Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Zapotec

Accepted Answer

The Zapotec are an indigenous people of

Question 2

The tuber cultivated by the Arawak, which is used today to manufacture tapioca, is

Accepted Answer

A) millet. 
B) maize. 
C) manioc. 
D) cacao. 
E) squash. 
A) millet. 
B) maize. 
C) manioc. 
D) cacao. 
E) squash.

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Aztec

Accepted Answer

The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican culture t

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Quechua

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-El Niño

Accepted Answer

El Niño is a complex weather pattern res

Question 6

What are the possible reasons for the collapse of Mayan civilization? Which reason do you feel is most important, and why? Why not the others?

Accepted Answer

The collapse of the Mayan civilization i

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Tikal, Palenque, Uxmal and Chichen Itza

Accepted Answer

Tikal, Palenque, Uxmal, and Chichen Itza

Question 8

Compare and contrast the development of the Aztec empire with that of the Roman Empire. What are the similarities and what are the differences?

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The development of the Aztec empire and

Question 9

A significant characteristic of South American agriculture is ​

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A) ​dependence on extensive, complex irrigation of crops. 
B) ​the hybridization of pastoralism and sedentary agriculture. 
C) ​development of the heavy plow pulled by oxen. 
D) ​the emphasis on vegetarianism. 
E) ​a complete reliance on trade with the coast and lowlands by the mountainous settlements in exchange for metal. 
A) ​dependence on extensive, complex irrigation of crops. 
B) ​the hybridization of pastoralism and sedentary agriculture. 
C) ​development of the heavy plow pulled by oxen. 
D) ​the emphasis on vegetarianism. 
E) ​a complete reliance on trade with the coast and lowlands by the mountainous settlements in exchange for metal.

Question 10

Which of the following is not true of the Olmec culture?

Accepted Answer

A) Its La Venta pyramid was the largest structure of it type for its era. 
B) It created a writing system of some sort. 
C) It developed in the high, mountainous areas of central Mexico. 
D) It produced many stone carvings, tools, and monuments. 
E) It did not develop the wheel or have horses. 
A) Its La Venta pyramid was the largest structure of it type for its era. 
B) It created a writing system of some sort. 
C) It developed in the high, mountainous areas of central Mexico. 
D) It produced many stone carvings, tools, and monuments. 
E) It did not develop the wheel or have horses.

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Lake Texcoco

Accepted Answer

Lake Texcoco was a natural lake located

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Olmec

Accepted Answer

The Olmec civilization is recognized as

Question 13

​What probably caused the decline of Teotihaucan? ​

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A)  Invasion of competing tribes. 
B) ​Collapse of the Olmec civilization. 
C) Earthquakes. 
D) ​Volcanic eruption. 
E) ​Agricultural crises. 
A)  Invasion of competing tribes. 
B) ​Collapse of the Olmec civilization. 
C) Earthquakes. 
D) ​Volcanic eruption. 
E) ​Agricultural crises.

Question 14

The two commodities that enabled the Maya to develop trade relations with other civilizations in its region were

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A) cotton and silver. 
B) yams and manioc. 
C) obsidian and cacao trees. 
D) gold and silver. 
E) manioc and turpentine. 
A) cotton and silver. 
B) yams and manioc. 
C) obsidian and cacao trees. 
D) gold and silver. 
E) manioc and turpentine.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Toltecs

Accepted Answer

The Toltecs were a Mesoamerican culture

Question 16

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the large kinship groups of the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

A) They were the people's main link with the central government. 
B) They often specialized in some particular area of responsibility. 
C) They contained subdivisions of smaller family units. 
D) Women were required to work in the fields five days each week. 
E) In general, males were the dominant gender. 
A) They were the people's main link with the central government. 
B) They often specialized in some particular area of responsibility. 
C) They contained subdivisions of smaller family units. 
D) Women were required to work in the fields five days each week. 
E) In general, males were the dominant gender.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Chavin de Huantar

Accepted Answer

Chavin de Huantar is an archaeological s

Exam 6: The Americas

Identify the following terms. -Zapotec

The tuber cultivated by the Arawak, which is used today to manufacture tapioca, is

Identify the following terms. -Aztec

Identify the following terms. -Quechua

Identify the following terms. -El Niño

What are the possible reasons for the collapse of Mayan civilization? Which reason do you feel is most important, and why? Why not the others?

Identify the following terms. -Tikal, Palenque, Uxmal and Chichen Itza

Compare and contrast the development of the Aztec empire with that of the Roman Empire. What are the similarities and what are the differences?

A significant characteristic of South American agriculture is ​

Which of the following is not true of the Olmec culture?

Identify the following terms. -Lake Texcoco

Identify the following terms. -Olmec

​What probably caused the decline of Teotihaucan? ​

The two commodities that enabled the Maya to develop trade relations with other civilizations in its region were

Identify the following terms. -Toltecs

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the large kinship groups of the Aztecs?

Identify the following terms. -Chavin de Huantar

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