Question 1

Which region of the Western hemisphere was home to the most complex of Amerind civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  North America 
B)  Mesoamerica 
C)  South America 
D)  Alaska 
A)  North America 
B)  Mesoamerica 
C)  South America 
D)  Alaska

Question 2

Which of the following does NOT accurately portray the landscape of west South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Andes mountains are between Chile and Argentina. 
B)  Earthquakes and mudslides are common. 
C)  There are numerous active volcanoes. 
D)  The landscape mirrors the eastern region of the continent. 
A)  The Andes mountains are between Chile and Argentina. 
B)  Earthquakes and mudslides are common. 
C)  There are numerous active volcanoes. 
D)  The landscape mirrors the eastern region of the continent.

Question 3

The Pueblos were part of what culture area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southwest 
B)  Eastern Woodlands 
C)  Northwest Coast 
D)  Great Plains 
A)  Southwest 
B)  Eastern Woodlands 
C)  Northwest Coast 
D)  Great Plains

Question 4

Which of the following groups is NOT classified as a full-scale tribal society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plains 
B)  Apache 
C)  Haudenosaunee 
D)  Creeks 
A)  Plains 
B)  Apache 
C)  Haudenosaunee 
D)  Creeks

Question 5

List and discuss the three societies that succeeded the Moche during the Middle Horizon period.

Accepted Answer

The three societies that succeeded the M

Question 6

What conclusion can be drawn from anthropological evidence regarding the origins of the Amerinds?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are of African descent. 
B)  They are of European descent. 
C)  They are of Asian descent. 
D)  They are of Australian descent. 
A)  They are of African descent. 
B)  They are of European descent. 
C)  They are of Asian descent. 
D)  They are of Australian descent.

Question 7

The Romans were the first people to use the digit 0 as a placeholder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Aztec Empire referred to its artisans by the name

Accepted Answer

A)  Mayan. 
B)  Chichén. 
C)  tolteca. 
D)  quetzal. 
A)  Mayan. 
B)  Chichén. 
C)  tolteca. 
D)  quetzal.

Question 9

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the Pueblo Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were grew maize, squash and beans. 
B)  They were nomadic. 
C)  They produced woven baskets and cotton cloth. 
D)  They developed complex irrigation techniques. 
A)  They were grew maize, squash and beans. 
B)  They were nomadic. 
C)  They produced woven baskets and cotton cloth. 
D)  They developed complex irrigation techniques.

Question 10

Most Amerinds accept the idea that their ancestry is distinctly Asian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What unique Olmec artifacts were found at San Lorenzo?

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborate burial mounds 
B)  sophisticated iron tools 
C)  huge wheeled carts 
D)  immense stone heads 
A)  elaborate burial mounds 
B)  sophisticated iron tools 
C)  huge wheeled carts 
D)  immense stone heads

Question 12

The mound builders included all EXCEPT which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  Haudenosaunee 
B)  Adena 
C)  Hopewell 
D)  Mississippian 
A)  Haudenosaunee 
B)  Adena 
C)  Hopewell 
D)  Mississippian

Question 13

Which of the following was NOT a Mesoamerican society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Olmec 
B)  Maya 
C)  Toltec 
D)  Apache 
A)  Olmec 
B)  Maya 
C)  Toltec 
D)  Apache

Question 14

How did the first humans most likely enter the Western hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

By crossin

Question 15

What was the first stable empire in central Mexico after the fall of the Toltec?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Which of the following accurately describes the first inhabitants of North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were farmers. 
B)  They were very warlike. 
C)  They were nomadic hunter-gatherers. 
D)  They were not of Asian descent. 
A)  They were farmers. 
B)  They were very warlike. 
C)  They were nomadic hunter-gatherers. 
D)  They were not of Asian descent.

Question 17

Which region of the Western hemisphere was home to the Moche?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eastern South America 
B)  northern Peru 
C)  the sub-Arctic 
D)  Mesoamerica 
A)  Eastern South America 
B)  northern Peru 
C)  the sub-Arctic 
D)  Mesoamerica

Question 18

In what ways did the Mississippian peoples resemble and differ from other North American Amerinds?

Accepted Answer

The Mississippian peoples, who lived in

Question 19

The civilization of Chavín differed greatly from that of Mesoamerica in what way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chavín lacked a ceremonial center. 
B)  Chavín was isolated from neighboring cultures. 
C)  Chavín cannot be considered a civilization. 
D)  Chavín had no organized religion. 
A)  Chavín lacked a ceremonial center. 
B)  Chavín was isolated from neighboring cultures. 
C)  Chavín cannot be considered a civilization. 
D)  Chavín had no organized religion.

Question 20

Which of these was a shared characteristic of the Pueblo and Mississippian cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  They lived in what is today the Southwest. 
B)  They were urban dwellers. 
C)  They lived along great rivers. 
D)  Large mounds were at the center of their communities. 
A)  They lived in what is today the Southwest. 
B)  They were urban dwellers. 
C)  They lived along great rivers. 
D)  Large mounds were at the center of their communities.

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

Which region of the Western hemisphere was home to the most complex of Amerind civilizations?

Which of the following does NOT accurately portray the landscape of west South America?

The Pueblos were part of what culture area?

Which of the following groups is NOT classified as a full-scale tribal society?

List and discuss the three societies that succeeded the Moche during the Middle Horizon period.

What conclusion can be drawn from anthropological evidence regarding the origins of the Amerinds?

The Romans were the first people to use the digit 0 as a placeholder.

The Aztec Empire referred to its artisans by the name

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the Pueblo Indians?

Most Amerinds accept the idea that their ancestry is distinctly Asian.

What unique Olmec artifacts were found at San Lorenzo?

The mound builders included all EXCEPT which of these?

Which of the following was NOT a Mesoamerican society?

How did the first humans most likely enter the Western hemisphere?

What was the first stable empire in central Mexico after the fall of the Toltec?

Which of the following accurately describes the first inhabitants of North America?

Which region of the Western hemisphere was home to the Moche?

In what ways did the Mississippian peoples resemble and differ from other North American Amerinds?

The civilization of Chavín differed greatly from that of Mesoamerica in what way?

Which of these was a shared characteristic of the Pueblo and Mississippian cultures?

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