Question 1

The chronicler of the sixteenth-century De Soto expedition:

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A)  made no mention of witnessing Indians building or using mounds 
B)  wrote that the Indians told him that mysterious white settlers had built the mounds 
C)  claimed that De Soto's large group of soldiers had built the mounds as fortifications 
D)  clearly described the construction and use of mounds by the Indians he had witnessed 
A)  made no mention of witnessing Indians building or using mounds 
B)  wrote that the Indians told him that mysterious white settlers had built the mounds 
C)  claimed that De Soto's large group of soldiers had built the mounds as fortifications 
D)  clearly described the construction and use of mounds by the Indians he had witnessed

Question 2

The oldest large earthen mounds in North America date back to:

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A)  500 years ago 
B)  1,000 years ago 
C)  2,500 years ago 
D)  5,000 years ago 
A)  500 years ago 
B)  1,000 years ago 
C)  2,500 years ago 
D)  5,000 years ago

Question 3

Hohokam complexity flowered when:

Accepted Answer

A)  A.D. 700-A.D. 1100 
B)  A.D. 1000-A.D. 1500 
C)  A.D. 1200-A.D. 1640 
D)  A.D. 1300-A.D. 1380 
A)  A.D. 700-A.D. 1100 
B)  A.D. 1000-A.D. 1500 
C)  A.D. 1200-A.D. 1640 
D)  A.D. 1300-A.D. 1380

Question 4

The Mogollon homeland is best described as a:

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A)  tropical rainforest 
B)  desert 
C)  mountainous region 
D)  tundra 
A)  tropical rainforest 
B)  desert 
C)  mountainous region 
D)  tundra

Question 5

The largest of the Great Houses were built by which culture:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hohokam 
B)  Mogollon 
C)  Ancestral Puebloan 
D)  Basketmakers 
A)  Hohokam 
B)  Mogollon 
C)  Ancestral Puebloan 
D)  Basketmakers

Question 6

What characteristics did Cahokia possess that warrant its inclusion in the ranks of complex chiefdom and early state societies?

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A)  monumental works, elite burials 
B)  writing, mathematics 
C)  military rulers, urbanization 
D)  all of the above 
A)  monumental works, elite burials 
B)  writing, mathematics 
C)  military rulers, urbanization 
D)  all of the above

Question 7

Archaeologist Brad Lepper has hypothesized that the Hopewell:

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A)  were influenced by ideas filtering from the Maya area to the south 
B)  constructed ceremonial roads connecting some of their most important ceremonial sites 
C)  were part of a group of non-Indian settlers to the New World who were wiped out by the ancestors of modern American Indians 
D)  built temple mounds as artificial mountains, a tradition traceable to east Asia 
A)  were influenced by ideas filtering from the Maya area to the south 
B)  constructed ceremonial roads connecting some of their most important ceremonial sites 
C)  were part of a group of non-Indian settlers to the New World who were wiped out by the ancestors of modern American Indians 
D)  built temple mounds as artificial mountains, a tradition traceable to east Asia

Question 8

Was Cahokia unique? If so, how so?

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Yes, Cahokia was unique in several ways.

Question 9

What was the economic base of ancient northwest coast society? How did that economic base contribute to the development of complexity there? How does this differ from most of the other examples provided for the development of complexity?

Accepted Answer

The economic base of ancient northwest c

Question 10

What does the construction of the mounds like those at Cahokia signify in terms of the social and political organization of the mound builders?

Accepted Answer

The construction of mounds like those at

Question 11

At its peak, Cahokia's population was likely in the range of:

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000-2,000 
B)  5,000-10,000 
C)  30,000-50,000 
D)  100,000-150,000 
A)  1,000-2,000 
B)  5,000-10,000 
C)  30,000-50,000 
D)  100,000-150,000

Question 12

What was the "myth of the mound builders?" How was the myth busted?

Accepted Answer

The "myth of the mound builders" was a s

Question 13

Using the Messages from the Past section of this Chapter as a jumping off point, how can you visit the past in the present? Seriously, based on the brief discussions of many, many sites in this book, are there any you'd put on your bucket list of places you'd like to see? Why would you like to see them?

Accepted Answer

Visiting the past in the present can be

Question 14

Mound 72 at Cahokia was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a platform mound on top of which a great temple once stood 
B)  an effigy mound in the shape of a snake 
C)  the burial site of one of Cahokia's elite 
D)  the oldest Adena burial mound 
A)  a platform mound on top of which a great temple once stood 
B)  an effigy mound in the shape of a snake 
C)  the burial site of one of Cahokia's elite 
D)  the oldest Adena burial mound

Question 15

Hohokam villages consisted of:

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A)  cliff dwellings 
B)  pit-houses 
C)  multiple sets of separate courtyard groups 
D)  all of the above 
A)  cliff dwellings 
B)  pit-houses 
C)  multiple sets of separate courtyard groups 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Discuss the Room 33 burial at Pueblo Bonito. What does the DNA tell us about the relationships among the people buried there.

Accepted Answer

Room 33 at Pueblo Bonito is a burial sit

Question 17

The example of the complex societies of the northwest coast of North America indicates that, in order for complexity to arise, a society must:

Accepted Answer

A)  be able to produce a food surplus 
B)  be agricultural 
C)  be located adjacent to a coast 
D)  all of the above 
A)  be able to produce a food surplus 
B)  be agricultural 
C)  be located adjacent to a coast 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

The purpose for the larger mounds built by the Adena and Hopewell people was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  serve as burial places for the elite 
B)  serve as platforms for temples built at their summits 
C)  enclose the elite precincts of the community 
D)  serve as defensive works 
A)  serve as burial places for the elite 
B)  serve as platforms for temples built at their summits 
C)  enclose the elite precincts of the community 
D)  serve as defensive works

Question 19

Sunflower, squash, maygrass, knotweed, and goosefoot are all:

Accepted Answer

A)  crops domesticated in Mesoamerica before maize 
B)  wild plants that made up the diet of the inhabitants of Mesa Verde 
C)  crops introduced by the Spanish explorers of the American Southeast 
D)  crops domesticated by Native Americans in the Midwest, Mid-South, and Southeast 
A)  crops domesticated in Mesoamerica before maize 
B)  wild plants that made up the diet of the inhabitants of Mesa Verde 
C)  crops introduced by the Spanish explorers of the American Southeast 
D)  crops domesticated by Native Americans in the Midwest, Mid-South, and Southeast

Question 20

Grasshopper Pueblo is a large settlement of which culture:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hohokam 
B)  Mogollon 
C)  Ancestral Puebloan 
D)  Basketmakers 
A)  Hohokam 
B)  Mogollon 
C)  Ancestral Puebloan 
D)  Basketmakers

The chronicler of the sixteenth-century De Soto expedition:

The oldest large earthen mounds in North America date back to:

Hohokam complexity flowered when:

The Mogollon homeland is best described as a:

The largest of the Great Houses were built by which culture:

What characteristics did Cahokia possess that warrant its inclusion in the ranks of complex chiefdom and early state societies?

Archaeologist Brad Lepper has hypothesized that the Hopewell:

Was Cahokia unique? If so, how so?

What was the economic base of ancient northwest coast society? How did that economic base contribute to the development of complexity there? How does this differ from most of the other examples provided for the development of complexity?

What does the construction of the mounds like those at Cahokia signify in terms of the social and political organization of the mound builders?

At its peak, Cahokia's population was likely in the range of:

What was the "myth of the mound builders?" How was the myth busted?

Mound 72 at Cahokia was:

Hohokam villages consisted of:

Discuss the Room 33 burial at Pueblo Bonito. What does the DNA tell us about the relationships among the people buried there.

The example of the complex societies of the northwest coast of North America indicates that, in order for complexity to arise, a society must:

The purpose for the larger mounds built by the Adena and Hopewell people was to:

Sunflower, squash, maygrass, knotweed, and goosefoot are all:

Grasshopper Pueblo is a large settlement of which culture:

Encountering the Past

Probing the Past

African Roots

The Human Lineage

The First Humans: The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Expanding Intellectual Horizons: Arts and Ideas in the Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age

Expanding Geographical Horizons: New Worlds

After the Ice: The Food-Producing Revolution

Roots of Complexity: The Origins of Civilization

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesopotamia, Africa, and Europe

An Explosion of Complexity: The Indus Valley and China

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesoamerica

An Explosion of Complexity: South America

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Exam 14: An Explosion of Complexity: North America

The chronicler of the sixteenth-century De Soto expedition:

The oldest large earthen mounds in North America date back to:

Hohokam complexity flowered when:

The Mogollon homeland is best described as a:

The largest of the Great Houses were built by which culture:

What characteristics did Cahokia possess that warrant its inclusion in the ranks of complex chiefdom and early state societies?

Archaeologist Brad Lepper has hypothesized that the Hopewell:

Was Cahokia unique? If so, how so?

What was the economic base of ancient northwest coast society? How did that economic base contribute to the development of complexity there? How does this differ from most of the other examples provided for the development of complexity?

What does the construction of the mounds like those at Cahokia signify in terms of the social and political organization of the mound builders?

At its peak, Cahokia's population was likely in the range of:

What was the "myth of the mound builders?" How was the myth busted?

Mound 72 at Cahokia was:

Hohokam villages consisted of:

Discuss the Room 33 burial at Pueblo Bonito. What does the DNA tell us about the relationships among the people buried there.

The example of the complex societies of the northwest coast of North America indicates that, in order for complexity to arise, a society must:

The purpose for the larger mounds built by the Adena and Hopewell people was to:

Sunflower, squash, maygrass, knotweed, and goosefoot are all:

Grasshopper Pueblo is a large settlement of which culture:

Encountering the Past

Probing the Past

African Roots

The Human Lineage

The First Humans: The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Expanding Intellectual Horizons: Arts and Ideas in the Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age

Expanding Geographical Horizons: New Worlds

After the Ice: The Food-Producing Revolution

Roots of Complexity: The Origins of Civilization

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesopotamia, Africa, and Europe

An Explosion of Complexity: The Indus Valley and China

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesoamerica

An Explosion of Complexity: South America

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