Question 1

Compare the technologies used in different regions of MesoAmerica.

Accepted Answer

Mesoamerica is a region that includes pa

Question 2

Identify the following term(s).
-Moche

Accepted Answer

The Moche, also known as the Mochica cul

Question 3

The Tula and Toltec states went into steep decline as a result of internal power struggles and:

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A)  external military threat from the north. 
B)  famine resulting from crop failure. 
C)  natural disasters. 
D)  disease. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  external military threat from the north. 
B)  famine resulting from crop failure. 
C)  natural disasters. 
D)  disease. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 4

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Weather 
B)  Warfare 
C)  Plague 
D)  Cannibalism 
E)  Encroachment of the Spanish 
A)  Weather 
B)  Warfare 
C)  Plague 
D)  Cannibalism 
E)  Encroachment of the Spanish

Question 6

Using Map (in the textbook) 8.1, describe the geographic similarities and differences between the Olmec and the Chavin civilizations.

Accepted Answer

The Olmec civilization was located in pr

Question 7

Urban architecture of Teotihuacan was dominated by

Accepted Answer

A)  merchant access 
B)  proximity to water 
C)  religious architecture 
D)  surrounding agricultural fields 
E)  military fortifications 
A)  merchant access 
B)  proximity to water 
C)  religious architecture 
D)  surrounding agricultural fields 
E)  military fortifications

Question 8

What were the cultural and technological contributions of the Maya?

Accepted Answer

The Maya built on the contributions of t

Question 9

The feathered serpent culture god Quetzalcoatl was believed to be

Accepted Answer

A)  god of the sun 
B)  god of the storm 
C)  god of fertility 
D)  god of eternal life 
E)  god of agriculture and the arts. 
A)  god of the sun 
B)  god of the storm 
C)  god of fertility 
D)  god of eternal life 
E)  god of agriculture and the arts.

Question 10

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 11

Identify the following term(s).
-Maya

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Religion in Teotihaucan was:

Accepted Answer

A)  polytheistic 
B)  monotheistic 
C)  Christian 
D)  Secular 
E)  Atheist 
A)  polytheistic 
B)  monotheistic 
C)  Christian 
D)  Secular 
E)  Atheist

Question 13

​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 14

Wari clearly shared elements of culture and technology with which state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tiwanaku 
B)  Tula 
C)  Tenochtitlan 
D)  Teotihuacan 
E)  Lima 
A)  Tiwanaku 
B)  Tula 
C)  Tenochtitlan 
D)  Teotihuacan 
E)  Lima

Question 15

Which of the following groups developed based on long-distance trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anasazi 
B)  Hopewell 
C)  Mississipian 
D)  Hohokam 
E)  Chumash 
A)  Anasazi 
B)  Hopewell 
C)  Mississipian 
D)  Hohokam 
E)  Chumash

Question 16

Which of the following groups was the earliest Mesoamerican civilization?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Identify the following term(s).
-chiefdom

Accepted Answer

A chiefdom is a form of hierarchical pol

Question 18

Andean civilization was

Accepted Answer

A)  centralized and urban. 
B)  isolated and mountainous. 
C)  a center of trade and high-yield agriculture. 
D)  a major fishing enterprise. 
E)  in the lowlands with fertile plains for farming. 
A)  centralized and urban. 
B)  isolated and mountainous. 
C)  a center of trade and high-yield agriculture. 
D)  a major fishing enterprise. 
E)  in the lowlands with fertile plains for farming.

Exam 8: Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Compare the technologies used in different regions of MesoAmerica.

Identify the following term(s). -Moche

The Tula and Toltec states went into steep decline as a result of internal power struggles and:

Women in Maya society were

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

Using Map (in the textbook) 8.1, describe the geographic similarities and differences between the Olmec and the Chavin civilizations.

Urban architecture of Teotihuacan was dominated by

What were the cultural and technological contributions of the Maya?

The feathered serpent culture god Quetzalcoatl was believed to be

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

Identify the following term(s). -Maya

Religion in Teotihaucan was:

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

Wari clearly shared elements of culture and technology with which state?

Which of the following groups developed based on long-distance trade?

Which of the following groups was the earliest Mesoamerican civilization?

Identify the following term(s). -chiefdom

Andean civilization was

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