Question 1

Social stratification was most developed in the

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A)  band. 
B)  state. 
C)  chiefdom. 
D)  tribe. 
A)  band. 
B)  state. 
C)  chiefdom. 
D)  tribe. B

Question 2

The Maya agricultural system was based on

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A)  slash-and-burn farming. 
B)  chinampa farming. 
C)  large imports of grain from central Mexico. 
D)  a mix of slash-and-burn farming and more intensive agricultural methods. 
A)  slash-and-burn farming. 
B)  chinampa farming. 
C)  large imports of grain from central Mexico. 
D)  a mix of slash-and-burn farming and more intensive agricultural methods. D

Question 3

A serious weakness of slash-and-burn farming was that it

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A)  led to overpopulation. 
B)  required a strong central authority. 
C)  soon exhausted the soil. 
D)  encouraged tribal warfare. 
A)  led to overpopulation. 
B)  required a strong central authority. 
C)  soon exhausted the soil. 
D)  encouraged tribal warfare. C

Question 4

IDENTIFICATION
-mayeque

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It appears that you are asking for ident

Question 5

IDENTIFICATION
-Quetzalcóatl

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Quetzalcóatl is a deity from Mesoamerica

Question 6

IDENTIFICATION
-chinampa

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A chinampa is an ancient agricultural me

Question 7

Our knowledge of Maya history has been much enhanced by the discovery

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A)  that many of the sculptured glyphs record important events in the lives of Maya rulers. 
B)  of native codices containing much historical material. 
C)  that Maya writing was truly syllabic and could easily be deciphered. 
D)  of a Spanish translation of Maya oral historical traditions. 
A)  that many of the sculptured glyphs record important events in the lives of Maya rulers. 
B)  of native codices containing much historical material. 
C)  that Maya writing was truly syllabic and could easily be deciphered. 
D)  of a Spanish translation of Maya oral historical traditions.

Question 8

IDENTIFICATION
-Cuzco

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Cuzco, also spelled Cusco or Qosqo, is a

Question 9

IDENTIFICATION
-Tikal

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Tikal is an ancient Mayan city located i

Question 10

IDENTIFICATION
-Teotihuacán

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Teotihuacán is an ancient Mesoamerican c

Question 11

IDENTIFICATION
-Triple Alliance

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The Triple Alliance was a military allia

Question 12

How has the research of recent decades altered the traditional view of Maya civilization?

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The research of recent decades has signi

Question 13

If Spanish conquerors had not arrived in Mexico in the early 1500s, how would the Aztec Empire have evolved in the next hundred years?

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It is difficult to predict exactly how t

Question 14

Olmec civilization was characterized by

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A)  a highly developed calendrical system. 
B)  chronic warfare among Olmec states. 
C)  the carving of stone sculpture that featured colossal heads. 
D)  the practice of human sacrifice and ritual cannibalism on a massive scale. 
A)  a highly developed calendrical system. 
B)  chronic warfare among Olmec states. 
C)  the carving of stone sculpture that featured colossal heads. 
D)  the practice of human sacrifice and ritual cannibalism on a massive scale.

Question 15

IDENTIFICATION
-curaca

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It seems like there might be a typo or s

Question 16

IDENTIFICATION
-gender parallelism

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The input question "IDENTIFICATION gende

Question 17

Summarize the salient features of the Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic stages of the history of Ancient America.

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The history of Ancient America can be di

Question 18

One revolutionary result of the development of agriculture was

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A)  the appearance of the state. 
B)  the feasibility of the division of labor. 
C)  an improvement in the status of women. 
D)  the abandonment of hunting. 
A)  the appearance of the state. 
B)  the feasibility of the division of labor. 
C)  an improvement in the status of women. 
D)  the abandonment of hunting.

Question 19

The Triple Alliance was an agreement to share the spoils of conquest among

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A)  Texcoco, Tenochtitlán, and Tlacopán, facilitating Aztec domination of Mesoamerica. 
B)  Texcoco, Tenochtitlán, and Tlacopán, facilitating Inca domination of Mesoamerica. 
C)  Spain, Portugal, and England, thereby facilitating European domination of Mesoamerica. 
D)  Inca, Aztec, and Maya lords, thereby facilitating imperial domination of Mesoamerica. 
A)  Texcoco, Tenochtitlán, and Tlacopán, facilitating Aztec domination of Mesoamerica. 
B)  Texcoco, Tenochtitlán, and Tlacopán, facilitating Inca domination of Mesoamerica. 
C)  Spain, Portugal, and England, thereby facilitating European domination of Mesoamerica. 
D)  Inca, Aztec, and Maya lords, thereby facilitating imperial domination of Mesoamerica.

Question 20

The Incas possessed

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A)  pictographic writing. 
B)  alphabetic writing. 
C)  a system of communicating by signs. 
D)  a record-keeping device called the quipu. 
A)  pictographic writing. 
B)  alphabetic writing. 
C)  a system of communicating by signs. 
D)  a record-keeping device called the quipu.

Social stratification was most developed in the

The Maya agricultural system was based on

A serious weakness of slash-and-burn farming was that it

IDENTIFICATION -mayeque

IDENTIFICATION -Quetzalcóatl

IDENTIFICATION -chinampa

Our knowledge of Maya history has been much enhanced by the discovery

IDENTIFICATION -Cuzco

IDENTIFICATION -Tikal

IDENTIFICATION -Teotihuacán

IDENTIFICATION -Triple Alliance

How has the research of recent decades altered the traditional view of Maya civilization?

If Spanish conquerors had not arrived in Mexico in the early 1500s, how would the Aztec Empire have evolved in the next hundred years?

Olmec civilization was characterized by

IDENTIFICATION -curaca

IDENTIFICATION -gender parallelism

Summarize the salient features of the Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic stages of the history of Ancient America.

One revolutionary result of the development of agriculture was

The Triple Alliance was an agreement to share the spoils of conquest among

The Incas possessed

The Hispanic Background

The Conquest of America

The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life

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Colonial Brazil

The Bourbon Reforms and Spanish America

The Independence of Latin America

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

The Triumph of Neocolonialism and the Liberal State, 1870-1900

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Exam 1: Ancient America

Social stratification was most developed in the

The Maya agricultural system was based on

A serious weakness of slash-and-burn farming was that it

IDENTIFICATION -mayeque

IDENTIFICATION -Quetzalcóatl

IDENTIFICATION -chinampa

Our knowledge of Maya history has been much enhanced by the discovery

IDENTIFICATION -Cuzco

IDENTIFICATION -Tikal

IDENTIFICATION -Teotihuacán

IDENTIFICATION -Triple Alliance

How has the research of recent decades altered the traditional view of Maya civilization?

If Spanish conquerors had not arrived in Mexico in the early 1500s, how would the Aztec Empire have evolved in the next hundred years?

Olmec civilization was characterized by

IDENTIFICATION -curaca

IDENTIFICATION -gender parallelism

Summarize the salient features of the Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic stages of the history of Ancient America.

One revolutionary result of the development of agriculture was

The Triple Alliance was an agreement to share the spoils of conquest among

The Incas possessed

The Hispanic Background

The Conquest of America

The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life

State, Church, and Society

Colonial Brazil

The Bourbon Reforms and Spanish America

The Independence of Latin America

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

The Triumph of Neocolonialism and the Liberal State, 1870-1900

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