Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-pulque

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Pulque is a traditional Mexican alcoholi

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Mesa Verde

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Mesa Verde, which means "green table" in

Question 3

Most of the Aztec population belonged to large kinship groups called

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A) texcocos. 
B) chinampas. 
C) calpulli. 
D) quipu. 
E) jatis. 
A) texcocos. 
B) chinampas. 
C) calpulli. 
D) quipu. 
E) jatis.

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Itzamna

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Itzamna is a deity from the pantheon of

Question 5

What was the outcome of matches in the sacred ball court?

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A) Losing players were sacrificed to the gods. 
B) The games were played with the heads of sacrificed prisoners. 
C) It fostered connections between the city-states of the Central Mexican Valley through sporting competitions. 
D) Winners could become priests. 
E) It disappeared after the fall of Olmec civilization. 
A) Losing players were sacrificed to the gods. 
B) The games were played with the heads of sacrificed prisoners. 
C) It fostered connections between the city-states of the Central Mexican Valley through sporting competitions. 
D) Winners could become priests. 
E) It disappeared after the fall of Olmec civilization.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Mayan hieroglyphs

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Mayan hieroglyphs refer to the writing s

Question 7

In South America by 2000 B.C.E., peoples

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A) had discovered the smelting of iron. 
B) had domesticated wheat for making of bread, 
C) were sailing the Pacific in wind-powered balsa wood rafts. 
D) had developed a complex writing system. 
E) were using the wheel in transportation. 
A) had discovered the smelting of iron. 
B) had domesticated wheat for making of bread, 
C) were sailing the Pacific in wind-powered balsa wood rafts. 
D) had developed a complex writing system. 
E) were using the wheel in transportation.

Question 8

Give examples of some of the New World societies that had not reached the state-building stage by the 1500s. How likely were they to have done so if outside peoples had not taken over their territories? Why or why not?

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Some examples of New World societies tha

Question 9

​Chichen Itza was controlled by which civilization?

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A) ​Mayan 
B) ​Olmec 
C) ​Toltec 
D) ​Aztec 
E) ​Zoque 
A) ​Mayan 
B) ​Olmec 
C) ​Toltec 
D) ​Aztec 
E) ​Zoque

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli

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Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli are bot

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Tehuacán valley

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The Tehuacán Valley is a region located

Question 12

Among the mounted nomads who came to dominate much of the southwestern plains of North America after 1500 C.E. were the

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A) Ute and the Mohawk. 
B) Apache and Navajo. 
C) Cree and Shoshone. 
D) Anasazi and Arawak. 
E) both b and c 
A) Ute and the Mohawk. 
B) Apache and Navajo. 
C) Cree and Shoshone. 
D) Anasazi and Arawak. 
E) both b and c

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Andes Mountains

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The Andes Mountains are the longest cont

Question 14

What were the strengths and what were the weaknesses of the Aztec and Inka civilizations on the eve of their encounter with European societies?

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The Aztec and Inka civilizations both ha

Question 15

​The earliest collective civilization in the Central Andes was

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A) ​Chavin 
B) ​Moche 
C) ​Wari 
D) ​Chimor 
E) ​Inka 
A) ​Chavin 
B) ​Moche 
C) ​Wari 
D) ​Chimor 
E) ​Inka

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Carthaginians, lost tribes of Israel, and Atlantis

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The terms "Carthaginians," "lost tribes

Question 17

The Pyramid of the Sun was built by the people of Teotihuacán in the fifth century C.E.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Aztec society was

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A) an egalitarian democracy. 
B) a hierarchical dictatorship, with a privileged upper class and a downtrodden majority. 
C) primarily involved in the trading of slaves. 
D) unique in giving women major political power. 
E) a purely theocratic society. 
A) an egalitarian democracy. 
B) a hierarchical dictatorship, with a privileged upper class and a downtrodden majority. 
C) primarily involved in the trading of slaves. 
D) unique in giving women major political power. 
E) a purely theocratic society.

Question 19

Why were the Aztecs able to create and rule an empire where they did? What were the most important factors helping them to do so?

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The Aztecs were able to create and rule

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Moche

Accepted Answer

The Moche, also known as the Mochica cul

Exam 6: The Americas

Identify the following terms. -pulque

Identify the following terms. -Mesa Verde

Most of the Aztec population belonged to large kinship groups called

Identify the following terms. -Itzamna

What was the outcome of matches in the sacred ball court?

Identify the following terms. -Mayan hieroglyphs

In South America by 2000 B.C.E., peoples

Give examples of some of the New World societies that had not reached the state-building stage by the 1500s. How likely were they to have done so if outside peoples had not taken over their territories? Why or why not?

​Chichen Itza was controlled by which civilization?

Identify the following terms. -Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli

Identify the following terms. -Tehuacán valley

Among the mounted nomads who came to dominate much of the southwestern plains of North America after 1500 C.E. were the

Identify the following terms. -Andes Mountains

What were the strengths and what were the weaknesses of the Aztec and Inka civilizations on the eve of their encounter with European societies?

​The earliest collective civilization in the Central Andes was

Identify the following terms. -Carthaginians, lost tribes of Israel, and Atlantis

The Pyramid of the Sun was built by the people of Teotihuacán in the fifth century C.E.

Aztec society was

Why were the Aztecs able to create and rule an empire where they did? What were the most important factors helping them to do so?

Identify the following terms. -Moche

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