Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-cacao

Accepted Answer

Cacao refers to the tree Theobroma cacao

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Itzamna

Accepted Answer

Itzamna is a deity from the pantheon of

Question 3

The civilization of the Inka

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A)  constructed an impressive system of roads and bridges throughout its extensive domain. 
B)  employed a force of highly-paid workers to construct the structures that it produced. 
C)  offered all women nothing but a life of domestic service restricted to the home. 
D)  developed an abundant lowland valley community at Machu Picchu. 
E)  routinely executed all war prisoners its army captured. 
A)  constructed an impressive system of roads and bridges throughout its extensive domain. 
B)  employed a force of highly-paid workers to construct the structures that it produced. 
C)  offered all women nothing but a life of domestic service restricted to the home. 
D)  developed an abundant lowland valley community at Machu Picchu. 
E)  routinely executed all war prisoners its army captured.

Question 4

It is generally agreed that human beings were living in the Americas at least 50,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Amazonia

Accepted Answer

Amazonia, also known as the Amazon Rainf

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Mesoamerica

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Providing a valuable resource for later historians,this Spaniard recorded his impressions of Aztec society during a visit in the early sixteenth century:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bernal Díaz. 
B)  Alphonso Gomorra. 
C)  Bartholomew Díaz. 
D)  Jakob Alverez. 
E)  Juan Carlos Garcia. 
A)  Bernal Díaz. 
B)  Alphonso Gomorra. 
C)  Bartholomew Díaz. 
D)  Jakob Alverez. 
E)  Juan Carlos Garcia.

Question 8

The reason for the decline of Mayan civilization was

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A)  due to the arrival of hostile Viking adventurers in the ninth century C.E. 
B)  a volcanic eruption. 
C)  an internal revolt. 
D)  an external invasion. 
E)  probably the result of multiple causes. 
A)  due to the arrival of hostile Viking adventurers in the ninth century C.E. 
B)  a volcanic eruption. 
C)  an internal revolt. 
D)  an external invasion. 
E)  probably the result of multiple causes.

Question 9

Archeologists call the region in which the first New World civilizations began

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A)  Mexico. 
B)  Central America. 
C)  Mesoamerica. 
D)  South America. 
E)  the Amazon basin. 
A)  Mexico. 
B)  Central America. 
C)  Mesoamerica. 
D)  South America. 
E)  the Amazon basin.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Aztec

Accepted Answer

The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican culture t

Question 11

"Geography determines history." Discuss,giving examples from the societies of the Western Hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

Geography does indeed play a significant

Question 12

As the guiding deity of the entire population,the supreme Aztec god was

Accepted Answer

A)  Huitzilopochtli. 
B)  Tlaloc. 
C)  Ometeotl. 
D)  Quetzalcoatl. 
E)  Machu Pirado. 
A)  Huitzilopochtli. 
B)  Tlaloc. 
C)  Ometeotl. 
D)  Quetzalcoatl. 
E)  Machu Pirado.

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Monte Verde

Accepted Answer

Monte Verde is an archaeological site lo

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Zapotec

Accepted Answer

The Zapotec are an indigenous people of

Question 15

Currently available evidence has shown the first humans in the Americas

Accepted Answer

A)  arrived at least 15,000 years ago. 
B)  came at least 725,000 years ago. 
C)  arrived, according to genetic evidence, from Antarctica in 7219 B.C.E. 
D)  came from the island of Honshu during the Egyptian Middle Kingdom. 
E)  came from Polynesia approximately 1000 C.E. 
A)  arrived at least 15,000 years ago. 
B)  came at least 725,000 years ago. 
C)  arrived, according to genetic evidence, from Antarctica in 7219 B.C.E. 
D)  came from the island of Honshu during the Egyptian Middle Kingdom. 
E)  came from Polynesia approximately 1000 C.E.

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Valley of Mexico

Accepted Answer

The Valley of Mexico is a highlands plat

Question 17

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.

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-rubber

Accepted Answer

Rubber is a highly elastic substance tha

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?

Accepted Answer

The Aztecs were able to create and rule

Question 20

Aztec religion

Accepted Answer

A)  preached the ideas of sexual equality and social apathy. 
B)  was monotheistic after the departure of Isoldia. 
C)  employed human ritual sacrifices, often involving large numbers of victims. 
D)  stressed the importance of free will. 
E)  influenced Spanish Christianity. 
A)  preached the ideas of sexual equality and social apathy. 
B)  was monotheistic after the departure of Isoldia. 
C)  employed human ritual sacrifices, often involving large numbers of victims. 
D)  stressed the importance of free will. 
E)  influenced Spanish Christianity.

Identify the following terms. -cacao

Identify the following terms. -Itzamna

The civilization of the Inka

It is generally agreed that human beings were living in the Americas at least 50,000 years ago.

Identify the following terms. -Amazonia

Identify the following terms. -Mesoamerica

Providing a valuable resource for later historians,this Spaniard recorded his impressions of Aztec society during a visit in the early sixteenth century:

The reason for the decline of Mayan civilization was

Archeologists call the region in which the first New World civilizations began

Identify the following terms. -Aztec

"Geography determines history." Discuss,giving examples from the societies of the Western Hemisphere.

As the guiding deity of the entire population,the supreme Aztec god was

Identify the following terms. -Monte Verde

Identify the following terms. -Zapotec

Currently available evidence has shown the first humans in the Americas

Identify the following terms. -Valley of Mexico

Aztec society

Identify the following terms. -rubber

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?

Aztec religion

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

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Exam 6: The Americas

Identify the following terms. -cacao

Identify the following terms. -Itzamna

The civilization of the Inka

It is generally agreed that human beings were living in the Americas at least 50,000 years ago.

Identify the following terms. -Amazonia

Identify the following terms. -Mesoamerica

Providing a valuable resource for later historians,this Spaniard recorded his impressions of Aztec society during a visit in the early sixteenth century:

The reason for the decline of Mayan civilization was

Archeologists call the region in which the first New World civilizations began

Identify the following terms. -Aztec

"Geography determines history." Discuss,giving examples from the societies of the Western Hemisphere.

As the guiding deity of the entire population,the supreme Aztec god was

Identify the following terms. -Monte Verde

Identify the following terms. -Zapotec

Currently available evidence has shown the first humans in the Americas

Identify the following terms. -Valley of Mexico

Aztec society

Identify the following terms. -rubber

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?

Aztec religion

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

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