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What was “the Long Count"?
Which of the following best describes the Inca agricultural system
PRE COLUMBIAN-MESOAMERICA
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Which of the following best describes the Inca agricultural system
pepper and rice farms that were far away from farmers’ huts
highly complex farms that grew vanilla and sugarcane
high altitude terraced farms with precise irrigation systems
urban farms managed by women and children of noble birth
2
What was “the Long Count"?
It was the calendar created by the Maya based on destruction
50 Iroquois leaders who met regularly to settle differences
It was a method for irrigation developed by the Inca
Nazca lines, which included pictures of animals and shapes.
3
The Inca Empire set historical records
calendars
Knotted string or rope
written accounts
painted bark
4
One Maya calendar was based on a
150 day year
365 day year
30 day year
1,200 day year
5
The greatest political power in the Inca Empire was the
leader of the labor service in Cuzco
nobility from the provinces near Cuzco
emperor, who claimed to be divine
governor of each imperial quarter
6
The Maya city-states were
populated until the twentieth century.
regularly at war with each other.
governed by townspeople and peasants
sparsely populated religious centers
7
The king of the Aztec Empire
drawn from the lower classes of landless laborers or farmers
claimed lineage with the gods and ruled over the empire
mysteriously left his homeland in the Valley of Mexico
opposed the common Mesoamerican practice of human sacrifice.
8
Which was the first group to bring metal-working to Mesoamerica?
Toltec
Aztec
Iroquois
Maya
9
To create a well-organized empire, Pachacuti
divided his lands into four quarters, each appointed a ruler
streamlined democracy that allowed for citizen participation
ended practices of forced labor and human sacrifice
technology produced maize and beans
10
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the Mayan concept of divine power
There were several gods, with Itzamna as supreme god
nature was seen as divine, so there were no god-like figures
There was only one god, Itzamna.
There were several gods, with the Jaguar god as supreme god.
11
The Aztec initially accepted the Spanish because
believed that the representatives of Quetzalcoatl returned
the wanted weapons and armor the Spaniards possessed
the Spanish did not remain long enough to cause a threat
the Spanish showered them with exotic gifts
12
Which of the following did the Nazca culture adopt from the Chavin culture?
the building of temples and pyramids
the practice of etching grooves in the rocky soil
their writing system
their style of pottery
13
The Aztec Triple Alliance formed between three city-states
developed after the reign of Montezuma
was well organized and peaceful, avoiding war
ruled from atlantic to pacific and south as far Guatemala
was created after Aztecs fled from islands
14
Pachacuti did which of the following to encourage loyalty
Laborers were moved to the part of the country most in need
Local governors were bribed with gold from defeated empires.
Children were taken hostage and sent to the capital
peasants were given land on which they were allowed to farm
15
The _____ were the first people in the region to work in gold and silver
Aztec
Nazca
Toltec
Maya
16
On ceremonial occasions and to appease the gods, the Maya
burned large quantities of maize.
practiced human sacrifice of war captives
climbed to the central pyramid’s shrine
wrote and performed lengthy war songs
17
The astonishing monuments and buildings in the Inca city of Cuzco were
built close-fitting stones that could withstand earthquakes.
with stone and a kind of unique mortar made of volcanic rock
made of gold that was mined by forced labor
European visitors were not permitted to enter the city.
18
Which of the following best describes Maya social structure
division of labor existed. Men and women shared tasks
Peasants, townspeople, and scribes elected new rulers
Scribe and nobles supported absolute rulers who ruled others
Townspeople and scribes farmed crops on terraced land
19
The Aztec government was authoritarian, ruled by a monarch who
gave tributes to the territorial lords
refused assistance from the nobility
delegated power to merchants and officials
claimed to be descended from the gods
20
Which people preserved, especially in pottery, the Chavin culture?
Toltec
Nazca
Maya
Aztec
21
The Hopewell people are especially known for
the colorful beads they made.
painted bark
the earth mounds they built
the colorful beads they made
22
Aztec religion was based on a belief in a struggle between which of the following
jungle and civilization
men and women
gods and men
good and evil
23
Why did Inca wise men turn historical events into spoken stories
Written historical records were forbidden.
Storytelling was considered sacred
The Inca prized poetry and music
The Inca lacked a system of writing
24
Which small Inca city was built at an elevation of 8,000 feet
Moche
Quechua
Chimor
Machu Picchu
25
The hieroglyphs describe the accomplishments of which great Mayan ruler?
Huayna Capac
Pacal
Moctezuma I
Pachacuti
26
What led to a prosperous culture in the Mississippi River valley in A.D. 700
development of longhouse
shift to full time farming
start of mound building
end of inter-tribal welfare
