Question 1

The dietary trinity of Mesoamerica consisted of

Accepted Answer

A)  maize, beans, and squash. 
B)  potatoes, lima beans, and chili. 
C)  wheat, barley, and lentils. 
D)  acorn, mesquite pods, and maguey. 
A)  maize, beans, and squash. 
B)  potatoes, lima beans, and chili. 
C)  wheat, barley, and lentils. 
D)  acorn, mesquite pods, and maguey.

Question 2

To date, no ball court is known from the site of

Accepted Answer

A)  Chichén Itzá. 
B)  Monte Albán. 
C)  Tenochtitlán. 
D)  Teotihuacán. 
A)  Chichén Itzá. 
B)  Monte Albán. 
C)  Tenochtitlán. 
D)  Teotihuacán.

Question 3

Giant stone columns of warriors were found at which site:

Accepted Answer

A)  Teotihuacán 
B)  Tenochtitlán 
C)  Tlatilolco 
D)  Tula 
A)  Teotihuacán 
B)  Tenochtitlán 
C)  Tlatilolco 
D)  Tula

Question 4

Although exchange linked most Mesoamerican cities with their hinterland, marketing has an especially crucial role at

Accepted Answer

A)  Teotihuacán. 
B)  Tenochtitlán. 
C)  Monte Albán. 
D)  San Lorenzo 
A)  Teotihuacán. 
B)  Tenochtitlán. 
C)  Monte Albán. 
D)  San Lorenzo

Question 5

Which of the following statements best characterizes Teotihuacán?

Accepted Answer

A)  a highly nucleated city built on a grid plan with wide avenues, a market, many temples, and apartment-style dwellings 
B)  a large urban settlement in central Mexico buried by a volcanic eruption around 1 A.D. 
C)  a Triple Alliance capital city on an island in Lake Texcoco, surrounded by chinampas 
D)  a large hilltop settlement with defensive walls and separate neighborhoods, which may have been founded by competing groups who decided to form a confederacy 
A)  a highly nucleated city built on a grid plan with wide avenues, a market, many temples, and apartment-style dwellings 
B)  a large urban settlement in central Mexico buried by a volcanic eruption around 1 A.D. 
C)  a Triple Alliance capital city on an island in Lake Texcoco, surrounded by chinampas 
D)  a large hilltop settlement with defensive walls and separate neighborhoods, which may have been founded by competing groups who decided to form a confederacy

Question 6

The massive basalt heads found at La Venta are thought to represent

Accepted Answer

A)  were-jaguars. 
B)  danzantes. 
C)  portraits of early rulers. 
D)  captives. 
A)  were-jaguars. 
B)  danzantes. 
C)  portraits of early rulers. 
D)  captives.

Question 7

The talud-tablero style of architecture is typical of the site of

Accepted Answer

A)  San José Mogote. 
B)  Cuicuilco. 
C)  Palenque. 
D)  Teotihuacán. 
E)  La Venta. 
A)  San José Mogote. 
B)  Cuicuilco. 
C)  Palenque. 
D)  Teotihuacán. 
E)  La Venta.

Question 8

The Aztec practiced human sacrifice

Accepted Answer

A)  in order to obtain much needed protein. 
B)  because hearts and blood were needed to maintain the order of the Universe. 
C)  because they were ordered to by Tlaloc, the goggle-eyed god. 
D)  as a means of population control 
A)  in order to obtain much needed protein. 
B)  because hearts and blood were needed to maintain the order of the Universe. 
C)  because they were ordered to by Tlaloc, the goggle-eyed god. 
D)  as a means of population control

Question 9

Discuss diachronic changes in the nature of nonresidential features and architecture in the Valley of Oaxaca.

Accepted Answer

The Valley of Oaxaca has a rich history

Question 10

The system of agricultural production used by the Aztecs, which involved the creation of fields in swampy areas, is called

Accepted Answer

A)  slash-and-burn. 
B)  well irrigation. 
C)  agricultural terracing. 
D)  chinampa farming. 
E)  canal irrigation. 
A)  slash-and-burn. 
B)  well irrigation. 
C)  agricultural terracing. 
D)  chinampa farming. 
E)  canal irrigation.

Question 11

Discuss the importance of systematic settlement pattern survey for highland Mesoamerican archaeology. Would this methodology be useful in other regions of the world?

Accepted Answer

Systematic settlement pattern surveys ar

Question 12

The Culhua Mexica, or ____, inhabited the Basin of Mexico in the last years before the Spanish conquest.

Accepted Answer

A)  Maya 
B)  Zapotec 
C)  Olmec 
D)  Aztec 
A)  Maya 
B)  Zapotec 
C)  Olmec 
D)  Aztec

Question 13

One of the most important economic activities carried out at Teotihuacán was

Accepted Answer

A)  obsidian working, as shown by the remains of possible obsidian workshops. 
B)  slash-and-burn agriculture, as shown by the remains of hundreds of chinampas. 
C)  the carving of jade ceremonial objects, as shown by jade debris and hundreds of broken jade figurines. 
D)  the production and distribution of fine earthenware ceramics 
A)  obsidian working, as shown by the remains of possible obsidian workshops. 
B)  slash-and-burn agriculture, as shown by the remains of hundreds of chinampas. 
C)  the carving of jade ceremonial objects, as shown by jade debris and hundreds of broken jade figurines. 
D)  the production and distribution of fine earthenware ceramics

Question 14

Discuss the principal themes of Classic Maya writing.

Accepted Answer

The principal themes of Classic Maya wri

The dietary trinity of Mesoamerica consisted of

To date, no ball court is known from the site of

Giant stone columns of warriors were found at which site:

Although exchange linked most Mesoamerican cities with their hinterland, marketing has an especially crucial role at

Which of the following statements best characterizes Teotihuacán?

The massive basalt heads found at La Venta are thought to represent

The talud-tablero style of architecture is typical of the site of

The Aztec practiced human sacrifice

Discuss diachronic changes in the nature of nonresidential features and architecture in the Valley of Oaxaca.

The system of agricultural production used by the Aztecs, which involved the creation of fields in swampy areas, is called

Discuss the importance of systematic settlement pattern survey for highland Mesoamerican archaeology. Would this methodology be useful in other regions of the world?

The Culhua Mexica, or ____, inhabited the Basin of Mexico in the last years before the Spanish conquest.

One of the most important economic activities carried out at Teotihuacán was

Discuss the principal themes of Classic Maya writing.

Principles of Archeology

The First Humans

The Hunters

The Origins of Agriculture

Native North Americans

South America: the Inca and Their Predecessors

States and Empires in Asia and Africa

Prehistoric Europe

The Past As Present and Future

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Exam 6: Ancient Mesoamerica

The dietary trinity of Mesoamerica consisted of

To date, no ball court is known from the site of

Giant stone columns of warriors were found at which site:

Although exchange linked most Mesoamerican cities with their hinterland, marketing has an especially crucial role at

Which of the following statements best characterizes Teotihuacán?

The massive basalt heads found at La Venta are thought to represent

The talud-tablero style of architecture is typical of the site of

The Aztec practiced human sacrifice

Discuss diachronic changes in the nature of nonresidential features and architecture in the Valley of Oaxaca.

The system of agricultural production used by the Aztecs, which involved the creation of fields in swampy areas, is called

Discuss the importance of systematic settlement pattern survey for highland Mesoamerican archaeology. Would this methodology be useful in other regions of the world?

The Culhua Mexica, or ____, inhabited the Basin of Mexico in the last years before the Spanish conquest.

One of the most important economic activities carried out at Teotihuacán was

Discuss the principal themes of Classic Maya writing.

Principles of Archeology

The First Humans

The Hunters

The Origins of Agriculture

Native North Americans

South America: the Inca and Their Predecessors

States and Empires in Asia and Africa

Prehistoric Europe

The Past As Present and Future

Filters