Question 1

Located near the modern Mexican city of Puebla, this state developed at about the same time as Teotihuacan.

Accepted Answer

A) Anasazi 
B) Lima 
C) Cholula 
D) Chichen Itza 
E) None of the above. 
A) Anasazi 
B) Lima 
C) Cholula 
D) Chichen Itza 
E) None of the above.

Question 2

Giant Olmec heads sculpted from basalt and sometimes standing 11 feet tall, are believed to represent

Accepted Answer

A) rulers. 
B) warriors. 
C) ballplayers. 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these is correct. 
A) rulers. 
B) warriors. 
C) ballplayers. 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these is correct.

Question 3

Which of the following groups was regarded by the Aztecs as a powerful and influential predecessor?

Accepted Answer

A) Toltecs 
B) Olmec 
C) Maya 
D) Anasazi 
E) Oaxacans 
A) Toltecs 
B) Olmec 
C) Maya 
D) Anasazi 
E) Oaxacans

Question 4

Which of the following served as religious centers and pilgrimage sites?

Accepted Answer

A) Chavin de Huantar 
B) Pueblo Bonito 
C) Cahokia 
D) The chief Olmec cities 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Chavin de Huantar 
B) Pueblo Bonito 
C) Cahokia 
D) The chief Olmec cities 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 5

Labor in Andean civilization was divided according to

Accepted Answer

A) ethnicity. 
B) gender. 
C) class. 
D) the will of the overlord. 
E) levels of skill. 
A) ethnicity. 
B) gender. 
C) class. 
D) the will of the overlord. 
E) levels of skill.

Question 6

The text considers what kind of nonwritten activity to be a historical text?

Accepted Answer

A) Glyphs 
B) Burials 
C) Wars 
D) Trade 
E) Agriculture 
A) Glyphs 
B) Burials 
C) Wars 
D) Trade 
E) Agriculture

Question 7

Describe the importance of ayllu and mita in the development of the early Andean civilizations.

Accepted Answer

It was the clan, or ayllu, that provided

Question 8

First bred in the mountainous regions of Peru, these animals were the only domesticated beasts of burden in Mesoamerica.

Accepted Answer

A) Llama 
B) Dogs 
C) Horses 
D) Oxen 
E) Cattle 
A) Llama 
B) Dogs 
C) Horses 
D) Oxen 
E) Cattle

Question 9

Social and political organization in the North American tribes was dependent on

Accepted Answer

A) conquest. 
B) tribute systems. 
C) chiefdoms. 
D) thanes. 
E) shamans. 
A) conquest. 
B) tribute systems. 
C) chiefdoms. 
D) thanes. 
E) shamans.

Question 10

Cahokia was

Accepted Answer

A) a Maya city. 
B) a Mound Builder city. 
C) the center of Four Corners Pueblo peoples. 
D) in the Andes. 
E) a pyramid in Mexico. 
A) a Maya city. 
B) a Mound Builder city. 
C) the center of Four Corners Pueblo peoples. 
D) in the Andes. 
E) a pyramid in Mexico.

Question 11

Women in Maya society were

Accepted Answer

A) granted rights only while serving in temples. 
B) rulers by ancient tradition and ritual. 
C) allowed to live in segregated communities. 
D) not allowed any rights in the patrilinear society. 
E) central to the religious and economic life of every home. 
A) granted rights only while serving in temples. 
B) rulers by ancient tradition and ritual. 
C) allowed to live in segregated communities. 
D) not allowed any rights in the patrilinear society. 
E) central to the religious and economic life of every home.

Question 12

The "floating gardens" built at Teotihuacan were called .

Accepted Answer

The answer of The "floating gardens" built at Teotihuacan were...

Question 13

The major states in the postclassic periods were those of the

Accepted Answer

A) Toltecs and Aztecs. 
B) Aztecs and Incans. 
C) Moche and Anasazi. 
D) Hopewell and Olmec. 
E) Chavin and Moche. 
A) Toltecs and Aztecs. 
B) Aztecs and Incans. 
C) Moche and Anasazi. 
D) Hopewell and Olmec. 
E) Chavin and Moche.

Question 14

What type of agriculture was practiced by the Maya in the cooler highlands?

Accepted Answer

A) slash and burn 
B) three-field crop rotation 
C) terraced landscaping and irrigation 
D) none; they relied on trade for economic development 
E) swidden 
A) slash and burn 
B) three-field crop rotation 
C) terraced landscaping and irrigation 
D) none; they relied on trade for economic development 
E) swidden

Question 15

Llamas and alpacas were valued by the Incas for

Accepted Answer

A) wool. 
B) food. 
C) transportation. 
D) All of the these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct; they were sacred to Incan religion. 
A) wool. 
B) food. 
C) transportation. 
D) All of the these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct; they were sacred to Incan religion.

Question 16

The and their neighbors in the Southwest maintained a relatively egalitarian social structure.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The and their neighbors in the Southwest...

Question 17

Though Maya society was organized in this family system, some rulers traced their lineage from both males and females.

Accepted Answer

A) matrilineal 
B) patrilineal 
C) unilateral 
D) communal parenting 
E) dictatorship 
A) matrilineal 
B) patrilineal 
C) unilateral 
D) communal parenting 
E) dictatorship

Question 18

The makers of the "giant head" carvings in Mesoamerica were part of which civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) Olmec 
B) Toltec 
C) Zapatac 
D) Oaxacan 
E) Chavin 
A) Olmec 
B) Toltec 
C) Zapatac 
D) Oaxacan 
E) Chavin

Question 19

What was the Maya writing system?

Accepted Answer

The Maya were the only culture of pre-Co

Question 20

What factor most likely led to the abandonment of Chaco Canyon?

Accepted Answer

A) climate change 
B) warfare 
C) plague 
D) cannibalism 
E) encroachment of the Spanish 
A) climate change 
B) warfare 
C) plague 
D) cannibalism 
E) encroachment of the Spanish

Exam 8: Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Located near the modern Mexican city of Puebla, this state developed at about the same time as Teotihuacan.

Giant Olmec heads sculpted from basalt and sometimes standing 11 feet tall, are believed to represent

Which of the following groups was regarded by the Aztecs as a powerful and influential predecessor?

Which of the following served as religious centers and pilgrimage sites?

Labor in Andean civilization was divided according to

The text considers what kind of nonwritten activity to be a historical text?

Describe the importance of ayllu and mita in the development of the early Andean civilizations.

First bred in the mountainous regions of Peru, these animals were the only domesticated beasts of burden in Mesoamerica.

Social and political organization in the North American tribes was dependent on

Cahokia was

Women in Maya society were

The "floating gardens" built at Teotihuacan were called .

The major states in the postclassic periods were those of the

What type of agriculture was practiced by the Maya in the cooler highlands?

Llamas and alpacas were valued by the Incas for

The and their neighbors in the Southwest maintained a relatively egalitarian social structure.

Though Maya society was organized in this family system, some rulers traced their lineage from both males and females.

The makers of the "giant head" carvings in Mesoamerica were part of which civilization?

What was the Maya writing system?

What factor most likely led to the abandonment of Chaco Canyon?

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