Question 1

What was the purpose of the Inca practice of creating what they called the mitmaqkuna?

Accepted Answer

The Inca practice of creating what they

Question 2

The Pyramid of the Sun, constructed in the Trujillo Valley of more than 100 million adobe bricks, was built by the:

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A)  Moche 
B)  Wari 
C)  Chimu 
D)  Inca 
A)  Moche 
B)  Wari 
C)  Chimu 
D)  Inca

Question 3

Moche represents:

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A)  one of the first kingdoms in South America 
B)  the first metallurgists in the New World 
C)  the religion practiced at Chavín de Huantár 
D)  all of the above 
A)  one of the first kingdoms in South America 
B)  the first metallurgists in the New World 
C)  the religion practiced at Chavín de Huantár 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

Moche, Tiwanaku, Huari, and Chímu are all:

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A)  ancient Inca cities 
B)  ancient Khmer cites 
C)  South American empires that predate the Inca 
D)  Moche burial sites 
A)  ancient Inca cities 
B)  ancient Khmer cites 
C)  South American empires that predate the Inca 
D)  Moche burial sites

Question 5

The Inca practiced "split inheritance." In this case, this meant that:

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A)  upon the death of the king, one of his sons inherited the kingship, but the dead king's wealth actually remained with him to maintain his mortuary 
B)  upon the death of the king, his wealth was split among all of his relatives 
C)  the material possessions of the dead king were destroyed as part of the burial ceremony 
D)  if the deceased king had multiple sons, they divided rulership of the nation 
A)  upon the death of the king, one of his sons inherited the kingship, but the dead king's wealth actually remained with him to maintain his mortuary 
B)  upon the death of the king, his wealth was split among all of his relatives 
C)  the material possessions of the dead king were destroyed as part of the burial ceremony 
D)  if the deceased king had multiple sons, they divided rulership of the nation

Question 6

Researcher Gary Urton interprets the Inca khipu as a sort of binary code. Explain, in a theoretical sense, how that might have worked.

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In a theoretical sense, the interpretati

Question 7

The Inca practice of capacocha, whose details were recorded by the Spanish, involved:

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A)  a labor tax applied to all Inca citizens 
B)  the system of military conscription applied to all Inca men ages 15-35 
C)  the Inca system of recorded information with a series of knotted strings 
D)  child sacrifice 
A)  a labor tax applied to all Inca citizens 
B)  the system of military conscription applied to all Inca men ages 15-35 
C)  the Inca system of recorded information with a series of knotted strings 
D)  child sacrifice

Question 8

Most of the temples and shrines at Machu Picchu are aligned:

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A)  to the rising of the sun at the summer solstice 
B)  to magnetic north 
C)  with the avenues at the Inca capital at Cuzco 
D)  with the handle of the constellation we today call the Swan 
A)  to the rising of the sun at the summer solstice 
B)  to magnetic north 
C)  with the avenues at the Inca capital at Cuzco 
D)  with the handle of the constellation we today call the Swan

Question 9

What do the impressive burials excavated at Sípan tell us about the social system of the ancient Moche?

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The impressive burials excavated at Sípa

Question 10

The capital city of the ancient Chimu civilization was:

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A)  Chan Chan 
B)  Cuzco 
C)  Dzibilchaltún 
D)  Tiwanaku 
A)  Chan Chan 
B)  Cuzco 
C)  Dzibilchaltún 
D)  Tiwanaku

Question 11

Describe the expansionist policies of the Inca rulers. How did they "grow" their empire?

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The expansionist policies of the Inca ru

Question 12

Describe the Inca labor tax system of the mit'a.

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The Inca labor tax system of the mit'a w

Question 13

The Inca expanded the amount of arable land available in their mountainous home regions by:

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A)  their construction of chinampas 
B)  using organic trash as land fill in the swampy lowlands 
C)  constructing terraces that produced horizontal soil surfaces in the form of steps up the steep slopes of mountains and ridges 
D)  planting crops that thrived in the salt marshes that were otherwise not productive agriculturally 
A)  their construction of chinampas 
B)  using organic trash as land fill in the swampy lowlands 
C)  constructing terraces that produced horizontal soil surfaces in the form of steps up the steep slopes of mountains and ridges 
D)  planting crops that thrived in the salt marshes that were otherwise not productive agriculturally

Question 14

The capital of the Inca empire was located in:

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A)  San Paolo 
B)  Buenos Aries 
C)  Cuzco 
D)  Tiahuanaco 
A)  San Paolo 
B)  Buenos Aries 
C)  Cuzco 
D)  Tiahuanaco

Question 15

The Inca entity in South America was:

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A)  an empire encompassing hundreds of thousands of people and nearly one million square kilometers of territory 
B)  a chiefdom which, though producing impressive monumental works, lacked many of the key features possessed by ancient state societies 
C)  a hybrid civilization that developed only as a result of contact with Spanish conquerors 
D)  long past its prime when the Spanish invaded 
A)  an empire encompassing hundreds of thousands of people and nearly one million square kilometers of territory 
B)  a chiefdom which, though producing impressive monumental works, lacked many of the key features possessed by ancient state societies 
C)  a hybrid civilization that developed only as a result of contact with Spanish conquerors 
D)  long past its prime when the Spanish invaded

Question 16

The rulers of non-Inca states defeated by the Inca military and who then brought to Cuzco were effectively:

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A)  ambassadors for their home nations whom the Inca afforded a large measure of sovereignty to, even after they became part of the Inca polity 
B)  the equivalent of U.S. senators, powerful representatives of their "states" in the capitol of the nation they had become members of 
C)  hostages 
D)  sacrifice victims, killed quickly after their capture 
A)  ambassadors for their home nations whom the Inca afforded a large measure of sovereignty to, even after they became part of the Inca polity 
B)  the equivalent of U.S. senators, powerful representatives of their "states" in the capitol of the nation they had become members of 
C)  hostages 
D)  sacrifice victims, killed quickly after their capture

Question 17

What does paleopathology and isotope analysis tell us about what befell the Wari society of South America?

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Paleopathology and isotope analysis have

Question 18

How did the rulers of the Inca empire maintain order? How did they control the population of the nations they defeated militarily, the majority of whom were not ethnically Inca?

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The rulers of the Inca empire maintained

Question 19

Using the Messages from the Past section of this chapter as a jumping off point, do you think that environmental dislocations were a major factor in the decline of ancient civilizations? Are our modern societies immune to such dislocations, like global climate change?

Accepted Answer

The Messages from the Past section of th

Question 20

Machu Picchu likely housed about how many people:

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A)  no more than about 750 
B)  between 5,000 and 10,000 
C)  more than 20,000 
D)  none; it was a burial site, and there is no sign of habitation 
A)  no more than about 750 
B)  between 5,000 and 10,000 
C)  more than 20,000 
D)  none; it was a burial site, and there is no sign of habitation

What was the purpose of the Inca practice of creating what they called the mitmaqkuna?

The Pyramid of the Sun, constructed in the Trujillo Valley of more than 100 million adobe bricks, was built by the:

Moche represents:

Moche, Tiwanaku, Huari, and Chímu are all:

The Inca practiced "split inheritance." In this case, this meant that:

Researcher Gary Urton interprets the Inca khipu as a sort of binary code. Explain, in a theoretical sense, how that might have worked.

The Inca practice of capacocha, whose details were recorded by the Spanish, involved:

Most of the temples and shrines at Machu Picchu are aligned:

What do the impressive burials excavated at Sípan tell us about the social system of the ancient Moche?

The capital city of the ancient Chimu civilization was:

Describe the expansionist policies of the Inca rulers. How did they "grow" their empire?

Describe the Inca labor tax system of the mit'a.

The Inca expanded the amount of arable land available in their mountainous home regions by:

The capital of the Inca empire was located in:

The Inca entity in South America was:

The rulers of non-Inca states defeated by the Inca military and who then brought to Cuzco were effectively:

What does paleopathology and isotope analysis tell us about what befell the Wari society of South America?

How did the rulers of the Inca empire maintain order? How did they control the population of the nations they defeated militarily, the majority of whom were not ethnically Inca?

Using the Messages from the Past section of this chapter as a jumping off point, do you think that environmental dislocations were a major factor in the decline of ancient civilizations? Are our modern societies immune to such dislocations, like global climate change?

Machu Picchu likely housed about how many people:

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: North America

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Exam 13: An Explosion of Complexity: South America

What was the purpose of the Inca practice of creating what they called the mitmaqkuna?

The Pyramid of the Sun, constructed in the Trujillo Valley of more than 100 million adobe bricks, was built by the:

Moche represents:

Moche, Tiwanaku, Huari, and Chímu are all:

The Inca practiced "split inheritance." In this case, this meant that:

Researcher Gary Urton interprets the Inca khipu as a sort of binary code. Explain, in a theoretical sense, how that might have worked.

The Inca practice of capacocha, whose details were recorded by the Spanish, involved:

Most of the temples and shrines at Machu Picchu are aligned:

What do the impressive burials excavated at Sípan tell us about the social system of the ancient Moche?

The capital city of the ancient Chimu civilization was:

Describe the expansionist policies of the Inca rulers. How did they "grow" their empire?

Describe the Inca labor tax system of the mit'a.

The Inca expanded the amount of arable land available in their mountainous home regions by:

The capital of the Inca empire was located in:

The Inca entity in South America was:

The rulers of non-Inca states defeated by the Inca military and who then brought to Cuzco were effectively:

What does paleopathology and isotope analysis tell us about what befell the Wari society of South America?

How did the rulers of the Inca empire maintain order? How did they control the population of the nations they defeated militarily, the majority of whom were not ethnically Inca?

Using the Messages from the Past section of this chapter as a jumping off point, do you think that environmental dislocations were a major factor in the decline of ancient civilizations? Are our modern societies immune to such dislocations, like global climate change?

Machu Picchu likely housed about how many people:

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: North America

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