Question 1

Explain the development of the Anasazi and the Hopewell cultures in North America. What aspects were similar and where did they differ?

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By the end of the classic period in Meso

Question 2

The Toltec influence - extending from their capital of Tula - gradually expanded to include modern day:

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A)  Arizona. 
B)  Peru. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Central America. 
A)  Arizona. 
B)  Peru. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Central America.

Question 3

Mesoamerican cities were among the greatest in the world. Describe Teotihuacan as well as Tula, and the other great cities described in the chapter. What made them great? Describe a city near to where you live and compare it to Mesoamerican cities.

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This question should provoke students to

Question 4

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

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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 5

Identify the following term(s).
-Teotihuacan

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The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-Teotihuacan...

Question 6

Identify the following term(s).
-mit'a

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The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-mit'a...

Question 7

What was the influence of religion on politics in the Mesoamerican world?

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Religion played an important role in the

Question 8

Identify the following term(s).
-llama

Accepted Answer

The term "llama" refers to a domesticate

Question 9

Which was not part of the Maya reckoning of time?

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A)  The ritual calendar of 260 days, with 13 months of 20 days 
B)  The solar calendar of 365 days in 18 months of 20 days, plus five bad days 
C)  The long count calendar which began in 3114 B.C.E. 
D)  A lunar calendar of 344 days per year in 13 months of 28 days, with an extra month added in once every four years 
E)  They didn't use any of these. 
A)  The ritual calendar of 260 days, with 13 months of 20 days 
B)  The solar calendar of 365 days in 18 months of 20 days, plus five bad days 
C)  The long count calendar which began in 3114 B.C.E. 
D)  A lunar calendar of 344 days per year in 13 months of 28 days, with an extra month added in once every four years 
E)  They didn't use any of these.

Question 10

How does geographic conditioning influence the different technologies found in the regions of Mexico, Central America and the Andes?

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Geographic conditioning plays a signific

Question 11

The Moche civilization was probably destroyed by

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A)  weather. 
B)  conquest. 
C)  religious ritual. 
D)  failure of trade. 
E)  earthquakes. 
A)  weather. 
B)  conquest. 
C)  religious ritual. 
D)  failure of trade. 
E)  earthquakes.

Question 12

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

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A)  rulers 
B)  warriors 
C)  ballplayers 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  rulers 
B)  warriors 
C)  ballplayers 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

The first apartment-type living structures were found in _______________.

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The answer of The first apartment-type living structures were found...

Question 14

Using Map (in the textbook) 8.5, explain the importance of the three zones of geography (coastal, foothills, mountains) in the development of the early South American civilizations.

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The three zones of geography (coastal, f

Question 15

Cahokia was

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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 16

One of the essential technological and agricultural breakthroughs for the Tiwanaku was/were:

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A)  dams and dikes. 
B)  advanced accounting system. 
C)  raised fields and irrigation ditches. 
D)  oxen and other beasts of burden. 
A)  dams and dikes. 
B)  advanced accounting system. 
C)  raised fields and irrigation ditches. 
D)  oxen and other beasts of burden.

Question 17

The major states in the postclassic periods were those of the

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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 18

One of the earliest examples of chiefdoms in North America was with the

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A)  Anaszi. 
B)  Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellers. 
C)  Hopewell. 
D)  Mississippian culture. 
E)  Cahokia. 
A)  Anaszi. 
B)  Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellers. 
C)  Hopewell. 
D)  Mississippian culture. 
E)  Cahokia.

Question 19

Chinampas were raised fields constructed along lakesides in Mesoamerica which provided the benefit of:

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A)  organic agriculture. 
B)  centralized farming space. 
C)  taking up less habitable space for humans and livestock 
D)  year-round agriculture was possible. 
E)  easy access to watering crops 
A)  organic agriculture. 
B)  centralized farming space. 
C)  taking up less habitable space for humans and livestock 
D)  year-round agriculture was possible. 
E)  easy access to watering crops

Question 20

Identify the following term(s).
-Olmec

Accepted Answer

The Olmec civilization is recognized as

Exam 8: Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Explain the development of the Anasazi and the Hopewell cultures in North America. What aspects were similar and where did they differ?

The Toltec influence - extending from their capital of Tula - gradually expanded to include modern day:

Mesoamerican cities were among the greatest in the world. Describe Teotihuacan as well as Tula, and the other great cities described in the chapter. What made them great? Describe a city near to where you live and compare it to Mesoamerican cities.

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

Identify the following term(s). -Teotihuacan

Identify the following term(s). -mit'a

What was the influence of religion on politics in the Mesoamerican world?

Identify the following term(s). -llama

Which was not part of the Maya reckoning of time?

How does geographic conditioning influence the different technologies found in the regions of Mexico, Central America and the Andes?

The Moche civilization was probably destroyed by

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

The first apartment-type living structures were found in _______________.

Using Map (in the textbook) 8.5, explain the importance of the three zones of geography (coastal, foothills, mountains) in the development of the early South American civilizations.

Cahokia was

One of the essential technological and agricultural breakthroughs for the Tiwanaku was/were:

The major states in the postclassic periods were those of the

One of the earliest examples of chiefdoms in North America was with the

Chinampas were raised fields constructed along lakesides in Mesoamerica which provided the benefit of:

Identify the following term(s). -Olmec

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Revolutions in Living

The Collapse of the Old Order

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millenium

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