Question 1

The first civilization in Mesoamerica was the

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A)  Toltec. 
B)  Olmec. 
C)  Maya. 
D)  Aztec. 
E)  Moche. 
A)  Toltec. 
B)  Olmec. 
C)  Maya. 
D)  Aztec. 
E)  Moche.

Question 2

How and when do scholars now think that the first people came to the Americas? To what degree are places, times, and peoples now firmly determined? Cite evidence to support your conclusions.

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Scholars now believe that the first peop

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Yucatan Peninsula

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The Yucatan Peninsula is a region in sou

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
polygyny

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Polygyny is a form of marriage in which

Question 5

What best describes social and gender roles in the Aztec culture?

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A)  The majority of the population were slaves. 
B)  Clear-cut differences between the responsibilities and duties of males and females existed. 
C)  Women had fewer rights and freedoms than their Chinese counterparts. 
D)  Opportunities for rising in social status were nonexistent. 
E)  All men were freemen but most women were only slaves. 
A)  The majority of the population were slaves. 
B)  Clear-cut differences between the responsibilities and duties of males and females existed. 
C)  Women had fewer rights and freedoms than their Chinese counterparts. 
D)  Opportunities for rising in social status were nonexistent. 
E)  All men were freemen but most women were only slaves.

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
El Nino

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El Niño is a climate phenomenon characte

Question 7

Where did the Maya civilization develop?

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A)  The Valley of Mexico 
B)  The Pacific coastal region of northern Mexico 
C)  The mountainous areas of Nicaragua and Honduras 
D)  Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula 
E)  The Montenegran Plateau 
A)  The Valley of Mexico 
B)  The Pacific coastal region of northern Mexico 
C)  The mountainous areas of Nicaragua and Honduras 
D)  Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula 
E)  The Montenegran Plateau

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Amerindians

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Amerindians, also known as Native Americ

Question 9

South America

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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 10

Which statement offers the most accurate depiction of the Aztec Empire?

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A)  It was a highly centralized, tightly administered monarchy developed through military conquest. 
B)  It was a collection of semi-autonomous territories, all connected by a patron god and with a monarch. 
C)  It was a highly centralized maritime society that had evolved from a foundation of intense religious piety. 
D)  It was followed by the Mayan civilization. 
E)  It initially permitted human sacrifice until the practice was abolished by Montezuma. 
A)  It was a highly centralized, tightly administered monarchy developed through military conquest. 
B)  It was a collection of semi-autonomous territories, all connected by a patron god and with a monarch. 
C)  It was a highly centralized maritime society that had evolved from a foundation of intense religious piety. 
D)  It was followed by the Mayan civilization. 
E)  It initially permitted human sacrifice until the practice was abolished by Montezuma.

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Pueblo Bonito

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Pueblo Bonito is a large ancient Native

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
San Lorenzo and La Venta

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San Lorenzo and La Venta are both signif

Question 13

During its peak years, Olmec society

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A)  did not construct pyramids of any kind. 
B)  was constantly at war with the Aztecs. 
C)  extended from Mexico City to El Salvador and possibly to the Pacific Ocean. 
D)  was known for its development of wheat and rice. 
E)  relied on a limited trading network. 
A)  did not construct pyramids of any kind. 
B)  was constantly at war with the Aztecs. 
C)  extended from Mexico City to El Salvador and possibly to the Pacific Ocean. 
D)  was known for its development of wheat and rice. 
E)  relied on a limited trading network.

Question 14

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 15

Which of these peoples created the most extensive land empire yet seen in South America?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
the Anasazi peoples

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The Anasazi were an ancient Native Ameri

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Pachakuti/Pachacutec

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Pachakuti/Pachacutec was an Incan ruler

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Monte Alban

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Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec city l

Question 19

Scholars have revised their earlier beliefs about the Maya, now claiming that the Maya were

Accepted Answer

A)  peaceful people. 
B)  an egalitarian society. 
C)  often engaged in violent warfare. 
D)  strong allies with the Aztecs. 
E)  artisans. 
A)  peaceful people. 
B)  an egalitarian society. 
C)  often engaged in violent warfare. 
D)  strong allies with the Aztecs. 
E)  artisans.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: The Americas

The first civilization in Mesoamerica was the

How and when do scholars now think that the first people came to the Americas? To what degree are places, times, and peoples now firmly determined? Cite evidence to support your conclusions.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Yucatan Peninsula

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. polygyny

What best describes social and gender roles in the Aztec culture?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. El Nino

Where did the Maya civilization develop?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Amerindians

South America

Which statement offers the most accurate depiction of the Aztec Empire?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Pueblo Bonito

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. San Lorenzo and La Venta

During its peak years, Olmec society

Most of the Aztec population belonged to large kinship groups called

Which of these peoples created the most extensive land empire yet seen in South America?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. the Anasazi peoples

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Pachakuti/Pachacutec

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Monte Alban

Scholars have revised their earlier beliefs about the Maya, now claiming that the Maya were

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

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

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

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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

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