Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Pyramid of the Sun

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The Pyramid of the Sun is one of the lar

Question 2

​The Mayan calendar was significant for

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A) ​demonstrating an advanced understanding of astronomy. 
B)  included a "long count" calendar based on 5,200 years cycles. 
C)  held the key to deciphering the hieroglyphic tablets found in Palenque. 
D)  measured time dating back to August of 3114 b.c.e. 
E)  all of these. 
A) ​demonstrating an advanced understanding of astronomy. 
B)  included a "long count" calendar based on 5,200 years cycles. 
C)  held the key to deciphering the hieroglyphic tablets found in Palenque. 
D)  measured time dating back to August of 3114 b.c.e. 
E)  all of these.

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-rubber

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Rubber is a highly elastic substance tha

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-the Anasazi peoples

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The Anasazi peoples, also known as the A

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Pachakuti/Pachacutec

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Pachakuti, also spelled as Pachacutec, i

Question 6

"Olmec civilization was the prototype for all later Mesoamerican civilizations." Discuss, pro and con.

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Pro: The Olmec civilization, which thriv

Question 7

​What was a pueblo?

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A) ​a centralized location for trade in the Hopewell tribes. 
B) ​a temple in the Moundbuilder area of the plains states. 
C) ​a form of irrigation practiced in the Caribbean islands. 
D) ​An adobe communal house in Anasazi lands. 
E) ​a rock formation for the practice of archeoastronomy. 
A) ​a centralized location for trade in the Hopewell tribes. 
B) ​a temple in the Moundbuilder area of the plains states. 
C) ​a form of irrigation practiced in the Caribbean islands. 
D) ​An adobe communal house in Anasazi lands. 
E) ​a rock formation for the practice of archeoastronomy.

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-cacao

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Cacao refers to the tree Theobroma cacao

Question 9

In contrast with the Aztecs, the Inka created a highly centralized state.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Aztec capital was

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A) Tenochtitlán. 
B) Huitzilopochtli. 
C) Texcoco. 
D) Mexica. 
E) Zapotec. 
A) Tenochtitlán. 
B) Huitzilopochtli. 
C) Texcoco. 
D) Mexica. 
E) Zapotec.

Question 11

The Olmec peoples

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A) did not do any stone carving, preferring to work in copper and ivory. 
B) spoke the Quechuan language. 
C) developed their capital at the mountain fortress of Cuzco. 
D) developed a system of hieroglyphics. 
E) replaced the Maya in Mesoamerica. 
A) did not do any stone carving, preferring to work in copper and ivory. 
B) spoke the Quechuan language. 
C) developed their capital at the mountain fortress of Cuzco. 
D) developed a system of hieroglyphics. 
E) replaced the Maya in Mesoamerica.

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-calpulli

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The term "calpulli" (also spelled "calpo

Question 13

The Aztec capital was Teotihuacán.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In which areas were the Mayan and Aztec civilizations similar?

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A) They both practiced human sacrifice. 
B) Both had religious practices and beliefs brought from Asia in the eleventh century. 
C) Both used sophisticated alphabets with thirty-nine letters. 
D) They were both seafaring societies. 
E) Volcanic eruptions destroyed both civilizations. 
A) They both practiced human sacrifice. 
B) Both had religious practices and beliefs brought from Asia in the eleventh century. 
C) Both used sophisticated alphabets with thirty-nine letters. 
D) They were both seafaring societies. 
E) Volcanic eruptions destroyed both civilizations.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-chinampas

Accepted Answer

Chinampas are an ancient Mesoamerican ag

Question 16

​The supreme Mayan god Itzamna is credited with bringing to the Mayans all of the following EXCEPT

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A) ​cacoa 
B) ​writing 
C) ​maize 
D) ​medicine 
E) ​pyramids 
A) ​cacoa 
B) ​writing 
C) ​maize 
D) ​medicine 
E) ​pyramids

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Amazonia

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Amazonia, also known as the Amazon Rainf

Question 18

Which of the following is not accurate?

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A) All males were liable for military service in the Inka army. 
B) The quipu was a system of knotted strings used in the Inka Empire. 
C) The Inka required subject peoples to speak Quechua. 
D) The Olmecs adopted many aspects of Inka culture. 
E) Women could improve their lifestyles by becoming "chosen virgins" in Inka temples. 
A) All males were liable for military service in the Inka army. 
B) The quipu was a system of knotted strings used in the Inka Empire. 
C) The Inka required subject peoples to speak Quechua. 
D) The Olmecs adopted many aspects of Inka culture. 
E) Women could improve their lifestyles by becoming "chosen virgins" in Inka temples.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Mesoamerica

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Mesoamerica...

Question 20

Aztec society

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A) focused its religious interest on "the holy one," Huitzilopochtli, the only god in the monotheistic Aztec system of religious belief. 
B) did not possess a writing system as such, although it developed hieroglyphs. 
C) dedicated the sacred precinct in central Tenochtitlán to the rain god, Shiva, and to Huitzilopochtli. 
D) did not sharply delineate gender roles. 
E) was egalitarian in theory but hierarchical in practice. 
A) focused its religious interest on "the holy one," Huitzilopochtli, the only god in the monotheistic Aztec system of religious belief. 
B) did not possess a writing system as such, although it developed hieroglyphs. 
C) dedicated the sacred precinct in central Tenochtitlán to the rain god, Shiva, and to Huitzilopochtli. 
D) did not sharply delineate gender roles. 
E) was egalitarian in theory but hierarchical in practice.

Exam 6: The Americas

Identify the following terms. -Pyramid of the Sun

​The Mayan calendar was significant for

Identify the following terms. -rubber

Identify the following terms. -the Anasazi peoples

Identify the following terms. -Pachakuti/Pachacutec

"Olmec civilization was the prototype for all later Mesoamerican civilizations." Discuss, pro and con.

​What was a pueblo?

Identify the following terms. -cacao

In contrast with the Aztecs, the Inka created a highly centralized state.

The Aztec capital was

The Olmec peoples

Identify the following terms. -calpulli

The Aztec capital was Teotihuacán.

In which areas were the Mayan and Aztec civilizations similar?

Identify the following terms. -chinampas

​The supreme Mayan god Itzamna is credited with bringing to the Mayans all of the following EXCEPT

Identify the following terms. -Amazonia

Which of the following is not accurate?

Identify the following terms. -Mesoamerica

Aztec society

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