Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Amerindians

Accepted Answer

Who: The term "Amerindians" refers to th

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Pachakuti/Pachacutec

Accepted Answer

Pachakuti, also spelled as Pachacutec, i

Question 3

What was the purpose of the human sacrifices practiced by the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

A)  To obtain the atman of the victim. 
B)  To appease Huitzilopochtli, and thus delay the ultimate destruction of their world. 
C)  To insure an abundant harvest. 
D)  To insure long life for the emperor. 
E)  To provide victims for the ball court games. 
A)  To obtain the atman of the victim. 
B)  To appease Huitzilopochtli, and thus delay the ultimate destruction of their world. 
C)  To insure an abundant harvest. 
D)  To insure long life for the emperor. 
E)  To provide victims for the ball court games.

Question 4

The massive Aztec stone carving in the form of a disc portraying the struggle between the forces of good and evil in the universe is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Disc of Forces. 
B)  Stone of the Fifth Sun. 
C)  Temple of Inscriptions. 
D)  Sun Disc. 
E)  Parthenonus. 
A)  Disc of Forces. 
B)  Stone of the Fifth Sun. 
C)  Temple of Inscriptions. 
D)  Sun Disc. 
E)  Parthenonus.

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

The Maya is considered to be the "mother civilization" of Mesoamerica.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Inka

Accepted Answer

The term "Inka" (often spelled "Inca" in

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Apache and Navajo

Accepted Answer

Apache and Navajo are terms that refer t

Question 9

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 10

An extensive urban community was created at Chaco Canyon by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Apache. 
B)  Arawak. 
C)  Anasazi. 
D)  Navajo. 
E)  Paiute. 
A)  Apache. 
B)  Arawak. 
C)  Anasazi. 
D)  Navajo. 
E)  Paiute.

Question 11

South America

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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 12

Identify the following terms.
-Olmec

Accepted Answer

The Olmec civilization is recognized as

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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 14

Which of the following is not accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  All males were liable for military service in the Inka army. 
B)  The quipu was a system of knotted strings used in the Inka Empire. 
C)  The Inca required subject peoples to speak Quechua. 
D)  The Olmecs adopted many aspects of Inka culture. 
E)  Women could improve their lifestyles by becoming "chosen virgins" in Inka temples. 
A)  All males were liable for military service in the Inka army. 
B)  The quipu was a system of knotted strings used in the Inka Empire. 
C)  The Inca required subject peoples to speak Quechua. 
D)  The Olmecs adopted many aspects of Inka culture. 
E)  Women could improve their lifestyles by becoming "chosen virgins" in Inka temples.

Question 15

The Inka civilization was capable of raising and supporting an army of ____ soldiers.

Accepted Answer

A)  300,000. 
B)  200,000 
C)  500,000. 
D)  150,000. 
A)  300,000. 
B)  200,000 
C)  500,000. 
D)  150,000.

Question 16

The Olmec peoples

Accepted Answer

A)  did not do any stone carving, preferring to work in copper and ivory. 
B)  spoke the Quechuan language. 
C)  developed their capital at the mountain fortress of Cuzco. 
D)  developed a system of hieroglyphics. 
E)  replaced the Maya in Mesoamerica. 
A)  did not do any stone carving, preferring to work in copper and ivory. 
B)  spoke the Quechuan language. 
C)  developed their capital at the mountain fortress of Cuzco. 
D)  developed a system of hieroglyphics. 
E)  replaced the Maya in Mesoamerica.

Question 17

The Moche culture

Accepted Answer

A)  was ended by a devastating pandemic of the Black Death. 
B)  was located in a rain forest. 
C)  may have been ended by environmental changes. 
D)  was pacifistic, perhaps the major cause of its long existence. 
E)  was destroyed by the Aztecs. 
A)  was ended by a devastating pandemic of the Black Death. 
B)  was located in a rain forest. 
C)  may have been ended by environmental changes. 
D)  was pacifistic, perhaps the major cause of its long existence. 
E)  was destroyed by the Aztecs.

Question 18

In contrast with the Aztecs,the Inka created a highly centralized state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Tikal, Palenque, Uxmal, and Chichen Itza

Question 20

The civilization of the Maya developed in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Valley of Mexico. 
B)  Pacific coastal region of northern Mexico. 
C)  mountainous areas of Nicaragua and Honduras. 
D)  Guatemala and theYucatán Peninsula. 
E)  the Montenegran Plateau. 
A)  the Valley of Mexico. 
B)  Pacific coastal region of northern Mexico. 
C)  mountainous areas of Nicaragua and Honduras. 
D)  Guatemala and theYucatán Peninsula. 
E)  the Montenegran Plateau.

Identify the following terms. -Amerindians

Identify the following terms. -Pachakuti/Pachacutec

What was the purpose of the human sacrifices practiced by the Aztecs?

The massive Aztec stone carving in the form of a disc portraying the struggle between the forces of good and evil in the universe is the

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

The Maya is considered to be the "mother civilization" of Mesoamerica.

Identify the following terms. -Inka

Identify the following terms. -Apache and Navajo

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?

An extensive urban community was created at Chaco Canyon by the

South America

Identify the following terms. -Olmec

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

Which of the following is not accurate?

The Inka civilization was capable of raising and supporting an army of ____ soldiers.

The Olmec peoples

The Moche culture

In contrast with the Aztecs,the Inka created a highly centralized state.

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

The civilization of the Maya developed in

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

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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. -Amerindians

Identify the following terms. -Pachakuti/Pachacutec

What was the purpose of the human sacrifices practiced by the Aztecs?

The massive Aztec stone carving in the form of a disc portraying the struggle between the forces of good and evil in the universe is the

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

The Maya is considered to be the "mother civilization" of Mesoamerica.

Identify the following terms. -Inka

Identify the following terms. -Apache and Navajo

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?

An extensive urban community was created at Chaco Canyon by the

South America

Identify the following terms. -Olmec

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

Which of the following is not accurate?

The Inka civilization was capable of raising and supporting an army of ____ soldiers.

The Olmec peoples

The Moche culture

In contrast with the Aztecs,the Inka created a highly centralized state.

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

The civilization of the Maya developed in

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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