Question 1

Which statement about Mayan religion is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its views about reincarnation resembled those of Buddhism. 
B)  It engaged in human sacrifice. 
C)  Its deities had human characteristics. 
D)  Its deities included some that were good and others that were evil. 
E)  It was polytheistic, much like Aztec religion. 
A)  Its views about reincarnation resembled those of Buddhism. 
B)  It engaged in human sacrifice. 
C)  Its deities had human characteristics. 
D)  Its deities included some that were good and others that were evil. 
E)  It was polytheistic, much like Aztec religion.

Question 2

Most of the Aztec population belonged to large kinship groups called

Accepted Answer

A)  texcocos. 
B)  chinampas. 
C)  calpulli. 
D)  quipu. 
E)  jatis. 
A)  texcocos. 
B)  chinampas. 
C)  calpulli. 
D)  quipu. 
E)  jatis.

Question 3

Which was the last empire to flourish in South America prior to the Spanish invasion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inka 
B)  Moche 
C)  Wari 
D)  Chan Chan 
E)  Toltec 
A)  Inka 
B)  Moche 
C)  Wari 
D)  Chan Chan 
E)  Toltec

Question 4

Lands formerly occupied by ancient pueblo peoples in Arizona and New Mexico are today home to

Accepted Answer

A)  Apaches and Zunis. 
B)  Anasazis. 
C)  Arawaks and Zunis. 
D)  Zunis and Hopis. 
E)  Sioux and Hopis. 
A)  Apaches and Zunis. 
B)  Anasazis. 
C)  Arawaks and Zunis. 
D)  Zunis and Hopis. 
E)  Sioux and Hopis.

Question 5

In South America, by 2000 BCE, people

Accepted Answer

A)  had discovered the smelting of iron. 
B)  had domesticated wheat for making of bread, 
C)  were sailing the Pacific in wind-powered balsa wood rafts. 
D)  had developed a complex writing system. 
E)  were using the wheel in transportation. 
A)  had discovered the smelting of iron. 
B)  had domesticated wheat for making of bread, 
C)  were sailing the Pacific in wind-powered balsa wood rafts. 
D)  had developed a complex writing system. 
E)  were using the wheel in transportation.

Question 6

It is generally agreed that human beings were living in the Americas at least 50,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Moche culture

Accepted Answer

A)  was ended by a devastating pandemic of the Black Death. 
B)  was located in a rain forest. 
C)  may have been ended by environmental changes. 
D)  was pacifistic, perhaps the major cause of its long existence. 
E)  was destroyed by the Aztecs. 
A)  was ended by a devastating pandemic of the Black Death. 
B)  was located in a rain forest. 
C)  may have been ended by environmental changes. 
D)  was pacifistic, perhaps the major cause of its long existence. 
E)  was destroyed by the Aztecs.

Question 8

The Pyramid of the Sun was built by the people of Teotihuacán in the fifth century C.E.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which civilization lived in terraces cut out of a mountainside located in the central Mexican highlands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chavin 
B)  Olmec 
C)  Zapotec 
D)  Inka 
E)  Maya 
A)  Chavin 
B)  Olmec 
C)  Zapotec 
D)  Inka 
E)  Maya

Question 10

The two commodities that enabled the Maya to develop trade relations with other civilizations in its region were

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton and silver. 
B)  yams and manioc. 
C)  obsidian and cacao trees. 
D)  gold and silver. 
E)  manioc and turpentine. 
A)  cotton and silver. 
B)  yams and manioc. 
C)  obsidian and cacao trees. 
D)  gold and silver. 
E)  manioc and turpentine.

Question 11

The Arawak developed their society

Accepted Answer

A)  in modern-day Nova Scotia. 
B)  in modern-day Venezuela. 
C)  on the islands of the Caribbean Sea. 
D)  in modern-day Mexico. 
E)  in modern-day Brazil. 
A)  in modern-day Nova Scotia. 
B)  in modern-day Venezuela. 
C)  on the islands of the Caribbean Sea. 
D)  in modern-day Mexico. 
E)  in modern-day Brazil.

Question 12

The crops most commonly cultivated by Eastern Woodlands peoples featured

Accepted Answer

A)  maize, squash, and beans. 
B)  corn, wheat, and grasses. 
C)  rice, corn, and tobacco. 
D)  maize, tobacco, and rice. 
E)  squash, sage, and wheat. 
A)  maize, squash, and beans. 
B)  corn, wheat, and grasses. 
C)  rice, corn, and tobacco. 
D)  maize, tobacco, and rice. 
E)  squash, sage, and wheat.

Question 13

Mayan civilization

Accepted Answer

A)  had such a sophisticated religious system that it was adopted by the Spanish invaders. 
B)  may have been composed of approximately thirty million people at its height. 
C)  was located in the northern part of the Valley of Mexico. 
D)  was never wealthy. 
E)  declined in the eighth or ninth centuries C.E. 
A)  had such a sophisticated religious system that it was adopted by the Spanish invaders. 
B)  may have been composed of approximately thirty million people at its height. 
C)  was located in the northern part of the Valley of Mexico. 
D)  was never wealthy. 
E)  declined in the eighth or ninth centuries C.E.

Question 14

Aztec rulers claimed that they were descendants of the gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The famous Mesoamerican ball games

Accepted Answer

A)  have been found to have had no religious significance. 
B)  resulted in sacrificing the losing team to the gods. 
C)  are no longer played today. 
D)  were played in octagonal stadiums. 
E)  were played mostly by women. 
A)  have been found to have had no religious significance. 
B)  resulted in sacrificing the losing team to the gods. 
C)  are no longer played today. 
D)  were played in octagonal stadiums. 
E)  were played mostly by women.

Question 16

Aztec society was

Accepted Answer

A)  an egalitarian democracy. 
B)  a hierarchical dictatorship, with a privileged upper class and a downtrodden majority. 
C)  primarily involved in the trading of slaves. 
D)  unique in giving women major political power. 
E)  a purely theocratic society. 
A)  an egalitarian democracy. 
B)  a hierarchical dictatorship, with a privileged upper class and a downtrodden majority. 
C)  primarily involved in the trading of slaves. 
D)  unique in giving women major political power. 
E)  a purely theocratic society.

Question 17

In contrast with the Aztecs, the Inka created a highly centralized state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

It is now generally accepted that human beings were living in the Americas at least ___________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  3,000 
B)  8,000 
C)  12,000 
D)  15,000 
E)  20,000 
A)  3,000 
B)  8,000 
C)  12,000 
D)  15,000 
E)  20,000

Question 19

The Inka had no writing system, but kept records using a system of knotted strings called quipu.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What was the outcome of matches in the sacred ball court?

Accepted Answer

A)  Losing players were sacrificed to the gods. 
B)  The games were played with the heads of sacrificed prisoners. 
C)  It fostered connections between the city-states of the Central Mexican Valley through sporting competitions. 
D)  Winners could become priests. 
E)  It disappeared after the fall of Olmec civilization. 
A)  Losing players were sacrificed to the gods. 
B)  The games were played with the heads of sacrificed prisoners. 
C)  It fostered connections between the city-states of the Central Mexican Valley through sporting competitions. 
D)  Winners could become priests. 
E)  It disappeared after the fall of Olmec civilization.

Exam 6: The Americas

Which statement about Mayan religion is FALSE?

Most of the Aztec population belonged to large kinship groups called

Which was the last empire to flourish in South America prior to the Spanish invasion?

Lands formerly occupied by ancient pueblo peoples in Arizona and New Mexico are today home to

In South America, by 2000 BCE, people

It is generally agreed that human beings were living in the Americas at least 50,000 years ago.

The Moche culture

The Pyramid of the Sun was built by the people of Teotihuacán in the fifth century C.E.

Which civilization lived in terraces cut out of a mountainside located in the central Mexican highlands?

The two commodities that enabled the Maya to develop trade relations with other civilizations in its region were

The Arawak developed their society

The crops most commonly cultivated by Eastern Woodlands peoples featured

Mayan civilization

Aztec rulers claimed that they were descendants of the gods.

The famous Mesoamerican ball games

Aztec society was

In contrast with the Aztecs, the Inka created a highly centralized state.

It is now generally accepted that human beings were living in the Americas at least ___________ years ago.

The Inka had no writing system, but kept records using a system of knotted strings called quipu.

What was the outcome of matches in the sacred ball court?

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