Question 1

In Aztec society, once a young man of noble status reached adulthood, he would

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A)  choose a wife. 
B)  be sent on a mission for the monarch. 
C)  make a sacrifice to the monarch. 
D)  automatically become a member of the military. 
E)  choose a career in the military, government, or priesthood. 
A)  choose a wife. 
B)  be sent on a mission for the monarch. 
C)  make a sacrifice to the monarch. 
D)  automatically become a member of the military. 
E)  choose a career in the military, government, or priesthood.

Question 2

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

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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 3

"The lack of extensive written records has seriously inhibited extensive knowledge of New World societies." Discuss, pro and con, with examples.

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Pro: The lack of extensive written recor

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Mayan Long Count

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The Mayan Long Count is a system of reco

Question 5

Discuss the nature and role of religion within the various cultural groups of the Americas. In what ways did their beliefs differ? Where do you see similarities? Why do you think that is?

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Religion has played a significant role w

Question 6

Aztec cosmology

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A)  reveals a totally unique approach to religious belief. 
B)  provides the basic format for all monotheistic practices. 
C)  assumed the existence of divine and material worlds. 
D)  was copied from that of the Anasazi. 
E)  held that the ultimate reality was the destruction of the individual soul. 
A)  reveals a totally unique approach to religious belief. 
B)  provides the basic format for all monotheistic practices. 
C)  assumed the existence of divine and material worlds. 
D)  was copied from that of the Anasazi. 
E)  held that the ultimate reality was the destruction of the individual soul.

Question 7

Which statement about Mayan religion is FALSE ?

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A)  Its views about reincarnation resembled those of Buddhism. 
B)  It engaged in human sacrifice. 
C)  Its deities had human characteristics. 
D)  Its deities included some that were good and others that were evil. 
E)  It was polytheistic, much like Aztec religion. 
A)  Its views about reincarnation resembled those of Buddhism. 
B)  It engaged in human sacrifice. 
C)  Its deities had human characteristics. 
D)  Its deities included some that were good and others that were evil. 
E)  It was polytheistic, much like Aztec religion.

Question 8

Because all of Amazonia's soil lacked sufficient nutrients, agriculture never developed anywhere in that region.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Aztec religion

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A)  preached the ideas of sexual equality and social apathy. 
B)  was monotheistic after the departure of Isoldia. 
C)  employed human ritual sacrifices, often involving large numbers of victims. 
D)  stressed the importance of free will. 
E)  influenced Spanish Christianity. 
A)  preached the ideas of sexual equality and social apathy. 
B)  was monotheistic after the departure of Isoldia. 
C)  employed human ritual sacrifices, often involving large numbers of victims. 
D)  stressed the importance of free will. 
E)  influenced Spanish Christianity.

Question 10

The Arawak developed their society

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A)  in modern-day Nova Scotia. 
B)  in modern-day Venezuela. 
C)  on the islands of the Caribbean Sea. 
D)  in modern-day Mexico. 
E)  in modern-day Brazil. 
A)  in modern-day Nova Scotia. 
B)  in modern-day Venezuela. 
C)  on the islands of the Caribbean Sea. 
D)  in modern-day Mexico. 
E)  in modern-day Brazil.

Question 11

What was the purpose of pyramids in Mesoamerican cultures and how does this compare to other societies known for pyramid construction?

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The purpose of pyramids in Mesoamerican

Question 12

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

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Quipu is a term referring to a method of

Question 13

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

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Teotihuacán was a major ancient Mesoamer

Question 14

The chinampas

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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 Inka 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 Inka religious culture.

Question 15

The Inka had no writing system, but kept records using a system of knotted strings called quipu .

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What was the language of the ancient Maya called?

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A)  Yaxchilian 
B)  Popul Vuh 
C)  Quiché 
D)  Khoisan 
E)  Moche 
A)  Yaxchilian 
B)  Popul Vuh 
C)  Quiché 
D)  Khoisan 
E)  Moche

Question 17

The Aztecs erected rest-shelters along their highways so that travelers could relieve themselves in private and their waste could be collected.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

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Caral is the name of a large archaeologi

Question 19

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

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The Moche were a pre-Columbian civilizat

Question 20

Mayan pyramids

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A)  contained the bodies of rulers. 
B)  were the seats of political power. 
C)  housed a sequestered priest cast. 
D)  did not survive past their time. 
E)  served no significant purpose. 
A)  contained the bodies of rulers. 
B)  were the seats of political power. 
C)  housed a sequestered priest cast. 
D)  did not survive past their time. 
E)  served no significant purpose.

Exam 6: The Americas

In Aztec society, once a young man of noble status reached adulthood, he would

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

"The lack of extensive written records has seriously inhibited extensive knowledge of New World societies." Discuss, pro and con, with examples.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Mayan Long Count

Discuss the nature and role of religion within the various cultural groups of the Americas. In what ways did their beliefs differ? Where do you see similarities? Why do you think that is?

Aztec cosmology

Which statement about Mayan religion is FALSE ?

Because all of Amazonia's soil lacked sufficient nutrients, agriculture never developed anywhere in that region.

Aztec religion

The Arawak developed their society

What was the purpose of pyramids in Mesoamerican cultures and how does this compare to other societies known for pyramid construction?

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

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

The chinampas

The Inka had no writing system, but kept records using a system of knotted strings called quipu .

What was the language of the ancient Maya called?

The Aztecs erected rest-shelters along their highways so that travelers could relieve themselves in private and their waste could be collected.

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

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

Mayan pyramids

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

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

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

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