its development of wheat and rice. 
E)  relied on a limited trading network.

Question 12

Which statement offers the most accurate depiction of the Aztec Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a highly centralized, tightly administered monarchy developed through military conquest. 
B)  It was a collection of semi-autonomous territories, all connected by a patron god and with a monarch. 
C)  It was a highly centralized maritime society that had evolved from a foundation of intense religious piety. 
D)  It was followed by the Mayan civilization. 
E)  It initially permitted human sacrifice until the practice was abolished by Montezuma. 
A)  It was a highly centralized, tightly administered monarchy developed through military conquest. 
B)  It was a collection of semi-autonomous territories, all connected by a patron god and with a monarch. 
C)  It was a highly centralized maritime society that had evolved from a foundation of intense religious piety. 
D)  It was followed by the Mayan civilization. 
E)  It initially permitted human sacrifice until the practice was abolished by Montezuma.

Question 13

At Cahokia, near East Saint Louis, archeologists have discovered a burial mount more than 98 feet high with a base larger than Egypt's Great Pyramid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What caused the disappearance of Chimor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wars with other peoples 
B)  Overuse of the land and lack of an adequate food supply 
C)  A severe drought 
D)  Floods and earthquakes 
E)  Starvation 
A)  Wars with other peoples 
B)  Overuse of the land and lack of an adequate food supply 
C)  A severe drought 
D)  Floods and earthquakes 
E)  Starvation

Question 15

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the large kinship groups of the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were the people's main link with the central government. 
B)  They often specialized in some particular area of responsibility. 
C)  They contained subdivisions of smaller family units. 
D)  Women were required to work in the fields five days each week. 
E)  In general, males were the dominant gender. 
A)  They were the people's main link with the central government. 
B)  They often specialized in some particular area of responsibility. 
C)  They contained subdivisions of smaller family units. 
D)  Women were required to work in the fields five days each week. 
E)  In general, males were the dominant gender.

Question 16

Aztec writing

Accepted Answer

A)  was phonetic. 
B)  may have been the result of contact with traders from the Aleutians. 
C)  resembled ancient Greek in its organization. 
D)  was copied from Egyptian hieroglyphics. 
E)  was based upon hieroglyphs that represented an object or concept. 
A)  was phonetic. 
B)  may have been the result of contact with traders from the Aleutians. 
C)  resembled ancient Greek in its organization. 
D)  was copied from Egyptian hieroglyphics. 
E)  was based upon hieroglyphs that represented an object or concept.

Question 17

The Aztec capital was Teotihuacán.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Cacao trees were the source of chocolate and drunk as a beverage by

Accepted Answer

A)  the upper class 
B)  the middle class 
C)  the lower class 
D)  all of the classes 
A)  the upper class 
B)  the middle class 
C)  the lower class 
D)  all of the classes

Question 19

The archeological evidence of the presence of ball courts in Amerindian civilization centers is an indication that these societies

Accepted Answer

A)  had had contact with the Northmen in the ninth century. 
B)  had a strong interest in recreational activities. 
C)  were deeply involved in agriculture. 
D)  probably had contacts with Mesoamerican civilizations. 
E)  were colonized by the Phoenicians. 
A)  had had contact with the Northmen in the ninth century. 
B)  had a strong interest in recreational activities. 
C)  were deeply involved in agriculture. 
D)  probably had contacts with Mesoamerican civilizations. 
E)  were colonized by the Phoenicians.

Question 20

Some early Andean peoples had traveled the Pacific Ocean by raft.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: The Americas

The tuber cultivated by the Arawak, which is used today to manufacture tapioca, is

What was an important item sold in Aztec markets that would not have been found for sale in European or Asian markets?

The civilization of the Inka

A Carib community survives today on the island of Dominica, in the Lesser Antilles.

The first civilization in Mesoamerica was the

Where did the Maya civilization develop?

The Aztecs erected rest-shelters along their highways so that travelers could relieve themselves in private and their waste could be collected.

Because all of Amazonia's soil lacked sufficient nutrients, agriculture never developed anywhere in that region.

Which god retained a higher level of cognizance in the Aztec psyche than most of their other gods, due primarily to its tenth-century departure from the Valley of Mexico and promised future victorious return?

What was the language of the ancient Maya called?

During its peak years, Olmec society

Which statement offers the most accurate depiction of the Aztec Empire?

At Cahokia, near East Saint Louis, archeologists have discovered a burial mount more than 98 feet high with a base larger than Egypt's Great Pyramid.

What caused the disappearance of Chimor?

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the large kinship groups of the Aztecs?

Aztec writing

The Aztec capital was Teotihuacán.

Cacao trees were the source of chocolate and drunk as a beverage by

The archeological evidence of the presence of ball courts in Amerindian civilization centers is an indication that these societies

Some early Andean peoples had traveled the Pacific Ocean by raft.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

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