Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the four principal types of preinvasion Amerind groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  mound builders 
B)  hunter-gatherers 
C)  limited-scale tribal societies 
D)  True civilizations 
A)  mound builders 
B)  hunter-gatherers 
C)  limited-scale tribal societies 
D)  True civilizations

Question 2

Which North American Amerind society is most comparable to the Asian and North African river civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hopewell 
B)  Natchez 
C)  Mississippians 
D)  Iroquois 
A)  Hopewell 
B)  Natchez 
C)  Mississippians 
D)  Iroquois

Question 3

Which of the following crops was NOT one of the "three sisters"?

Accepted Answer

A)  corn 
B)  beans 
C)  squash 
D)  potatoes 
A)  corn 
B)  beans 
C)  squash 
D)  potatoes

Question 4

Discuss the technological advancements of the Mesoamerican civilizations.

Accepted Answer

The Mesoamerican civilizations, includin

Question 5

The preinvasion Eskimos never developed complex societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why do Amerind historians have to rely heavily on the work of archeologists and anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

Many Ameri

Question 7

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the Cheyenne?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were seminomadic. 
B)  They were among the most highly organized Plains Indians. 
C)  Clan mothers appointed tribal chiefs. 
D)  They were buffalo hunters. 
A)  They were seminomadic. 
B)  They were among the most highly organized Plains Indians. 
C)  Clan mothers appointed tribal chiefs. 
D)  They were buffalo hunters.

Question 8

Describe the Long Count Calendar and comment on its religious significance.

Accepted Answer

The Long Count Calendar is a system of t

Question 9

Evaluate the varying proposed explanations for the fall of Mesoamerican civilization.

Accepted Answer

The fall of Mesoamerican civilization is

Question 10

Which of the following statements accurately portrays relations between the Nazca and the Moche?

Accepted Answer

A)  They engaged extensively in trade. 
B)  They frequently engaged in conflict. 
C)  They eventually combined forces through intermarriage. 
D)  They remained isolated from each other. 
A)  They engaged extensively in trade. 
B)  They frequently engaged in conflict. 
C)  They eventually combined forces through intermarriage. 
D)  They remained isolated from each other.

Question 11

A sophisticated calendar based on solar and sacred years was a feature of which cultural area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Basin 
B)  Adena-Hopewell 
C)  Andes Mountains 
D)  Mesoamerica 
A)  Great Basin 
B)  Adena-Hopewell 
C)  Andes Mountains 
D)  Mesoamerica

Question 12

Which of these is refuted by the dating of archaeological evidence of Monte Verde?

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea that Native Americans created complex societies 
B)  the Bering Strait theory 
C)  the idea that only in Mesoamerica did Amerinds create cities 
D)  the idea that Amerinds entered the Americas before 5000 B.C.E. 
A)  the idea that Native Americans created complex societies 
B)  the Bering Strait theory 
C)  the idea that only in Mesoamerica did Amerinds create cities 
D)  the idea that Amerinds entered the Americas before 5000 B.C.E.

Question 13

Which ancient civilization provided the basis for many of the components of Mayan culture?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which ancient civilization provided the basis for...

Question 14

The suggestion that contact might have occurred between the early Mississippians and the Amerinds of Mesoamerica is supported by all of these EXCEPT which?

Accepted Answer

A)  the discovery of skeletons in Cahokia that had fillings in the teeth. 
B)  the fact that Mississippians cultivated potatoes. 
C)  the discovery of carefully positioned bodies in the mound excavated at Cahokia. 
D)  The discovery that the layout of Cahokia was similar to Mesoamerican cities. 
A)  the discovery of skeletons in Cahokia that had fillings in the teeth. 
B)  the fact that Mississippians cultivated potatoes. 
C)  the discovery of carefully positioned bodies in the mound excavated at Cahokia. 
D)  The discovery that the layout of Cahokia was similar to Mesoamerican cities.

Question 15

What was the punishment for medical malpractice in Moche society?

Accepted Answer

Death by b

Question 16

Which inhabited region of the world is the least thoroughly explored?

Accepted Answer

A)  North America 
B)  Central America 
C)  South America 
D)  Africa 
A)  North America 
B)  Central America 
C)  South America 
D)  Africa

Question 17

Much of the available information regarding Amerinds in North America comes from the work of archaeologists and anthropologists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of these groups most resembled the earliest Amerinds?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inuits 
B)  Cherokees 
C)  Adena 
D)  Creeks 
A)  Inuits 
B)  Cherokees 
C)  Adena 
D)  Creeks

Question 19

Which of the following best explains the reason for the loose affiliation among the Algonquian peoples in the eastern Canadian Sub-Arctic?

Accepted Answer

A)  They realized that they must cooperate in order to expel the European settlers. 
B)  They realized that they could grow enough crops to feed the entire tribe if they planted communal gardens instead of each family planting its own individual garden. 
C)  They banded together for the purposes of fishing for salmon and smoking it to ensure a year-round abundance of food. 
D)  They banded together for the purpose of hunting caribou. 
A)  They realized that they must cooperate in order to expel the European settlers. 
B)  They realized that they could grow enough crops to feed the entire tribe if they planted communal gardens instead of each family planting its own individual garden. 
C)  They banded together for the purposes of fishing for salmon and smoking it to ensure a year-round abundance of food. 
D)  They banded together for the purpose of hunting caribou.

Question 20

Which of the following locations represents "Mesoamerica"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Central and South America 
B)  northern Mexico and southern North America 
C)  southern Mexico and northern Central America 
D)  Mexico and northern Central America 
A)  Central and South America 
B)  northern Mexico and southern North America 
C)  southern Mexico and northern Central America 
D)  Mexico and northern Central America

Exam 5: Early American Societies: Connection and Isolation, 20,000 Bce - 1500 Ce

Which of the following is NOT one of the four principal types of preinvasion Amerind groups?

Which North American Amerind society is most comparable to the Asian and North African river civilizations?

Which of the following crops was NOT one of the "three sisters"?

Discuss the technological advancements of the Mesoamerican civilizations.

The preinvasion Eskimos never developed complex societies.

Why do Amerind historians have to rely heavily on the work of archeologists and anthropologists?

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the Cheyenne?

Describe the Long Count Calendar and comment on its religious significance.

Evaluate the varying proposed explanations for the fall of Mesoamerican civilization.

Which of the following statements accurately portrays relations between the Nazca and the Moche?

A sophisticated calendar based on solar and sacred years was a feature of which cultural area?

Which of these is refuted by the dating of archaeological evidence of Monte Verde?

Which ancient civilization provided the basis for many of the components of Mayan culture?

The suggestion that contact might have occurred between the early Mississippians and the Amerinds of Mesoamerica is supported by all of these EXCEPT which?

What was the punishment for medical malpractice in Moche society?

Which inhabited region of the world is the least thoroughly explored?

Much of the available information regarding Amerinds in North America comes from the work of archaeologists and anthropologists.

Which of these groups most resembled the earliest Amerinds?

Which of the following best explains the reason for the loose affiliation among the Algonquian peoples in the eastern Canadian Sub-Arctic?

Which of the following locations represents "Mesoamerica"?

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