Question 1

At the bottom of the social hierarchy in Aztec society were

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A) women. 
B) merchants. 
C) warriors. 
D) serfs. 
E) priests. 
A) women. 
B) merchants. 
C) warriors. 
D) serfs. 
E) priests. D

Question 2

The Hopewell tradition is known for all of the following EXCEPT

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A) they did not farm. 
B) they engaged in trade from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of Mexico. 
C) they were a diverse group of societies. 
D) they had craftspeople living within their societies that created beautiful works of art. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) they did not farm. 
B) they engaged in trade from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of Mexico. 
C) they were a diverse group of societies. 
D) they had craftspeople living within their societies that created beautiful works of art. 
E) None of the options are correct. A

Question 3

From artifacts found in Chaco Canyon, scholars theorize that Chaco was

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A) a center for religious rituals. 
B) a regional trade center. 
C) a source of turquoise. 
D) both a trade center and a source of turquoise. 
E) both a religious and a trade center. 
A) a center for religious rituals. 
B) a regional trade center. 
C) a source of turquoise. 
D) both a trade center and a source of turquoise. 
E) both a religious and a trade center. E

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Mayan religion?

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A) A concept of a heaven. 
B) A belief in a hell. 
C) An understanding of a cosmology. 
D) A sense of ethics. 
E) A class of religious leaders who were priests. 
A) A concept of a heaven. 
B) A belief in a hell. 
C) An understanding of a cosmology. 
D) A sense of ethics. 
E) A class of religious leaders who were priests.

Question 5

The most notable accomplishment of the Maya was in the science of

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A) astronomy. 
B) geography. 
C) horticulture. 
D) botany. 
E) chemistry. 
A) astronomy. 
B) geography. 
C) horticulture. 
D) botany. 
E) chemistry.

Question 6

What other great civilization's ruins have been compared to the ruins of the Mayan civilization?

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A) Sumeria. 
B) China. 
C) India. 
D) Egypt. 
E) Japan. 
A) Sumeria. 
B) China. 
C) India. 
D) Egypt. 
E) Japan.

Question 7

Discuss the significance of trade for the pre-Columbian North American civilizations.  Include information on the possible trade aspects of Chaco Canyon and the Southwest Amerindian groups as well as the trade aspects of the Woodland Civilizations.

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Answers would include a discussion of tr

Question 8

Some of the features of the ancient Incan society that are similar to those of modern America included

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A) a highly regimented government. 
B) a very strong class system. 
C) a respect for written history. 
D) elements of a welfare state. 
E) the growing importance of the written and spoken languages. 
A) a highly regimented government. 
B) a very strong class system. 
C) a respect for written history. 
D) elements of a welfare state. 
E) the growing importance of the written and spoken languages.

Question 9

What was the main method the Aztec used to rule over subject peoples?

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A) Assimilation. 
B) Shared administration. 
C) Extermination. 
D) Tolerance. 
E) Terror. 
A) Assimilation. 
B) Shared administration. 
C) Extermination. 
D) Tolerance. 
E) Terror.

Question 10

Which of the following was an explanation for the end of Cahokia?

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A) Environmental degradation 
B) Overpopulation 
C) Climatic change 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) Environmental degradation 
B) Overpopulation 
C) Climatic change 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 11

Term for identification: Mississippian civilization

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The Mississippian civilization refers to

Question 12

What large geographical feature seems to have been the general center of the later Mayan civilization?

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A) Mexico City. 
B) Mexico's west coast. 
C) Tel Amarna. 
D) Teotihuacán. 
E) The Yucatan Peninsula. 
A) Mexico City. 
B) Mexico's west coast. 
C) Tel Amarna. 
D) Teotihuacán. 
E) The Yucatan Peninsula.

Question 13

Which of the following Meso American civilizations do we have the most information on?

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A) Aztecs 
B) Anasazi 
C) Inca 
D) Maya 
E) Teotihuacan 
A) Aztecs 
B) Anasazi 
C) Inca 
D) Maya 
E) Teotihuacan

Question 14

What would prompt a pre-Columbian Amerindian to travel to Chaco Canyon?

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A) To gain more information on lunar and solar cycles. 
B) To engage in trade. 
C) To be in a regional center. 
D) To participate in a religious ceremony. 
E) All of the options are correct 
A) To gain more information on lunar and solar cycles. 
B) To engage in trade. 
C) To be in a regional center. 
D) To participate in a religious ceremony. 
E) All of the options are correct

Question 15

Term for identification: kivas

Accepted Answer

Kivas are ceremonial structures that are

Question 16

Discuss the role of geography and the environment on early American civilizations.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include overpopulation and

Question 17

Term for identification: Inca

Accepted Answer

The term "Inca" refers to the largest em

Question 18

Compare and contrast the Maya, Teotihuacan, Aztec, and Inca empires.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include geograph

Question 19

What was one of the methods the Inca leaders used to help maintain control of those they conquered?

Accepted Answer

A) By making the conquered people move to unfamiliar areas. 
B) By taxing them heavily to keep them poor and dependent on the Inca. 
C) By placing military forces over them to enforce obedience. 
D) Forcing them to serve in large numbers in military service from the Inca. 
E) Using spies to help stamp out all resistance before it could get a strong foothold. 
A) By making the conquered people move to unfamiliar areas. 
B) By taxing them heavily to keep them poor and dependent on the Inca. 
C) By placing military forces over them to enforce obedience. 
D) Forcing them to serve in large numbers in military service from the Inca. 
E) Using spies to help stamp out all resistance before it could get a strong foothold.

Question 20

What were the "three sisters" of food crops in the Mesoamerican civilizations?

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A) Maize, squash, and beans. 
B) Corn, peppers, and cabbage. 
C) Potatoes, maize, and turkeys. 
D) Cocoa, beans, and wheat. 
E) Corn, pasta, and rice. 
A) Maize, squash, and beans. 
B) Corn, peppers, and cabbage. 
C) Potatoes, maize, and turkeys. 
D) Cocoa, beans, and wheat. 
E) Corn, pasta, and rice.

Exam 14: The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

At the bottom of the social hierarchy in Aztec society were

The Hopewell tradition is known for all of the following EXCEPT

From artifacts found in Chaco Canyon, scholars theorize that Chaco was

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Mayan religion?

The most notable accomplishment of the Maya was in the science of

What other great civilization's ruins have been compared to the ruins of the Mayan civilization?

Discuss the significance of trade for the pre-Columbian North American civilizations. Include information on the possible trade aspects of Chaco Canyon and the Southwest Amerindian groups as well as the trade aspects of the Woodland Civilizations.

Some of the features of the ancient Incan society that are similar to those of modern America included

What was the main method the Aztec used to rule over subject peoples?

Which of the following was an explanation for the end of Cahokia?

Term for identification: Mississippian civilization

What large geographical feature seems to have been the general center of the later Mayan civilization?

Which of the following Meso American civilizations do we have the most information on?

What would prompt a pre-Columbian Amerindian to travel to Chaco Canyon?

Term for identification: kivas

Discuss the role of geography and the environment on early American civilizations.

Term for identification: Inca

Compare and contrast the Maya, Teotihuacan, Aztec, and Inca empires.

What was one of the methods the Inca leaders used to help maintain control of those they conquered?

What were the "three sisters" of food crops in the Mesoamerican civilizations?

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