Question 1

Most Amerinds in North America developed written languages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which civilization most profoundly affected the development of Mayan society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natchez 
B)  Olmec 
C)  Navajo 
D)  Apache 
A)  Natchez 
B)  Olmec 
C)  Navajo 
D)  Apache

Question 3

Which of the following does NOT apply to the preinvasion Eskimo?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are also classified as Inuit people. 
B)  They never developed complex societies. 
C)  They were nomadic hunter-gatherers. 
D)  They are classified as a "Great Basin" society. 
A)  They are also classified as Inuit people. 
B)  They never developed complex societies. 
C)  They were nomadic hunter-gatherers. 
D)  They are classified as a "Great Basin" society.

Question 4

When was the Mayan writing system deciphered?

Accepted Answer

A)  during the Russian Revolution 
B)  after WWII 
C)  in the 1990s 
D)  after the discovery of the Rosetta Stone 
A)  during the Russian Revolution 
B)  after WWII 
C)  in the 1990s 
D)  after the discovery of the Rosetta Stone

Question 5

Why were the Teotihuacanos dependent on obsidian?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

About when did hunter-gatherers arrive in the Andes?

Accepted Answer

A)  7000 B.C.E. 
B)  10,000 B.C.E. 
C)  1000 B.C.E. 
D)  500 B.C.E. 
A)  7000 B.C.E. 
B)  10,000 B.C.E. 
C)  1000 B.C.E. 
D)  500 B.C.E.

Question 7

Teotihuacán had about how many pyramids?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  50 
C)  150 
D)  600 
A)  10 
B)  50 
C)  150 
D)  600

Question 8

Which society was first accidently discovered in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

How could Mayan slaves obtain freedom?

Accepted Answer

Payment by

Question 10

The "Three Sisters" were cultivated in Mesoamerican and Mississippian societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The significance of the skulls found by archaeologists in Washington and Nevada is the implication that

Accepted Answer

A)  all Amerinds were of central Asian origin. 
B)  Amerinds did not arrive in the Western hemisphere as early as previously believed. 
C)  some Amerinds were of African origin. 
D)  not all Amerinds were of Central Asian origin. 
A)  all Amerinds were of central Asian origin. 
B)  Amerinds did not arrive in the Western hemisphere as early as previously believed. 
C)  some Amerinds were of African origin. 
D)  not all Amerinds were of Central Asian origin.

Question 12

The Maya resemble the Akkadians and Aryans in what sense?

Accepted Answer

A)  In creating large pyramid complexes. 
B)  In their linguistic roots. 
C)  In adopting the practices of an earlier civilization. 
D)  In having a state religion founded on human sacrifice. 
A)  In creating large pyramid complexes. 
B)  In their linguistic roots. 
C)  In adopting the practices of an earlier civilization. 
D)  In having a state religion founded on human sacrifice.

Question 13

Which of the following does NOT accurately represent Chavín civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the first Andean society. 
B)  It had a strong central government. 
C)  It was a polytheistic civilization. 
D)  It was a farming civilization. 
A)  It was the first Andean society. 
B)  It had a strong central government. 
C)  It was a polytheistic civilization. 
D)  It was a farming civilization.

Question 14

Mayan culture was built on Mississippian foundations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Discuss the unique problems facing the Chavín Empire.

Accepted Answer

The Chavín Empire, which existed in the

Question 16

What is the significance of the archeological findings at Monte Verde?

Accepted Answer

A)  The findings challenge earlier scholarship regarding the time period in which humans entered South America. 
B)  The findings challenge earlier scholarship regarding religious practices among Amerinds. 
C)  The findings challenge earlier scholarship regarding the arrival of Europeans in the Western hemisphere. 
D)  The findings challenge earlier scholarship regarding the writing system of the Maya. 
A)  The findings challenge earlier scholarship regarding the time period in which humans entered South America. 
B)  The findings challenge earlier scholarship regarding religious practices among Amerinds. 
C)  The findings challenge earlier scholarship regarding the arrival of Europeans in the Western hemisphere. 
D)  The findings challenge earlier scholarship regarding the writing system of the Maya.

Question 17

Where is the Great Serpent Mound located?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico City 
B)  Peru 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  Ohio 
A)  Mexico City 
B)  Peru 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  Ohio

Question 18

Who was the "feathered serpent"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hernán Cortés 
B)  Quetzalcoatl 
C)  Tania Proskouriakoff 
D)  Kukulcán 
A)  Hernán Cortés 
B)  Quetzalcoatl 
C)  Tania Proskouriakoff 
D)  Kukulcán

Question 19

Which tribe was known for its rigid hereditary castes such as the "Suns" and the "Stinkards"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natchez 
B)  Creek 
C)  Choctaw 
D)  Chickasaw 
A)  Natchez 
B)  Creek 
C)  Choctaw 
D)  Chickasaw

Question 20

Which of the following does NOT accurately portray Mayan religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  The practice of bloodletting was a common ritual. 
B)  The Maya feared death because they thought most common people went to the underworld. 
C)  Only kings and priests were allowed to take part in religious rituals. 
D)  They were polytheistic. 
A)  The practice of bloodletting was a common ritual. 
B)  The Maya feared death because they thought most common people went to the underworld. 
C)  Only kings and priests were allowed to take part in religious rituals. 
D)  They were polytheistic.

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

Most Amerinds in North America developed written languages.

Which civilization most profoundly affected the development of Mayan society?

Which of the following does NOT apply to the preinvasion Eskimo?

When was the Mayan writing system deciphered?

Why were the Teotihuacanos dependent on obsidian?

About when did hunter-gatherers arrive in the Andes?

Teotihuacán had about how many pyramids?

Which society was first accidently discovered in the 1930s?

How could Mayan slaves obtain freedom?

The "Three Sisters" were cultivated in Mesoamerican and Mississippian societies.

The significance of the skulls found by archaeologists in Washington and Nevada is the implication that

The Maya resemble the Akkadians and Aryans in what sense?

Which of the following does NOT accurately represent Chavín civilization?

Mayan culture was built on Mississippian foundations.

Discuss the unique problems facing the Chavín Empire.

What is the significance of the archeological findings at Monte Verde?

Where is the Great Serpent Mound located?

Who was the "feathered serpent"?

Which tribe was known for its rigid hereditary castes such as the "Suns" and the "Stinkards"?

Which of the following does NOT accurately portray Mayan religion?

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