Question 1

The Inka civilization was capable of raising and supporting an army of ____ soldiers.

Accepted Answer

A)  300,000. 
B)  200,000 
C)  500,000. 
D)  150,000. 
A)  300,000. 
B)  200,000 
C)  500,000. 
D)  150,000.

Question 2

Why were the Aztecs able to create and rule an empire where they did? What were the most important factors helping them to do so?

Accepted Answer

The Aztecs were able to create and rule

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-San Lorenzo and La Venta

Accepted Answer

San Lorenzo and La Venta are significant

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Caral

Accepted Answer

Caral is a large archaeological site loc

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Chavin de Huantar

Accepted Answer

Chavin de Huantar is an archaeological s

Question 6

The chinampas

Accepted Answer

A)  were agricultural plots built on swampy islands. 
B)  were built to maintain industrial production. 
C)  provided farmers with a means of growing waterfowl for export to South America. 
D)  were to be found only in the semi-arid areas of northern Mesoamerica. 
E)  were part of Inca religious culture. 
A)  were agricultural plots built on swampy islands. 
B)  were built to maintain industrial production. 
C)  provided farmers with a means of growing waterfowl for export to South America. 
D)  were to be found only in the semi-arid areas of northern Mesoamerica. 
E)  were part of Inca religious culture.

Question 7

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 8

Identify the following terms.
-Mayan hieroglyphs

Accepted Answer

Mayan hieroglyphs refer to the writing s

Question 9

The archeological evidence of the presence of ball courts in Cahokia is an indication that this Amerindian center

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 10

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 11

Identify the following terms.
-Pachakuti/Pachacutec

Accepted Answer

Pachakuti, also spelled as Pachacutec, i

Question 12

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 13

The Maya is considered to be the "mother civilization" of Mesoamerica.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

Identify the following terms.
-obsidian

Accepted Answer

Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcan

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Amerindians

Accepted Answer

Who: The term "Amerindians" refers to th

Question 17

South America

Accepted Answer

A)  was the original home of the Maya. 
B)  contained societies practicing irrigated farming approximately eleven thousand years ago. 
C)  has had human inhabitants for more than twelve thousand years. 
D)  was populated only as recently as 500 C.E. 
E)  was colonized from Africa rather than Asia. 
A)  was the original home of the Maya. 
B)  contained societies practicing irrigated farming approximately eleven thousand years ago. 
C)  has had human inhabitants for more than twelve thousand years. 
D)  was populated only as recently as 500 C.E. 
E)  was colonized from Africa rather than Asia.

Question 18

The reason for the decline of Mayan civilization was

Accepted Answer

A)  due to the arrival of hostile Viking adventurers in the ninth century C.E. 
B)  a volcanic eruption. 
C)  an internal revolt. 
D)  an external invasion. 
E)  probably the result of multiple causes. 
A)  due to the arrival of hostile Viking adventurers in the ninth century C.E. 
B)  a volcanic eruption. 
C)  an internal revolt. 
D)  an external invasion. 
E)  probably the result of multiple causes.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli

Accepted Answer

Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli are bot

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Toltecs

Accepted Answer

The Toltecs were a Mesoamerican culture

Exam 6: The Americas

The Inka civilization was capable of raising and supporting an army of ____ soldiers.

Why were the Aztecs able to create and rule an empire where they did? What were the most important factors helping them to do so?

Identify the following terms. -San Lorenzo and La Venta

Identify the following terms. -Caral

Identify the following terms. -Chavin de Huantar

The chinampas

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

Identify the following terms. -Mayan hieroglyphs

The archeological evidence of the presence of ball courts in Cahokia is an indication that this Amerindian center

Mayan civilization

Identify the following terms. -Pachakuti/Pachacutec

Aztec society was

The Maya is considered to be the "mother civilization" of Mesoamerica.

The Moche culture

Identify the following terms. -obsidian

Identify the following terms. -Amerindians

South America

The reason for the decline of Mayan civilization was

Identify the following terms. -Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli

Identify the following terms. -Toltecs

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