Question 1

Archeologists call the region in which the first New World civilizations began

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico. 
B)  Central America. 
C)  Mesoamerica. 
D)  South America. 
E)  the Amazon basin. 
A)  Mexico. 
B)  Central America. 
C)  Mesoamerica. 
D)  South America. 
E)  the Amazon basin.

Question 2

As the guiding deity of the entire population,the supreme Aztec god was

Accepted Answer

A)  Huitzilopochtli. 
B)  Tlaloc. 
C)  Ometeotl. 
D)  Quetzalcoatl. 
E)  Machu Pirado. 
A)  Huitzilopochtli. 
B)  Tlaloc. 
C)  Ometeotl. 
D)  Quetzalcoatl. 
E)  Machu Pirado.

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Apache and Navajo

Accepted Answer

Apache and Navajo are terms that refer t

Question 4

In analyzing Aztec cosmology

Accepted Answer

A)  its description reveals a totally unique approach to religious belief. 
B)  it is the basic format for all monotheistic practices. 
C)  it contained a distinct element of fatalism that was inherent in the creation myth. 
D)  it was copied from that of the Anasazi. 
E)  the ultimate reality was the destruction of the individual soul. 
A)  its description reveals a totally unique approach to religious belief. 
B)  it is the basic format for all monotheistic practices. 
C)  it contained a distinct element of fatalism that was inherent in the creation myth. 
D)  it was copied from that of the Anasazi. 
E)  the ultimate reality was the destruction of the individual soul.

Question 5

Providing a valuable resource for later historians,this Spaniard recorded his impressions of Aztec society during a visit in the early sixteenth century:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bernal Díaz. 
B)  Alphonso Gomorra. 
C)  Bartholomew Díaz. 
D)  Jakob Alverez. 
E)  Juan Carlos Garcia. 
A)  Bernal Díaz. 
B)  Alphonso Gomorra. 
C)  Bartholomew Díaz. 
D)  Jakob Alverez. 
E)  Juan Carlos Garcia.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-quipu

Accepted Answer

A quipu, also spelled khipu or talking k

Question 7

Who was the Inka king who began the conquests that led to the creation of their empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pizarro 
B)  Huayna Inca 
C)  Pachakuti 
D)  Topa Inca 
E)  Montezuma 
A)  Pizarro 
B)  Huayna Inca 
C)  Pachakuti 
D)  Topa Inca 
E)  Montezuma

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Inka

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The term "Inka" (often spelled "Inca" in

Question 9

Who were the first Americans,and when and how did they arrive in the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

The first Americans are believed to have

Question 10

In the aftermath of Columbus and voyages of encounter,Europeans believed the first humans in the Americas might have been

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese pirates. 
B)  the lost tribes of Axum. 
C)  Phoenician seafarers from Carthage. 
D)  Mongol tribesmen. 
E)  ancient Sumerians. 
A)  Chinese pirates. 
B)  the lost tribes of Axum. 
C)  Phoenician seafarers from Carthage. 
D)  Mongol tribesmen. 
E)  ancient Sumerians.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by the civilizations of the Western Hemisphere with those of the Old World?

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A)  Long-distance trade 
B)  Human sacrifice 
C)  Iron smelting 
D)  Irrigated agriculture 
E)  The practice of warfare 
A)  Long-distance trade 
B)  Human sacrifice 
C)  Iron smelting 
D)  Irrigated agriculture 
E)  The practice of warfare

Question 12

The Olmec peoples

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A)  did not do any stone carving, preferring to work in copper and ivory. 
B)  spoke the Quechuan language. 
C)  developed their capital at the mountain fortress of Cuzco. 
D)  developed a system of hieroglyphics. 
E)  replaced the Maya in Mesoamerica. 
A)  did not do any stone carving, preferring to work in copper and ivory. 
B)  spoke the Quechuan language. 
C)  developed their capital at the mountain fortress of Cuzco. 
D)  developed a system of hieroglyphics. 
E)  replaced the Maya in Mesoamerica.

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-cacao

Accepted Answer

Cacao refers to the tree Theobroma cacao

Question 14

Recent evidence suggests that the Mayan decline was due to over-cultivation and overpopulation,possibly combined with drought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Currently available evidence has shown the first humans in the Americas

Accepted Answer

A)  arrived at least 15,000 years ago. 
B)  came at least 725,000 years ago. 
C)  arrived, according to genetic evidence, from Antarctica in 7219 B.C.E. 
D)  came from the island of Honshu during the Egyptian Middle Kingdom. 
E)  came from Polynesia approximately 1000 C.E. 
A)  arrived at least 15,000 years ago. 
B)  came at least 725,000 years ago. 
C)  arrived, according to genetic evidence, from Antarctica in 7219 B.C.E. 
D)  came from the island of Honshu during the Egyptian Middle Kingdom. 
E)  came from Polynesia approximately 1000 C.E.

Question 16

Which of the following was true about Teotihuacán?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not engage in trade because of its infertile lands. 
B)  It produced great industrial structures. 
C)  It met its demise due to unexplained reasons. 
D)  It was conquered by the Maya. 
E)  It left no historical records. 
A)  It did not engage in trade because of its infertile lands. 
B)  It produced great industrial structures. 
C)  It met its demise due to unexplained reasons. 
D)  It was conquered by the Maya. 
E)  It left no historical records.

Question 17

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.

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Zapotec

Accepted Answer

The Zapotec are an indigenous people of

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Tenochtitlán

Accepted Answer

Tenochtitlán was the capital city of the

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Valley of Mexico

Accepted Answer

The Valley of Mexico is a highlands plat

Exam 6: The Americas

Archeologists call the region in which the first New World civilizations began

As the guiding deity of the entire population,the supreme Aztec god was

Identify the following terms. -Apache and Navajo

In analyzing Aztec cosmology

Providing a valuable resource for later historians,this Spaniard recorded his impressions of Aztec society during a visit in the early sixteenth century:

Identify the following terms. -quipu

Who was the Inka king who began the conquests that led to the creation of their empire?

Identify the following terms. -Inka

Who were the first Americans,and when and how did they arrive in the Western Hemisphere?

In the aftermath of Columbus and voyages of encounter,Europeans believed the first humans in the Americas might have been

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by the civilizations of the Western Hemisphere with those of the Old World?

The Olmec peoples

Identify the following terms. -cacao

Recent evidence suggests that the Mayan decline was due to over-cultivation and overpopulation,possibly combined with drought.

Currently available evidence has shown the first humans in the Americas

Which of the following was true about Teotihuacán?

The civilization of the Inka

Identify the following terms. -Zapotec

Identify the following terms. -Tenochtitlán

Identify the following terms. -Valley of Mexico

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Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

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

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