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How did the Inca link their empire together?


A) There was a common ethnicity among the population.
B) All villages sent representatives to the capital to engage in sporting activities.
C) They had an advanced system of roads that held the empire together.
D) Scholars translated local texts into Quechua, making all people feel like part of the empire.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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The term Mesoamerica refers to what region?


A) The region stretching from present-day central Mexico to Nicaragua
B) Central and South America
C) The region stretching from the Great Lakes of North America to South America
D) Present-day Central America

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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What was the central food crop in the high altitude of the Andes?


A) Maize
B) Squash
C) Potatoes
D) Beans

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Khipu, a method for recording information, was made out of what?


A) Stone
B) Strings
C) Animal bones
D) Obsidian

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Use the following to answer questions : -Maya


A) The term used to designate the area spanning present-day central Mexico to Nicaragua.
B) An intricate system of knotted and colored strings used by early Andean cultures to store information such as census and tax records.
C) Boiling maize in a solution of water and mineral lime to break down compounds in the kernels, increasing their nutritional value.
D) The earliest advanced Mesoamerican civilization.
E) A Native American culture that thrived along Peru's northern coast between 100 and 800 C.E.
F) The name of the dynasty of rulers who built the largest and last indigenous empire across the Andes.
G) The official language of the Incas, it is still spoken by most Peruvians today.
H) A highly developed Mesoamerican culture centered in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. This culture created the most intricate writing system in the Western Hemisphere.
I) The monumental city-state that dominated trade in classical era Mesoamerica.
J) The language of the Aztecs, which they inherited from the Toltecs.
K) The dominant ethnic group of what is now Mexico, who created an empire based on war and religion that reached its height in the fifteenth century.
L) A large and prosperous Aztec city that was built starting in 1325. The Spanish admired it when they entered in 1519.

M) C) and H)
N) E) and K)

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How do the chinampa farming techniques, pictured here, differ from those of Europeans? How do the chinampa farming techniques, pictured here, differ from those of Europeans?   A)  They used hand-held farming implements. B)  They farmed in small, rectangular plots divided by canals. C)  Crops were planted in a systematic fashion. D)  Irrigation was an important part of the planting process.


A) They used hand-held farming implements.
B) They farmed in small, rectangular plots divided by canals.
C) Crops were planted in a systematic fashion.
D) Irrigation was an important part of the planting process.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What evidence in this photograph suggests that Monks Mound served as the political and religious center of the Mississippian community at Cahokia? What evidence in this photograph suggests that Monks Mound served as the political and religious center of the Mississippian community at Cahokia?   A)  It appears that no other mounds were built nearby. B)  It was located near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. C)  It has a multitiered design. D)  It is enormous in size with a large, flat top tier.


A) It appears that no other mounds were built nearby.
B) It was located near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
C) It has a multitiered design.
D) It is enormous in size with a large, flat top tier.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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What is a stele?


A) A floating garden where maize is grown
B) A ceremony in which war captives are sacrificed
C) A stone pillar monument on which Maya recorded important information
D) The ball used in an Aztec ballgame

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The Aztecs created a strong position in the lands of Mexico through which of the following?


A) Their worship of the god of war, Huitzilopochtli
B) Their promotion of a strong agricultural and commercial economy
C) Superior military technology
D) An alliance system based on trade and tribute, backed by the use of force

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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According to Map 11.2, "Major North American Agricultural Societies, ca. 600-1500 C.E.," which river traversed north to south through the heart of Mississippian territory? According to Map 11.2,  Major North American Agricultural Societies, ca. 600-1500 C.E.,  which river traversed north to south through the heart of Mississippian territory?   A)  The Ohio River B)  The Mississippi River C)  The Missouri River D)  The Rio Grande


A) The Ohio River
B) The Mississippi River
C) The Missouri River
D) The Rio Grande

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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In Aztec society, social status and mobility depended on which of the following?


A) Wealth
B) Intelligence
C) Military performance
D) Religious devotion

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Human sacrifice was a critical feature of the Aztec civilization. What role did human sacrifice play in Aztec civilization, including military, political, and religious practices? What impact did this have on the social structure of the Mexica? What explanations have scholars offered for this practice?

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How did the Maya survive their arid environment?


A) They used irrigation canals.
B) They dug deep wells.
C) They hauled water from the coast.
D) They found water in deep natural wells.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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What did the Aztecs believe they had to do to keep the sun moving and preserve life?


A) Build magnificent pyramids for their gods
B) Sacrifice human beings
C) Sacrifice livestock, particularly cattle
D) Destroy all competing societies

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Why did the Aztec Empire fall so quickly to the Spanish? What is the historical debate associated with the fall of the Aztecs?

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Use the following to answer questions : -khipu


A) The term used to designate the area spanning present-day central Mexico to Nicaragua.
B) An intricate system of knotted and colored strings used by early Andean cultures to store information such as census and tax records.
C) Boiling maize in a solution of water and mineral lime to break down compounds in the kernels, increasing their nutritional value.
D) The earliest advanced Mesoamerican civilization.
E) A Native American culture that thrived along Peru's northern coast between 100 and 800 C.E.
F) The name of the dynasty of rulers who built the largest and last indigenous empire across the Andes.
G) The official language of the Incas, it is still spoken by most Peruvians today.
H) A highly developed Mesoamerican culture centered in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. This culture created the most intricate writing system in the Western Hemisphere.
I) The monumental city-state that dominated trade in classical era Mesoamerica.
J) The language of the Aztecs, which they inherited from the Toltecs.
K) The dominant ethnic group of what is now Mexico, who created an empire based on war and religion that reached its height in the fifteenth century.
L) A large and prosperous Aztec city that was built starting in 1325. The Spanish admired it when they entered in 1519.

M) F) and K)
N) E) and G)

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At the age of six, Aztec boys entered a school that taught them


A) religion.
B) mathematics.
C) war.
D) politics.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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