Question 1

The Pyramid of the Sun is closely associated with which civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teotihuacán 
B)  Inca 
C)  Aztec 
D)  Maya 
A)  Teotihuacán 
B)  Inca 
C)  Aztec 
D)  Maya

Question 2

What was the role of monumental building projects in the Mesoamerican cultures? How did these structures differ in their uses from those of ancient Egypt? 
Conceptual

Accepted Answer

Monumental building projects played a si

Question 3

How did the development of civilization in Mesoamerica differ from the development of Andean civilizations? What were some of the advantages and disadvantages of the geographical settings? Refer specifically to the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.
Conceptual

Accepted Answer

The development of civilization in Mesoa

Question 4

What factors explain the rise and development of the Inca Empire? How did the structure of the Inca Empire differ from that of the Aztecs? 
Conceptual

Accepted Answer

The rise and development of the Inca Emp

Question 5

Europeans were able to conquer the empires of the Americas relatively easily for all of the following reasons except (Global Perspective, pp. 336-337)

Accepted Answer

A)  the rulers in the Americas lacked technology. 
B)  the peoples of the Americas were especially vulnerable to European diseases. 
C)  the centralized nature of the Aztec and Incan Empires. 
D)  many subject peoples within the empires aided European efforts. 
A)  the rulers in the Americas lacked technology. 
B)  the peoples of the Americas were especially vulnerable to European diseases. 
C)  the centralized nature of the Aztec and Incan Empires. 
D)  many subject peoples within the empires aided European efforts.

Question 6

What role did geography play in the political, economic, and social development of the civilizations in the Americas? How does geography explain the patterns of settlement that emerged? 
Conceptual

Accepted Answer

Geography played a significant role in t

Question 7

What was the role of monumental architecture along the Peruvian coast? To what extent was it tied to a hierarchical agricultural society? 
Conceptual

Accepted Answer

Monumental architecture along the Peruvi

Exam 14: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas

The Pyramid of the Sun is closely associated with which civilization?

What was the role of monumental building projects in the Mesoamerican cultures? How did these structures differ in their uses from those of ancient Egypt? Conceptual

How did the development of civilization in Mesoamerica differ from the development of Andean civilizations? What were some of the advantages and disadvantages of the geographical settings? Refer specifically to the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations. Conceptual

What factors explain the rise and development of the Inca Empire? How did the structure of the Inca Empire differ from that of the Aztecs? Conceptual

Europeans were able to conquer the empires of the Americas relatively easily for all of the following reasons except (Global Perspective, pp. 336-337)

What role did geography play in the political, economic, and social development of the civilizations in the Americas? How does geography explain the patterns of settlement that emerged? Conceptual

What was the role of monumental architecture along the Peruvian coast? To what extent was it tied to a hierarchical agricultural society? Conceptual

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