Question 1

What was life like in rural hamlets within the Aztec realm?

Accepted Answer

Life in rural hamlets within the Aztec r

Question 2

Using the Messages from the Past section of this chapter as a jumping off point, discuss the sarcophagus lid of the Maya leader Pacal. Is he depicted on that stone lid as an extraterrestrial astronaut piloting a spacecraft? If you say "yes," you fail the course. Just fyi.

Accepted Answer

No, Pacal is not depicted on the sarcoph

Question 3

The airborne technology recently applied to map out the urban Maya settlement of Tikal is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Lidar 
B)  thermoluminescence 
C)  optically stimulated luminescence 
D)  thermidor 
A)  Lidar 
B)  thermoluminescence 
C)  optically stimulated luminescence 
D)  thermidor

Question 4

The Classic Period of Maya civilization dates to:

Accepted Answer

A)  4,500-3,000 years ago 
B)  A.D. 250 to A.D. 800 
C)  A.D. 1000 to A.D. 1250 
D)  A.D. 1250 to A.D. 1519 (the arrival of the Spanish) 
A)  4,500-3,000 years ago 
B)  A.D. 250 to A.D. 800 
C)  A.D. 1000 to A.D. 1250 
D)  A.D. 1250 to A.D. 1519 (the arrival of the Spanish)

Question 5

Cuicuilco, Teotihuacán's most serious rival in the Basin of Mexico:

Accepted Answer

A)  was destroyed after a protracted war between the two cities 
B)  was destroyed by a cataclysmic volcanic eruption 
C)  simply did not grow as fast or as big and became a secondary capital in Teotihuacán's empire 
D)  was decimated by an epidemic, clearing the way for Teotihuacán's dominance 
A)  was destroyed after a protracted war between the two cities 
B)  was destroyed by a cataclysmic volcanic eruption 
C)  simply did not grow as fast or as big and became a secondary capital in Teotihuacán's empire 
D)  was decimated by an epidemic, clearing the way for Teotihuacán's dominance

Question 6

At their peak, the Maya had about how many regal-ritual cities:

Accepted Answer

A)  10-15 
B)  15-25 
C)  25-40 
D)  40-50 
A)  10-15 
B)  15-25 
C)  25-40 
D)  40-50

Question 7

Did the Maya civilization collapse as a result of drought in the ninth and tenth centuries A. D.?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The population of even the largest Maya regal-ritual city did not exceed:

Accepted Answer

A)  60,000 
B)  25,000 
C)  15,000 
D)  5,000 
A)  60,000 
B)  25,000 
C)  15,000 
D)  5,000

Question 9

Pacal ruled the city of Palenque for how many years?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  13 
C)  41 
D)  67 
A)  5 
B)  13 
C)  41 
D)  67

Question 10

Mayanist David Webster suggests that the collapse of the Maya civilization was the result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  invasion by the Spanish 
B)  the invasion led by Fire Is Born from Teotihuacan 
C)  an ecological trap of their own making 
D)  El Niño 
A)  invasion by the Spanish 
B)  the invasion led by Fire Is Born from Teotihuacan 
C)  an ecological trap of their own making 
D)  El Niño

Question 11

Explain how Mesoamericanist Arthur Demarest questions the concept of "collapse" as applied to the Maya civilization.

Accepted Answer

Mesoamericanist Arthur Demarest question

Question 12

The latest airborne technology applied to the Maya site of Tikal indicates the existence of about how many structures at the site?

Accepted Answer

A)  600 
B)  6,000 
C)  60,000 
D)  600,000 
A)  600 
B)  6,000 
C)  60,000 
D)  600,000

Question 13

What was the purpose of Aztec military excursions against their neighbors?

Accepted Answer

The Aztec military excursions against th

Question 14

Early central places of the Maya with evidence of public architecture are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuicuilco, Teotihuacán, and Jalisco 
B)  Nakbe, Komchén, El Mirador, and Dzilbichaltún 
C)  Los Cerros, La Venta, and San Lorenzo 
D)  Moche, Huari, and Tiwanaku 
A)  Cuicuilco, Teotihuacán, and Jalisco 
B)  Nakbe, Komchén, El Mirador, and Dzilbichaltún 
C)  Los Cerros, La Venta, and San Lorenzo 
D)  Moche, Huari, and Tiwanaku

Question 15

Archaeologist David Webster ascribes the collapse of the Maya to:

Accepted Answer

A)  an invasion 
B)  a change in climate 
C)  a volcanic eruption 
D)  an ecological trap of their own making 
A)  an invasion 
B)  a change in climate 
C)  a volcanic eruption 
D)  an ecological trap of their own making

Question 16

When the Spanish invaded Mesoamerica, they found:

Accepted Answer

A)  a decentralized Maya with a scattered population no longer building great monuments 
B)  the Maya civilization at its peak, though the lack of a centralized Maya military led to their easy defeat by the Spanish conquistadors 
C)  the Maya locked in a bloody war with the Aztecs, making both of these Mesoamerican civilizations an easy target for the Spanish military 
D)  nothing but ruins; the Maya people were gone, creating one of the greatest archaeological mysteries facing modern scholars 
A)  a decentralized Maya with a scattered population no longer building great monuments 
B)  the Maya civilization at its peak, though the lack of a centralized Maya military led to their easy defeat by the Spanish conquistadors 
C)  the Maya locked in a bloody war with the Aztecs, making both of these Mesoamerican civilizations an easy target for the Spanish military 
D)  nothing but ruins; the Maya people were gone, creating one of the greatest archaeological mysteries facing modern scholars

Question 17

Large Maya urban sites dating to the Classic Period include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cerros, Lamanai, and Dzibichaltún 
B)  La Venta, Tres Zapotes, and San Lorenzo 
C)  Mayapán, Chichén Itzá, and Tenochtitlán 
D)  Palenque, Tikal, and Uaxactún 
A)  Cerros, Lamanai, and Dzibichaltún 
B)  La Venta, Tres Zapotes, and San Lorenzo 
C)  Mayapán, Chichén Itzá, and Tenochtitlán 
D)  Palenque, Tikal, and Uaxactún

Question 18

The Aztec tzompantli are best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  irrigation canals 
B)  the royal family 
C)  skull rack 
A)  irrigation canals 
B)  the royal family 
C)  skull rack

Question 19

Maya subsistence included:

Accepted Answer

A)  slash-and-burn agriculture 
B)  the use of ridged fields to increase agricultural productivity 
C)  kitchen gardens and tree-cropping 
D)  all of the above 
A)  slash-and-burn agriculture 
B)  the use of ridged fields to increase agricultural productivity 
C)  kitchen gardens and tree-cropping 
D)  all of the above

Question 20

What has the application of lidar shown about the Maya city of Tikal?

Accepted Answer

The application of lidar has revealed pr

What was life like in rural hamlets within the Aztec realm?

Using the Messages from the Past section of this chapter as a jumping off point, discuss the sarcophagus lid of the Maya leader Pacal. Is he depicted on that stone lid as an extraterrestrial astronaut piloting a spacecraft? If you say "yes," you fail the course. Just fyi.

The airborne technology recently applied to map out the urban Maya settlement of Tikal is called:

The Classic Period of Maya civilization dates to:

Cuicuilco, Teotihuacán's most serious rival in the Basin of Mexico:

At their peak, the Maya had about how many regal-ritual cities:

Did the Maya civilization collapse as a result of drought in the ninth and tenth centuries A. D.?

The population of even the largest Maya regal-ritual city did not exceed:

Pacal ruled the city of Palenque for how many years?

Mayanist David Webster suggests that the collapse of the Maya civilization was the result of:

Explain how Mesoamericanist Arthur Demarest questions the concept of "collapse" as applied to the Maya civilization.

The latest airborne technology applied to the Maya site of Tikal indicates the existence of about how many structures at the site?

What was the purpose of Aztec military excursions against their neighbors?

Early central places of the Maya with evidence of public architecture are:

Archaeologist David Webster ascribes the collapse of the Maya to:

When the Spanish invaded Mesoamerica, they found:

Large Maya urban sites dating to the Classic Period include:

The Aztec tzompantli are best described as:

Maya subsistence included:

What has the application of lidar shown about the Maya city of Tikal?

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Exam 12: An Explosion of Complexity: Mesoamerica

What was life like in rural hamlets within the Aztec realm?

Using the Messages from the Past section of this chapter as a jumping off point, discuss the sarcophagus lid of the Maya leader Pacal. Is he depicted on that stone lid as an extraterrestrial astronaut piloting a spacecraft? If you say "yes," you fail the course. Just fyi.

The airborne technology recently applied to map out the urban Maya settlement of Tikal is called:

The Classic Period of Maya civilization dates to:

Cuicuilco, Teotihuacán's most serious rival in the Basin of Mexico:

At their peak, the Maya had about how many regal-ritual cities:

Did the Maya civilization collapse as a result of drought in the ninth and tenth centuries A. D.?

The population of even the largest Maya regal-ritual city did not exceed:

Pacal ruled the city of Palenque for how many years?

Mayanist David Webster suggests that the collapse of the Maya civilization was the result of:

Explain how Mesoamericanist Arthur Demarest questions the concept of "collapse" as applied to the Maya civilization.

The latest airborne technology applied to the Maya site of Tikal indicates the existence of about how many structures at the site?

What was the purpose of Aztec military excursions against their neighbors?

Early central places of the Maya with evidence of public architecture are:

Archaeologist David Webster ascribes the collapse of the Maya to:

When the Spanish invaded Mesoamerica, they found:

Large Maya urban sites dating to the Classic Period include:

The Aztec tzompantli are best described as:

Maya subsistence included:

What has the application of lidar shown about the Maya city of Tikal?

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: South America

An Explosion of Complexity: North America

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