Question 1

Which of the following Meso American civilizations do we have the most information on?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aztecs 
B)  Anasazi 
C)  Inca 
D)  Maya 
E)  Teotihuacan 
A)  Aztecs 
B)  Anasazi 
C)  Inca 
D)  Maya 
E)  Teotihuacan D

Question 2

Upper class Aztec women appear to have had more ____________________ and ____________________ than women in Europe at the same time.

Accepted Answer

rights,freedoms
freedoms,rights

Question 3

One would have traveled to Chaco Canyon to

Accepted Answer

A)  gain information on lunar cycles. 
B)  live as a Pueblo. 
C)  be in a regional center. 
D)  participate in a religious ceremony. 
E)  all of the options are correct 
A)  gain information on lunar cycles. 
B)  live as a Pueblo. 
C)  be in a regional center. 
D)  participate in a religious ceremony. 
E)  all of the options are correct E

Question 4

Mayan cities probably served mainly as centers of

Accepted Answer

A)  religion and government. 
B)  trade and commerce. 
C)  transportation hubs. 
D)  communication. 
E)  learning and religion. 
A)  religion and government. 
B)  trade and commerce. 
C)  transportation hubs. 
D)  communication. 
E)  learning and religion.

Question 5

The non-ethical,fear-inspiring religion of the Mayans has been compared to that of

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt. 
B)  the Aztecs. 
C)  the Hebrews. 
D)  Sumeria. 
E)  the Indus valley. 
A)  Egypt. 
B)  the Aztecs. 
C)  the Hebrews. 
D)  Sumeria. 
E)  the Indus valley.

Question 6

The two cradles of agriculture in the Americas were in ____________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Mexico,Per

Question 7

In the Americas,maize (corn)

Accepted Answer

A)  was one of the "three sisters" of early agriculture. 
B)  could only support a small family. 
C)  was, along with chiles and pumpkins, one of the earliest cultivated foods. 
D)  became domesticated at Tehuacán, near modern Mexico City, about 1500 B.C.E. 
E)  was cultivated in pits dug into the ground. 
A)  was one of the "three sisters" of early agriculture. 
B)  could only support a small family. 
C)  was, along with chiles and pumpkins, one of the earliest cultivated foods. 
D)  became domesticated at Tehuacán, near modern Mexico City, about 1500 B.C.E. 
E)  was cultivated in pits dug into the ground.

Question 8

The Cahokia civilization was

Accepted Answer

A)  related to the Mississippian civilization. 
B)  derived from the ancestral Puebloan civilization. 
C)  founded by the Toltecs. 
D)  based primarily on hunting and gathering. 
E)  centered in the Four Corners region. 
A)  related to the Mississippian civilization. 
B)  derived from the ancestral Puebloan civilization. 
C)  founded by the Toltecs. 
D)  based primarily on hunting and gathering. 
E)  centered in the Four Corners region.

Question 9

When Pachacuti Inca instituted the practice of split inheritance in the 1450s,he ensured that Peru would become

Accepted Answer

A)  divided. 
B)  weakened. 
C)  an empire. 
D)  a kingdom. 
E)  more unified. 
A)  divided. 
B)  weakened. 
C)  an empire. 
D)  a kingdom. 
E)  more unified.

Question 10

At the bottom of the social hierarchy in Aztec society were

Accepted Answer

A)  women. 
B)  merchants. 
C)  warriors. 
D)  serfs. 
E)  priests. 
A)  women. 
B)  merchants. 
C)  warriors. 
D)  serfs. 
E)  priests.

Question 11

In what major ways did North American and South American civilizations differ?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 12

Which of the following statements was true of Aztec society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Officials of the emperor were wealthy landowners who purchased their offices so that they could then govern much like European feudal lords. 
B)  The majority of Aztecs were serfs and slaves, though those numbers fluctuated on a regular basis due to warfare. 
C)  Warriors recruited from the ranks of freemen could, after capturing at least four prisoners for ritual sacrifice, begin to keep some of the spoils of war for themselves. 
D)  Those who cared for the fields and the empire's network of roads were exempted from military service. 
E)  From decoded Aztec written records, we have learned that Aztec women had much more freedom than did many European women living during the same time period. 
A)  Officials of the emperor were wealthy landowners who purchased their offices so that they could then govern much like European feudal lords. 
B)  The majority of Aztecs were serfs and slaves, though those numbers fluctuated on a regular basis due to warfare. 
C)  Warriors recruited from the ranks of freemen could, after capturing at least four prisoners for ritual sacrifice, begin to keep some of the spoils of war for themselves. 
D)  Those who cared for the fields and the empire's network of roads were exempted from military service. 
E)  From decoded Aztec written records, we have learned that Aztec women had much more freedom than did many European women living during the same time period.

Question 13

Which of the following was not true of Pueblo Bonito?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the largest of Chaco Canyon's Great Houses, with over 600 rooms. 
B)  It is believed that Pueblo Bonito was used for ceremonial and astronomical purposes. 
C)  It contained two dozen kivas, or stone altars. 
D)  Some of the Great Houses, including Pueblo Bonito, may have stood as much as five stories high. 
E)  The Great Houses were constructed over a period of about three centuries. 
A)  It was the largest of Chaco Canyon's Great Houses, with over 600 rooms. 
B)  It is believed that Pueblo Bonito was used for ceremonial and astronomical purposes. 
C)  It contained two dozen kivas, or stone altars. 
D)  Some of the Great Houses, including Pueblo Bonito, may have stood as much as five stories high. 
E)  The Great Houses were constructed over a period of about three centuries.

Question 14

____________________ was the mysterious mountaintop Inca city discovered in 1911.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the mysterious mountaintop Inca city...

Question 15

The largest and most important mound-builder settlement is ____________________,which is located near ____________________ in Illinois.

Accepted Answer

Cahokia,Ea

Question 16

The Inca leaders most often maintained control of those they conquered by

Accepted Answer

A)  making them move to unfamiliar areas. 
B)  taxing them heavily. 
C)  placing military forces over them. 
D)  exacting military service from them. 
E)  stamping out armed resistance before it could get a strong foothold. 
A)  making them move to unfamiliar areas. 
B)  taxing them heavily. 
C)  placing military forces over them. 
D)  exacting military service from them. 
E)  stamping out armed resistance before it could get a strong foothold.

Question 17

Mayan ruins have been compared to that of

Accepted Answer

A)  Sumeria. 
B)  China. 
C)  India. 
D)  Egypt. 
E)  Japan. 
A)  Sumeria. 
B)  China. 
C)  India. 
D)  Egypt. 
E)  Japan.

Question 18

The Moche in South America

Accepted Answer

A)  practiced metallurgy. 
B)  made unusually realistic pottery. 
C)  created elaborate ceremonial centers. 
D)  All of the options are correct. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  practiced metallurgy. 
B)  made unusually realistic pottery. 
C)  created elaborate ceremonial centers. 
D)  All of the options are correct. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 19

Your text asserts that one of the greatest achievements of the Incan period was

Accepted Answer

A)  their intensive and very successful agricultural system. 
B)  the fortress-city of Machu Picchu. 
C)  their system of roads, which was the greatest in the western hemisphere. 
D)  the complete unification of their widespread empire. 
E)  the construction of Cuzco, built completely of stone but without mortar. 
A)  their intensive and very successful agricultural system. 
B)  the fortress-city of Machu Picchu. 
C)  their system of roads, which was the greatest in the western hemisphere. 
D)  the complete unification of their widespread empire. 
E)  the construction of Cuzco, built completely of stone but without mortar.

Question 20

The Aztec were probably the most accomplished pre-Columbian culture in the area of

Accepted Answer

A)  military organization and culture. 
B)  mathematics. 
C)  architecture. 
D)  commerce. 
E)  the establishment of centers of learning. 
A)  military organization and culture. 
B)  mathematics. 
C)  architecture. 
D)  commerce. 
E)  the establishment of centers of learning.

Exam 14: The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Which of the following Meso American civilizations do we have the most information on?

Upper class Aztec women appear to have had more ____________________ and ____________________ than women in Europe at the same time.

One would have traveled to Chaco Canyon to

Mayan cities probably served mainly as centers of

The non-ethical,fear-inspiring religion of the Mayans has been compared to that of

The two cradles of agriculture in the Americas were in ____________________ and ____________________.

In the Americas,maize (corn)

The Cahokia civilization was

When Pachacuti Inca instituted the practice of split inheritance in the 1450s,he ensured that Peru would become

At the bottom of the social hierarchy in Aztec society were

In what major ways did North American and South American civilizations differ?

Which of the following statements was true of Aztec society?

Which of the following was not true of Pueblo Bonito?

____________________ was the mysterious mountaintop Inca city discovered in 1911.

The largest and most important mound-builder settlement is ____________________,which is located near ____________________ in Illinois.

The Inca leaders most often maintained control of those they conquered by

Mayan ruins have been compared to that of

The Moche in South America

Your text asserts that one of the greatest achievements of the Incan period was

The Aztec were probably the most accomplished pre-Columbian culture in the area of

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