Question 1

South America

Accepted Answer

A) was the original home of the Maya. 
B) contained societies practicing irrigated farming approximately eleven thousand years ago. 
C) has had human inhabitants for more than twelve thousand years. 
D) was populated only as recently as 500 C.E. 
E) was colonized from Africa rather than Asia. 
A) was the original home of the Maya. 
B) contained societies practicing irrigated farming approximately eleven thousand years ago. 
C) has had human inhabitants for more than twelve thousand years. 
D) was populated only as recently as 500 C.E. 
E) was colonized from Africa rather than Asia.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-obsidian

Accepted Answer

Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcan

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Apache and Navajo

Accepted Answer

Apache and Navajo are terms that refer t

Question 4

Women in Aztec society were granted what position of privilege? ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​They could become the supreme ruler. 
B) ​The family line was traced matrilinearly. 
C) ​Women controlled the household economy. 
D) ​Women performed marriage ceremonies. 
E) ​Women fought equally alongside men in the army. 
A) ​They could become the supreme ruler. 
B) ​The family line was traced matrilinearly. 
C) ​Women controlled the household economy. 
D) ​Women performed marriage ceremonies. 
E) ​Women fought equally alongside men in the army.

Question 5

Who were the first Americans, and when and how did they arrive in the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

The first Americans are believed to have

Question 6

Pachakuti created a highly centralized Aztec state.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Arawak

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The term "Arawak" refers to a group of i

Question 8

At Cahokia, near East Saint Louis, archeologists have discovered a burial mound more than 98 feet high with a base larger than Egypt's Great Pyramid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

​The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán was unusual because:

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A) ​they conquored other states around them. 
B) ​they practiced agriculture based on a staple crop of manioc. 
C) ​it was centered on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco 
D) ​it created separate temples for a hierarchy of polytheistic gods. 
E) ​they inscribed petroglyphs to record their history. 
A) ​they conquored other states around them. 
B) ​they practiced agriculture based on a staple crop of manioc. 
C) ​it was centered on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco 
D) ​it created separate temples for a hierarchy of polytheistic gods. 
E) ​they inscribed petroglyphs to record their history.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Hopewell Culture and Cahokia

Accepted Answer

The Hopewell Culture and Cahokia refer t

Question 11

What is unusual about the Nazca lines?​

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A) ​They are only visible from considerable elevation. 
B) ​They are aligned with the summer and winter solstice. 
C) They show evidence of significant environmental manipulation. 
D) ​They correspond to unusually high levels of magnetic polarity. 
E) ​They designate way-stations along the Incan road system. 
A) ​They are only visible from considerable elevation. 
B) ​They are aligned with the summer and winter solstice. 
C) They show evidence of significant environmental manipulation. 
D) ​They correspond to unusually high levels of magnetic polarity. 
E) ​They designate way-stations along the Incan road system.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by the civilizations of the Western Hemisphere with those of the Old World?

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A) Long-distance trade 
B) Human sacrifice 
C) Iron smelting 
D) Irrigated agriculture 
E) The practice of warfare 
A) Long-distance trade 
B) Human sacrifice 
C) Iron smelting 
D) Irrigated agriculture 
E) The practice of warfare

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Monte Verde

Accepted Answer

Monte Verde is an archaeological site lo

Question 14

There were farming villages in Central and South America by

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A) 10,000 B.C.E. 
B) 5000 B.C.E. 
C) 1000 B.C.E. 
D) 100 C.E. 
E) 500 C.E. 
A) 10,000 B.C.E. 
B) 5000 B.C.E. 
C) 1000 B.C.E. 
D) 100 C.E. 
E) 500 C.E.

Question 15

The largest city in North America until 19th century Philadelphia was located at​

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A) ​Santa Fe. 
B) ​Cahokia. 
C) ​Los Angeles. 
D) ​Roanoke. 
E) ​Cuyahoga 
A) ​Santa Fe. 
B) ​Cahokia. 
C) ​Los Angeles. 
D) ​Roanoke. 
E) ​Cuyahoga

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Bering Strait

Accepted Answer

The Bering Strait is a narrow body of wa

Question 17

Mayan civilization

Accepted Answer

A) had such a sophisticated religious system that it was adopted by the Spanish invaders. 
B) may have been composed of approximately thirty million people at its height. 
C) was located in the northern part of the Valley of Mexico. 
D) was never wealthy. 
E) declined in the eighth or ninth centuries C.E. 
A) had such a sophisticated religious system that it was adopted by the Spanish invaders. 
B) may have been composed of approximately thirty million people at its height. 
C) was located in the northern part of the Valley of Mexico. 
D) was never wealthy. 
E) declined in the eighth or ninth centuries C.E.

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-ball courts/game

Accepted Answer

Ball courts, often referred to in the co

Question 19

The chinampas

Accepted Answer

A) were agricultural plots built on swampy islands. 
B) were built to maintain industrial production. 
C) provided farmers with a means of growing waterfowl for export to South America. 
D) were to be found only in the semi-arid areas of northern Mesoamerica. 
E) were part of Inka religious culture. 
A) were agricultural plots built on swampy islands. 
B) were built to maintain industrial production. 
C) provided farmers with a means of growing waterfowl for export to South America. 
D) were to be found only in the semi-arid areas of northern Mesoamerica. 
E) were part of Inka religious culture.

Question 20

Staple crops of the Olmec civilization included​ ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​beans, corn and squash 
B) ​wheat and legumes 
C) ​potatoes, beans and peppers 
D) ​coffee, cacao and beans 
E) ​tomatoes, potatoes and squash 
A) ​beans, corn and squash 
B) ​wheat and legumes 
C) ​potatoes, beans and peppers 
D) ​coffee, cacao and beans 
E) ​tomatoes, potatoes and squash

Exam 6: The Americas

South America

Identify the following terms. -obsidian

Identify the following terms. -Apache and Navajo

Women in Aztec society were granted what position of privilege? ​

Who were the first Americans, and when and how did they arrive in the Western Hemisphere?

Pachakuti created a highly centralized Aztec state.​

Identify the following terms. -Arawak

At Cahokia, near East Saint Louis, archeologists have discovered a burial mound more than 98 feet high with a base larger than Egypt's Great Pyramid.

​The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán was unusual because:

Identify the following terms. -Hopewell Culture and Cahokia

What is unusual about the Nazca lines?​

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by the civilizations of the Western Hemisphere with those of the Old World?

Identify the following terms. -Monte Verde

There were farming villages in Central and South America by

The largest city in North America until 19th century Philadelphia was located at​

Identify the following terms. -Bering Strait

Mayan civilization

Identify the following terms. -ball courts/game

The chinampas

Staple crops of the Olmec civilization included​ ​

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Women in Aztec society were granted what position of privilege?

Pachakuti created a highly centralized Aztec state.

The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán was unusual because:

What is unusual about the Nazca lines?

The largest city in North America until 19th century Philadelphia was located at

Staple crops of the Olmec civilization included