Exam 13: An Explosion of Complexity: South America

Archaeologist Brian Bauer proposed the following hypothesis to explain the rise of the Inca:

The system by which the Inca determined the amount of work each citizen was obliged to provide the state was called:

The Inca were:

The best way to describe the Inca term mitmaqkuna is:

The site of Sípan was:

The Inca lacked which of the following features seen in all other state societies:

What are the reasons for civilization collapse enumerated by archaeologist Joseph Tainter?

Concerning collapse, archaeologist Joseph Tainter:

The Moche elite burials at Sípan included:

Analysis of the naturally mummified bodies of the children sacrificed by the Inca shows that in the year preceding their deaths:

Machu Picchu was a:

Discuss the pre-Inca civilizations of South America.

In the view of archaeologist Joseph Tainter, all civilizations eventually collapse because:

In the language of the Inca, Tawantinsuyu means:

Tiwanaku civilization reached its peak at about:

Macchu Picchu was built:

Most, perhaps all, civilizations ultimately "collapse." But what is meant by "collapse" in this context?

The Tiwanaku civilization produced food through:

Among the reasons archaeologist Joseph Tainter enumerates for the collapse of civilizations are:

The Moche royalty interred at Sípan appear to have been a class of: