Question 1

Anasazi society possibly declined for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A)  severe drought. 
B)  increase in internecine warfare. 
C)  invaders. 
D)  extensive floods. 
E)  starvation. 
A)  severe drought. 
B)  increase in internecine warfare. 
C)  invaders. 
D)  extensive floods. 
E)  starvation.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-kingdom of Chimor

Accepted Answer

The Kingdom of Chimor, also known as the

Question 3

The first civilization in Mesoamerica was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Toltec. 
B)  Olmec. 
C)  Maya. 
D)  Aztec. 
E)  Moche. 
A)  Toltec. 
B)  Olmec. 
C)  Maya. 
D)  Aztec. 
E)  Moche.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The Aztec and Inka civilizations both ha

Question 5

Who was the Inka king who began the conquests that led to the creation of their empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pizarro 
B)  Huayna Inca 
C)  Pachakuti 
D)  Topa Inca 
E)  Montezuma 
A)  Pizarro 
B)  Huayna Inca 
C)  Pachakuti 
D)  Topa Inca 
E)  Montezuma

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Hopewell Culture and Cahokia

Accepted Answer

The Hopewell Culture and Cahokia refer t

Question 7

Which of the following was true about Teotihuacán?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not engage in trade because of its infertile lands. 
B)  It produced great industrial structures. 
C)  It met its demise due to unexplained reasons. 
D)  It was conquered by the Maya. 
E)  It left no historical records. 
A)  It did not engage in trade because of its infertile lands. 
B)  It produced great industrial structures. 
C)  It met its demise due to unexplained reasons. 
D)  It was conquered by the Maya. 
E)  It left no historical records.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

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

Accepted Answer

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 10

Identify the following terms.
-Monte Albán

Accepted Answer

Monte Albán is an archaeological site lo

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Pueblo Bonito/Chaco Canyon

Accepted Answer

Pueblo Bonito and Chaco Canyon are signi

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Amazon River

Accepted Answer

The Amazon River is one of the most sign

Question 13

The sacred ball court

Accepted Answer

A)  had life or death implications for those who played upon it. 
B)  could only be played on by Mayan priests. 
C)  was a large, open, circular playing area that employed the use of straw baskets into which large balls had to be tossed. 
D)  was found only among the Incas and Iroquois. 
E)  disappeared after the fall of Olmec civilization. 
A)  had life or death implications for those who played upon it. 
B)  could only be played on by Mayan priests. 
C)  was a large, open, circular playing area that employed the use of straw baskets into which large balls had to be tossed. 
D)  was found only among the Incas and Iroquois. 
E)  disappeared after the fall of Olmec civilization.

Question 14

Aztec society was

Accepted Answer

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 15

Which of the following gods retained a higher level of cognizance in the Aztec psyche than most of their other gods,due primarily to its tenth-century departure from the Valley of Mexico and promised future victorious return?

Accepted Answer

A)  Siva 
B)  Tlaloc 
C)  Quetzalcoatl 
D)  Huitzilopochtli 
E)  Ometeotl 
A)  Siva 
B)  Tlaloc 
C)  Quetzalcoatl 
D)  Huitzilopochtli 
E)  Ometeotl

Question 16

Which civilization lived in terraces cut out of a mountainside located in the central Mexican highlands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chavin 
B)  Olmec 
C)  Zapotec 
D)  Inca 
E)  Maya 
A)  Chavin 
B)  Olmec 
C)  Zapotec 
D)  Inca 
E)  Maya

Question 17

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 18

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?

Accepted Answer

Some examples of New World societies tha

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-pulque

Accepted Answer

Pulque is a traditional Mexican alcoholi

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Pro: The Olmec civilization, which thriv

Anasazi society possibly declined for all of the following reasons except

Identify the following terms. -kingdom of Chimor

The first civilization in Mesoamerica was the

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

Who was the Inka king who began the conquests that led to the creation of their empire?

Identify the following terms. -Hopewell Culture and Cahokia

Which of the following was true about Teotihuacán?

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

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 Albán

Identify the following terms. -Pueblo Bonito/Chaco Canyon

Identify the following terms. -Amazon River

The sacred ball court

Aztec society was

Which of the following gods retained a higher level of cognizance in the Aztec psyche than most of their other gods,due primarily to its tenth-century departure from the Valley of Mexico and promised future victorious return?

Which civilization lived in terraces cut out of a mountainside located in the central Mexican highlands?

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

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?

Identify the following terms. -pulque

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

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

Filters

Exam 6: The Americas

Anasazi society possibly declined for all of the following reasons except

Identify the following terms. -kingdom of Chimor

The first civilization in Mesoamerica was the

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

Who was the Inka king who began the conquests that led to the creation of their empire?

Identify the following terms. -Hopewell Culture and Cahokia

Which of the following was true about Teotihuacán?

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

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 Albán

Identify the following terms. -Pueblo Bonito/Chaco Canyon

Identify the following terms. -Amazon River

The sacred ball court

Aztec society was

Which of the following gods retained a higher level of cognizance in the Aztec psyche than most of their other gods,due primarily to its tenth-century departure from the Valley of Mexico and promised future victorious return?

Which civilization lived in terraces cut out of a mountainside located in the central Mexican highlands?

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

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?

Identify the following terms. -pulque

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

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

Filters