Question 1

The dominant Mesoamerican state in the Classic period was

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A)  Monte Albán. 
B)  Teotihuacán. 
C)  Tula. 
D)  La Venta. 
A)  Monte Albán. 
B)  Teotihuacán. 
C)  Tula. 
D)  La Venta.

Question 2

The Classic period in Ancient America lasted from

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A)  A.D. 2500 to about 1500 B.C. 
B)  A.D. 1 to about A.D. 1000. 
C)  A.D. 1000 to about A.D. 1500. 
D)  A.D. 9000 to 2500 B.C. 
A)  A.D. 2500 to about 1500 B.C. 
B)  A.D. 1 to about A.D. 1000. 
C)  A.D. 1000 to about A.D. 1500. 
D)  A.D. 9000 to 2500 B.C.

Question 3

IDENTIFICATION
-Pleistocene

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATION
-Pleistocene...

Question 4

The central Andean area in Inca times was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  large amounts of arable land. 
B)  a very limited number of edible plants. 
C)  a rich variety of environments, making possible extensive food production. 
D)  a forbidding environment of coastal deserts, bleak plateaus, and snowcapped mountains. 
A)  large amounts of arable land. 
B)  a very limited number of edible plants. 
C)  a rich variety of environments, making possible extensive food production. 
D)  a forbidding environment of coastal deserts, bleak plateaus, and snowcapped mountains.

Question 5

IDENTIFICATION
-Preclassic or Formative period

Accepted Answer

The Preclassic or Formative period refer

Question 6

Recent scholarly estimates of pre-Conquest populations for the Americas

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A)  point to much smaller populations than were accepted previously. 
B)  point to much larger populations than were accepted previously. 
C)  range between 8 and 10 million. 
D)  range between 100 and 150 million for the Americas. 
A)  point to much smaller populations than were accepted previously. 
B)  point to much larger populations than were accepted previously. 
C)  range between 8 and 10 million. 
D)  range between 100 and 150 million for the Americas.

Question 7

The ayllu was a

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A)  kinship group, the members of which married within the group. 
B)  kinship group, the members of which married outside the group. 
C)  territorial group, the members of which recognized no kinship bonds. 
D)  group of people from the interior of the empire resettled in the newly conquered province. 
A)  kinship group, the members of which married within the group. 
B)  kinship group, the members of which married outside the group. 
C)  territorial group, the members of which recognized no kinship bonds. 
D)  group of people from the interior of the empire resettled in the newly conquered province.

Question 8

The Postclassic period in Ancient America was characterized by the

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A)  rise of genuine cities and chronic warfare. 
B)  introduction of maize and other domesticated plants. 
C)  decline of commerce. 
D)  growing importance of the priestly class. 
A)  rise of genuine cities and chronic warfare. 
B)  introduction of maize and other domesticated plants. 
C)  decline of commerce. 
D)  growing importance of the priestly class.

Question 9

IDENTIFICATION
-Archaic stage

Accepted Answer

The Archaic stage, also known as the Arc

Question 10

In the classic Mesoamerican world, networks of commercial trade linked the great cities of

Accepted Answer

A)  Texcoco, Tenochtitlán, and Tlacopán. 
B)  Cuzco, Tenochtitlán, and Tikal. 
C)  Tikal, Palenque, and Chichén-Itzá. 
D)  Monte Albán, Teotihuacán, and Tikal. 
A)  Texcoco, Tenochtitlán, and Tlacopán. 
B)  Cuzco, Tenochtitlán, and Tikal. 
C)  Tikal, Palenque, and Chichén-Itzá. 
D)  Monte Albán, Teotihuacán, and Tikal.

Question 11

The Inca state may best be described as a

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A)  totalitarian state. 
B)  socialist state. 
C)  welfare state. 
D)  class-structured state in which commoners were exploited by the rulers and nobility. 
A)  totalitarian state. 
B)  socialist state. 
C)  welfare state. 
D)  class-structured state in which commoners were exploited by the rulers and nobility.

Question 12

Discuss the relationship between geographical environment, the type of agricultural system adopted, and the kind of social and political organization developed in various parts of Ancient America.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between geographical en

Question 13

IDENTIFICATION
-Chichén Itzá

Accepted Answer

Chichén Itzá is an archaeological site l

Question 14

IDENTIFICATION
-Mochica

Accepted Answer

The Mochica, also known as the Moche cul

Question 15

The first colonization of America by people from Asia probably began about

Accepted Answer

A)  150,000 years ago. 
B)  5,000 years ago. 
C)  40,000 years ago. 
D)  10,000 years ago. 
A)  150,000 years ago. 
B)  5,000 years ago. 
C)  40,000 years ago. 
D)  10,000 years ago.

Question 16

IDENTIFICATION
-chiefdom

Accepted Answer

A chiefdom is a form of hierarchical pol

The dominant Mesoamerican state in the Classic period was

The Classic period in Ancient America lasted from

IDENTIFICATION -Pleistocene

The central Andean area in Inca times was characterized by

IDENTIFICATION -Preclassic or Formative period

Recent scholarly estimates of pre-Conquest populations for the Americas

The ayllu was a

The Postclassic period in Ancient America was characterized by the

IDENTIFICATION -Archaic stage

In the classic Mesoamerican world, networks of commercial trade linked the great cities of

The Inca state may best be described as a

Discuss the relationship between geographical environment, the type of agricultural system adopted, and the kind of social and political organization developed in various parts of Ancient America.

IDENTIFICATION -Chichén Itzá

IDENTIFICATION -Mochica

The first colonization of America by people from Asia probably began about

IDENTIFICATION -chiefdom

The Hispanic Background

The Conquest of America

The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life

State, Church, and Society

Colonial Brazil

The Bourbon Reforms and Spanish America

The Independence of Latin America

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

The Triumph of Neocolonialism and the Liberal State, 1870-1900

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Exam 1: Ancient America

The dominant Mesoamerican state in the Classic period was

The Classic period in Ancient America lasted from

IDENTIFICATION -Pleistocene

The central Andean area in Inca times was characterized by

IDENTIFICATION -Preclassic or Formative period

Recent scholarly estimates of pre-Conquest populations for the Americas

The ayllu was a

The Postclassic period in Ancient America was characterized by the

IDENTIFICATION -Archaic stage

In the classic Mesoamerican world, networks of commercial trade linked the great cities of

The Inca state may best be described as a

Discuss the relationship between geographical environment, the type of agricultural system adopted, and the kind of social and political organization developed in various parts of Ancient America.

IDENTIFICATION -Chichén Itzá

IDENTIFICATION -Mochica

The first colonization of America by people from Asia probably began about

IDENTIFICATION -chiefdom

The Hispanic Background

The Conquest of America

The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life

State, Church, and Society

Colonial Brazil

The Bourbon Reforms and Spanish America

The Independence of Latin America

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

The Triumph of Neocolonialism and the Liberal State, 1870-1900

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