Question 1

Aztec rulers claimed that they were descendents of the gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What was an important item sold in Aztec markets that would not have been found for sale in European or Asian markets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human skin 
B)  Human hair 
C)  Human bones 
D)  Human excrement 
E)  Human eyes 
A)  Human skin 
B)  Human hair 
C)  Human bones 
D)  Human excrement 
E)  Human eyes

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The Andes Mountains are a major mountain

Question 4

Aztec society

Accepted Answer

A)  focused its religious interest on "the holy one," Huitzilopochtli, the only god in the monotheistic Aztec system of religious belief. 
B)  did not possess a writing system, although it did develop hieroglyphs. 
C)  dedicated the sacred precinct in central Tenochtitlán to the rain god, Shiva, and to Huitzilopochtli. 
D)  did not sharply delineate gender roles. 
E)  was egalitarian in theory but hierarchical in practice. 
A)  focused its religious interest on "the holy one," Huitzilopochtli, the only god in the monotheistic Aztec system of religious belief. 
B)  did not possess a writing system, although it did develop hieroglyphs. 
C)  dedicated the sacred precinct in central Tenochtitlán to the rain god, Shiva, and to Huitzilopochtli. 
D)  did not sharply delineate gender roles. 
E)  was egalitarian in theory but hierarchical in practice.

Question 5

The crops most commonly cultivated by Eastern Woodlands peoples featured

Accepted Answer

A)  maize, squash, and beans. 
B)  corn, wheat, and grasses. 
C)  rice, corn, and tobacco. 
D)  maize, tobacco, and rice. 
E)  squash, sage, and wheat. 
A)  maize, squash, and beans. 
B)  corn, wheat, and grasses. 
C)  rice, corn, and tobacco. 
D)  maize, tobacco, and rice. 
E)  squash, sage, and wheat.

Question 6

The two commodities that enabled the Maya to develop trade relations with other civilizations in its region were

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton and silver. 
B)  yams and manioc. 
C)  obsidian and cacao trees. 
D)  gold and silver. 
E)  manioc and turpentine. 
A)  cotton and silver. 
B)  yams and manioc. 
C)  obsidian and cacao trees. 
D)  gold and silver. 
E)  manioc and turpentine.

Question 7

In which areas were the Mayan and Aztec civilizations similar?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both practiced human sacrifice. 
B)  Both had religious practices and beliefs brought from Asia in the eleventh century. 
C)  Both used sophisticated alphabets with thirty-nine letters. 
D)  They were both seafaring societies. 
E)  Volcanic eruptions destroyed both civilizations. 
A)  They both practiced human sacrifice. 
B)  Both had religious practices and beliefs brought from Asia in the eleventh century. 
C)  Both used sophisticated alphabets with thirty-nine letters. 
D)  They were both seafaring societies. 
E)  Volcanic eruptions destroyed both civilizations.

Question 8

"Olmec civilization was the prototype for all later Mesoamerican civilizations." Do you agree or disagree? Cite evidence.

Accepted Answer

I agree that the Olmec civilization is o

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Aztlan is a legendary ancestral homeland

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
kingdom of Chimor

Accepted Answer

The kingdom of Chimor was a powerful and

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Rubber is a term that refers to a highly

Question 12

Discuss the political, social, and cultural structures of the Inka. How did these factors help or hinder them when they encountered the Spanish invaders?

Accepted Answer

The Inka Empire was a highly organized a

Question 13

What role did the concept of virginity play in Inka society and what can it tell us about the status of women among the Inka?

Accepted Answer

The concept of virginity played a signif

Question 14

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

Tenochtitlán was the capital city of the

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The term "Mexica" refers to the indigeno

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Amazonia refers to the region of South A

Question 18

Cacao beans were used as currency by Maya people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Why, and why then, 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 20

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

Accepted Answer

The Bering Strait is a narrow passage of

Exam 6: The Americas

Aztec rulers claimed that they were descendents of the gods.

What was an important item sold in Aztec markets that would not have been found for sale in European or Asian markets?

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

Aztec society

The crops most commonly cultivated by Eastern Woodlands peoples featured

The two commodities that enabled the Maya to develop trade relations with other civilizations in its region were

In which areas were the Mayan and Aztec civilizations similar?

"Olmec civilization was the prototype for all later Mesoamerican civilizations." Do you agree or disagree? Cite evidence.

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. kingdom of Chimor

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

Discuss the political, social, and cultural structures of the Inka. How did these factors help or hinder them when they encountered the Spanish invaders?

What role did the concept of virginity play in Inka society and what can it tell us about the status of women among the Inka?

The civilization of the Inka

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

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

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

Cacao beans were used as currency by Maya people.

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

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

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

Toward the Pacific Century

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