Question 1

What is notable about the construction of the Inkan estate Machu Picchu?

Accepted Answer

The architecture is shaped in concert with the landscape; natural terraces were broadened into plateau-platforms for building, and the dramatically descending slopes were terraced and buttressed with stone. Walls that remain indicate the precision of Inka Masonry-they were constructed without the use of mortar.

Question 2

Which is the Aztec goddess of fertility (portrayed in a statue shown in Ch. 16)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coatlicue 
B)  Huitzilopochtli 
C)  Popol 
D)  Chan Muwan 
A)  Coatlicue 
B)  Huitzilopochtli 
C)  Popol 
D)  Chan Muwan A

Question 3

According to the Florentine Codex , what was the Aztec leader Motecuhzoma's initial reaction when encountering Cortés and his crew?

Accepted Answer

A)  He immediately launched an attack against the Europeans. 
B)  He ordered his people to hide inside several large pyramids. 
C)  He was suspicious and ordered his guards to put poison in the food he offered the Europeans. 
D)  He offered the Europeans gifts, as he believed Cortés was the god Quetzalcoatl. 
A)  He immediately launched an attack against the Europeans. 
B)  He ordered his people to hide inside several large pyramids. 
C)  He was suspicious and ordered his guards to put poison in the food he offered the Europeans. 
D)  He offered the Europeans gifts, as he believed Cortés was the god Quetzalcoatl. D

Question 4

In Puebloan culture, a kiva is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a type of clay used for pottery. 
B)  a technique of glazing pottery. 
C)  a village built into the ledge of a mountain. 
D)  a large, circular room that served as a community center. 
A)  a type of clay used for pottery. 
B)  a technique of glazing pottery. 
C)  a village built into the ledge of a mountain. 
D)  a large, circular room that served as a community center.

Question 5

Which of the following date ranges correspond to the Classic period of Mesoamerican civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  2000 BCE-300 CE 
B)  400-100 BCE 
C)  300-900 CE 
D)  900-1521 CE 
A)  2000 BCE-300 CE 
B)  400-100 BCE 
C)  300-900 CE 
D)  900-1521 CE

Question 6

In what painting did Frida Kahlo express her Mexican heritage? How did she do this?

Accepted Answer

The Two Fridas is a kind of self-portrai

Question 7

Inkan civilization suffered from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a smallpox invasion brought by European colonizers 
B)  a meteor crashing into the middle of the Inkan capital 
C)  a brief but severe ice age in the Andes mountains 
D)  an inability to built stable housing in the mountains 
A)  a smallpox invasion brought by European colonizers 
B)  a meteor crashing into the middle of the Inkan capital 
C)  a brief but severe ice age in the Andes mountains 
D)  an inability to built stable housing in the mountains

Question 8

Which of the following were European explorers seeking when they traveled to the Western hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Holy Grail 
B)  corn 
C)  gold 
D)  the city of Atlantis 
A)  the Holy Grail 
B)  corn 
C)  gold 
D)  the city of Atlantis

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the pyramid at Chichén Itzá is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has 9 levels, presumably related to the Mayan conception of the Underworld, which has 9 layers. 
B)  The four sides of the pyramid face the four points of the compass. 
C)  It predates the construction of the ancient Egyptian pyramids. 
D)  The number of steps on all sides of the structure adds up to 365. 
A)  It has 9 levels, presumably related to the Mayan conception of the Underworld, which has 9 layers. 
B)  The four sides of the pyramid face the four points of the compass. 
C)  It predates the construction of the ancient Egyptian pyramids. 
D)  The number of steps on all sides of the structure adds up to 365.

Question 10

What caused the Maya civilization to fall?

Accepted Answer

A)  an epidemic of bubonic plague 
B)  conquest by the Aztec people 
C)  the violence and destruction of European colonizers 
D)  20 years of continual flooding ruining crops and shelter 
A)  an epidemic of bubonic plague 
B)  conquest by the Aztec people 
C)  the violence and destruction of European colonizers 
D)  20 years of continual flooding ruining crops and shelter

Question 11

What is a shaman?

Accepted Answer

A)  a person who can communicate with good and evil spirits 
B)  a wooden figure thought to be imbued with supernatural powers 
C)  the uppermost figure on a totem pole 
D)  a mask worn during a Kwakiutl ritual 
A)  a person who can communicate with good and evil spirits 
B)  a wooden figure thought to be imbued with supernatural powers 
C)  the uppermost figure on a totem pole 
D)  a mask worn during a Kwakiutl ritual

Question 12

According to the text, which of the following functions did khipu NOT serve in Inkan culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  recording inventories of grain 
B)  keeping track of debts 
C)  population censuses 
D)  serving as currency for trading with Spanish colonizers 
A)  recording inventories of grain 
B)  keeping track of debts 
C)  population censuses 
D)  serving as currency for trading with Spanish colonizers

Question 13

What civilization did Francisco Pizarro invade and conquer?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Moche 
B)  the Inka 
C)  the Aztecs 
D)  the Maya 
A)  the Moche 
B)  the Inka 
C)  the Aztecs 
D)  the Maya

Question 14

"Mesoamerica" does NOT refer to land in which of the following present-day countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chile 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Guatemala 
D)  Honduras 
A)  Chile 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Guatemala 
D)  Honduras

Question 15

What term refers to a person of mixed European and Native American descent?

Accepted Answer

A)  casta 
B)  shaman 
C)  gringo 
D)  mestizo 
A)  casta 
B)  shaman 
C)  gringo 
D)  mestizo

Question 16

Who was Nezahualcoyotl?

Accepted Answer

A)  the first Olmec ruler 
B)  the last leader of the Maya people 
C)  the Mayan god of rain, lightning, and thunder 
D)  an Aztec king who wrote poetry 
A)  the first Olmec ruler 
B)  the last leader of the Maya people 
C)  the Mayan god of rain, lightning, and thunder 
D)  an Aztec king who wrote poetry

Question 17

What is the term for a large design produced on or in the ground, by positioning stones or scraping?

Accepted Answer

A)  geoglyph 
B)  codex 
C)  khipu 
D)  syllabogram 
A)  geoglyph 
B)  codex 
C)  khipu 
D)  syllabogram

Question 18

What kind of dwellings did the Ancestral Puebloans build? Why?

Accepted Answer

They built communities wedged into hills

Question 19

What is the term for a sign, in a system of writing, that denotes a particular sound?

Accepted Answer

A)  syllabogram 
B)  kiva 
C)  logogram 
D)  formoglyph 
A)  syllabogram 
B)  kiva 
C)  logogram 
D)  formoglyph

Question 20

Who painted the mural The History of Mexico in the National Palace in Mexico City?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frida Kahlo 
B)  Diego Rivera 
C)  Pablo Picasso 
D)  David Alfaro Siqueiros 
A)  Frida Kahlo 
B)  Diego Rivera 
C)  Pablo Picasso 
D)  David Alfaro Siqueiros

Exam 16: Cultural Centers of the Americas

What is notable about the construction of the Inkan estate Machu Picchu?

Which is the Aztec goddess of fertility (portrayed in a statue shown in Ch. 16)?

According to the Florentine Codex , what was the Aztec leader Motecuhzoma's initial reaction when encountering Cortés and his crew?

In Puebloan culture, a kiva is:

Which of the following date ranges correspond to the Classic period of Mesoamerican civilizations?

In what painting did Frida Kahlo express her Mexican heritage? How did she do this?

Inkan civilization suffered from which of the following?

Which of the following were European explorers seeking when they traveled to the Western hemisphere?

Which of the following statements about the pyramid at Chichén Itzá is NOT true?

What caused the Maya civilization to fall?

What is a shaman?

According to the text, which of the following functions did khipu NOT serve in Inkan culture?

What civilization did Francisco Pizarro invade and conquer?

"Mesoamerica" does NOT refer to land in which of the following present-day countries?

What term refers to a person of mixed European and Native American descent?

Who was Nezahualcoyotl?

What is the term for a large design produced on or in the ground, by positioning stones or scraping?

What kind of dwellings did the Ancestral Puebloans build? Why?

What is the term for a sign, in a system of writing, that denotes a particular sound?

Who painted the mural The History of Mexico in the National Palace in Mexico City?

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