Deck 6: Ancient China to 221 Bce

Question 1

How did ancient Andean civilizations calculate and record data?

A)used astrological projections
B)used books known as codices
C)used papyrus scrolls
D)used cuneiform tablets
E)used quipus

Answer 1

used quipus

Question 2

Which of the following statements was true of Early Peruvian civilizations?

A)The El Niño effect usually improved fishing prospects for the year.
B)The inhabitants established early on a major cotton textile industry.
C)Early Peruvians isolated themselves from trade and exchange with outsiders.
D)Food shortages were often worse in Peru than in Mesoamerica, due to more mountainous terrain.
E)Earliest settlers to the area appeared along the rivers flowing from the Peruvian mountains.

Answer 2

The inhabitants established early on a major cotton textile industry.

Question 3

Which of the following is true of the Clovis culture?

A)the earliest hunting culture of which we have evidence
B)a hunting-gathering culture that arose in central Mexico
C)the originator of the use of the atlatl
D)the first group of migrants to the New World
E)began during the Archaic Period, when finding sufficient fruits and berries became problematic

Answer 3

the earliest hunting culture of which we have evidence

Question 4

Beringia connected Northeast Asia with which portion of a present-day land mass?

A)Argentina
B)Peru
C)Oregon
D)Alaska
E)British Columbia

Question 5

When did Asian migrants begin entering the Western Hemisphere?

A)During the Neolithic Period from 1000 B.C.E. to 1000 C.E.
B)During the Archaic Period from 8000 B.C.E. to 1000 B.C.E.
C)Before Homo sapiens reached the rest of the world.
D)In distinct waves between 20,000 B.C.E. and 10,000 B.C.E.
E)During the migration of the Austronesians in about 4000 B.C.E.

Question 6

Where were the Woodland civilizations located?

A)east of the Mississippi River
B)in southern Mexico
C)in Central America
D)on the Pacific coastline
E)deep within the Amazon rainforest

Question 7

Which of the following is most descriptive of the Amerindian civilizations during the Archaic Period?

A)They were made up of small, highly mobile family groups.
B)They lacked any social structure.
C)They were sedentary and lived in large villages.
D)They developed impressive metalworking skills.
E)They appear to have had no reverence for nature.

Question 8

What type of structure did Neolithic native societies construct in their villages?

A)burial chambers
B)stilted houses
C)sod houses
D)pit houses
E)blunt-tipped pyramids

Question 9

All of the following statements are true of the Olmec civilization EXCEPT

A)They centered their civilization on ceremonial hubs near the port of Veracruz.
B)They established extensive trade networks in Central America.
C)They used maize tortillas as portable meals.
D)They had a writing system and accurate calendars.
E)They placed emphasis on political power instead of religious practices.

Question 10

What skill did the Neolithic natives north of the Rio Grande River fail to develop?

A)cultivating wild plants
B)creating cord-motif pottery
C)using a bow and arrow
D)smelting metals of all types
E)building earthen mounds

Question 11

The Neolithic Native American societies were able to create impressive cultural and agricultural achievements despite lacking what element?

A)They lacked a balanced diet.
B)They lacked permanent settlements.
C)They lacked a trade network.
D)They lacked draft animals, wheeled carts, and pulleys.
E)They lacked advanced irrigation systems to support their crops.

Question 12

What was the main difference between North American Paleoindians and Central and South American Paleoindians?

A)North American Paleoindians cultivated llamas for a protein source.
B)Central and South American Paleoindians built burial mounds.
C)North American Paleoindians relied heavily on wild plants as a food source.
D)Central and South American Paleoindians were not big game hunters.
E)Central and South American Paleoindians did not use small tools.

Question 13

Which of the following was characteristic of the Clovis culture?

A)They used large spearheads.
B)They hunted only small game.
C)They do not appear to have used animal hides.
D)They used atlatls exclusively for hunting.
E)They built burial mounds.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true of the Adena culture?

A)They settled in southeast Mexico.
B)They had terraced and well irrigated farm lands.
C)They domesticated beans and maize.
D)They wove woolen textiles for trade.
E)They covered the dead under earthen mounds.

Question 15

Which of the following statement best describes the Folsom culture?

A)They wove cotton fishing nets.
B)They smelted metals of all kinds.
C)They built permanent villages when they transitioned to agriculture.
D)They used smaller, fluted spearheads for hunting.
E)They hunted woolly mammoth, giant sloths, and giant bison.

Question 16

On which axis is the Western Hemisphere oriented?

A)north-to-west axis
B)south-to-east axis
C)northwest-to-east axis
D)north-to-south axis
E)east-to-west axis

Question 17

In the Americas, which food was grown over a huge geographical area and became the staple grain for a large part of the Amerindian population?

A)maize, or Indian corn
B)pumpkins
C)yams, or sweet potatoes
D)wild figs
E)sweet cactus

Question 18

What was the main reason for the disappearance of both the Clovis and Folsom cultures?

A)social infighting
B)absorbed by nearby cultures
C)climate change
D)overpopulation
E)rise of militarism

Question 19

The Olmec civilization did  NOT  contain which of the following cultural elements?

A)stone pyramids
B)sacred ball courts
C)a writing system used for record keeping
D)iron smelting for weaponry
E)enormous basalt head sculptures

Question 20

What cultural practices distinguished the Adena culture from other Woodland civilizations?

A)Their burial practices and their style of pottery.
B)They created stone sculptures of leaders.
C)They had extensive written records.
D)They calculated and recorded data using quipus.
E)They cultivated cotton to use for textile weaving.

Question 21

The only native grain in South America was ____________________.

Question 22

The best known of the Woodland Societies was the ____________________, which was distinguished by burial mounds and fabric-motif pottery.

Question 23

The early Andean cultures used ____________________ as part of the ritual to bury the dead.

Question 24

The earliest known Mesoamerican civilization was that of the ____________________.

Question 25

What are two examples of the animals the Peruvian people raised for food?

A)camels and sheep
B)horses and cows
C)turtles and frogs
D)turkeys and hamsters
E)guinea pigs and llamas

Question 26

The Olmec are believed to have had which of the following types of government?

A)democracy
B)oligarchy
C)monarchy
D)republic
E)theocracy

Question 27

The Andean knotted cords used for calculating numerical data are known as ____________________.

Question 28

What land masses make up the Polynesian Triangle?

A)Hawai'i, Easter Island, and New Zealand
B)Bismarck Arch, Fiji, and Samoa
C)Tahiti, Australia, and New Zealand
D)Hawai'i, Taiwan, and Philippines
E)Easter Island, Samoa, and Australia

Question 29

Why does our knowledge of ancient Andean societies come mainly from archeological evidence?

A)They had no writing system.
B)Their oral traditions were destroyed by conquering societies.
C)The conquering civilizations destroyed all written records.
D)They lacked a literate population to record events.
E)They placed a greater emphasis on warfare.

Question 30

The ____________________ was a large, notched, leaf-shaped spearhead used to kill large animals.

Question 31

Which of the following statements was NOT true about the role of textiles in Andean civilizations?

A)Textiles were considered a gift of gratitude to the gods.
B)Weaving evolved from making cotton fishing nets.
C)Textiles played no role in the culture, religion, and trade.
D)Finely woven textiles were made from alpaca wool.
E)Craftspeople braided rope cables to make bridges.

Question 32

Because of their language family, the ancestors of the Polynesians, Indonesians, and  Malaysians  are classified as ____________________.

Question 33

The land bridge connecting Asia and North America during the last Ice Age is known as  ____________________.

Question 34

The animal revered most by the Olmecs as part of their religious faith was the ____________________.

Question 35

All of the following statements are true of Austronesians EXCEPT

A)They were accomplished farmers, fishermen, and shellfish gatherers.
B)They domesticated the llama and pig to add protein to their diets.
C)They handcrafted tools from shells and stone.
D)They practiced tattooing as part of their early cultural traditions.
E)They invented seaworthy outrigger canoes for ocean travel.

Question 36

What caused the collapse of the Chavin civilization?

A)They were supplanted by the Folsom culture.
B)They collapsed because their megafauna food source died out.
C)They collapsed from overpopulation, social stratification, and rising militarism.
D)They were supplanted by the neighboring Mayan civilization.
E)They collapsed due to the lack of a groundwater source.

Question 37

Folsom culture spear-throwing implements are called ____________________.

Question 38

​Which group is considered the first migrants to arrive in the New World?

A)​Woodland
B)​Adena
C)​Paleoindians
D)​Amerindians
E)​Austronesians

Question 39

What was the main role of women in ancient Andean civilizations?

A)They spun and wove all textiles.
B)They were responsible for carrying water to the village.
C)They were the recordkeepers for the society.
D)They participated in elaborate religious rituals.
E)They irrigated the fields to grow crops.

Question 40

How far west did the Austronesians sail and colonize while traveling across the Indian Ocean?

A)as far as the Hawaiian Islands
B)to some parts of the Bismarck Archipelago
C)to the coast of New Zealand
D)to the island of Madagascar off the coast of east Africa
E)to the edge of South America

Question 41

Compare and contrast trade, lifestyle, and culture of the Woodland, Mesoamerican, and Andean civilizations.

Question 42

Term for identification: maize cultivation

Question 43

Explain the major differences and similarities between the North American and South American civilizations.

Question 44

Term for identification: atlatls

Question 45

Term for identification: Chavin civilization

Question 46

Trace the development of food production, including  agriculture  as well as livestock and poultry, in the Americas.  Explain the role trade played in food production.

Question 47

Term for identification: Paleoindians

Question 48

Explain how the Austronesians, Lapita, and Polynesians  successfully  migrated across such large expanses of ocean in ancient times.

Question 49

Term for identification: Woodland civilizations

Question 50

Term for identification: Clovis Culture

Question 51

Term for identification: Austronesians

Question 52

Explain how the climate affected the development of each of the major civilizations in the Americas including the Woodland, Mesoamerican, and Andean civilizations.

Question 53

Term for identification: Peruvian textiles

Question 54

Term for identification: pit house

Question 55

Term for identification: Beringia

Question 56

Compare and contrast the Neolithic, Paleolithic, and Archaic periods in the Americas. Explain how the change in the environment impacted the societies who migrated to the Americas during these time periods.