The term Mesoamerica refers to what region?

The region stretching from Nicaragua to southern California.

The Inca determined a new ruler in which of the following ways?

Sons & brothers would compete for kingship.

Which statement characterizes the fall of Maya civilization?

Decline occurred bc of agricultural failures & other factors

In the Inca Empire, what was mit'a?

The system of conscripting labor from villages.

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1
The term Mesoamerica refers to what region?
Present-day central America.
The region stretching from the Great Lakes to South America.
The region stretching from Nicaragua to southern California.
Central and South America.
2
Few Maya texts have survived because most of the books were destroyed by which of the following
Warfare.
Aztec invaders.
Floods.
Spanish priests.
3
Most of the people sacrificed by the Aztecs were ___________.
Volunteers.
War captives.
Members of the royal family.
Convicted criminals.
4
What did Aztecs believe they had to do to keep the sun moving to preserve life?
Destroy all competing societies.
Build magnificent pyramids for the gods.
Sacrifice livestock, particularly cattle.
Sacrifice human beings.
5
Which of the following was the staple crop of the Aztecs?
Corn.
Cotton.
Beans.
Squash.
6
The Inca determined a new ruler in which of the following ways?
Sons & brothers would compete for kingship.
Brothers of the deceased ruler would compete for kingship.
Primogeniture - the eldest son became the next ruler.
Sons of the deceased ruler would compete for kingship.
7
This ancient American civilization created complex road systems through high mountain ranges.
Olmec.
Maya.
Aztec.
Inca.
8
Aztec society was divided into which of the following?
Allyu.
Clans.
Calpulli.
Kin groups.
9
What kind of notation system did the Inca use to record financial and labor obligations?
Khipu.
The abacus.
Woven rugs.
Hieroglyphics.
10
The Inca Empire was able to grow so rapidly for which of the following reasons?
Gift exchanges, marital exchanges, & political alliances.
Military conquest.
All of the above.
Threat of warfare.
11
Which statement characterizes the fall of Maya civilization?
The Maya fell to the superior strength of the Toltecs.
Maya civilization was conquered by the Aztecs.
Decline occurred bc of agricultural failures & other factors
Decline occurred bc of the arrival of the Spanish.
12
For the Inca, the most important source of wealth was which of the following?
Human labor.
Gold and Silver.
Land.
Llamas and Alpacas.
13
In the Inca Empire, what was mit'a?
The system of maintenance for the royal mummies.
The system of drafting soldiers.
The system of conscripting labor from villages.
The system of collecting monetary taxes.
14
What Mesoamerican group harnessed the chinampa? (A floating garden for agricultural purposes).
Maya.
Olmec.
Inca.
Aztec.
15
Which of the following was the largest group in Aztec society?
Serfs.
Commoners.
Slaves.
Nobles.

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Chapter 11 Test

Flashcards15 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 15

Answers

1
The term Mesoamerica refers to what region?
Present-day central America.
The region stretching from the Great Lakes to South America.
The region stretching from Nicaragua to southern California.
Central and South America.
2
Few Maya texts have survived because most of the books were destroyed by which of the following
Warfare.
Aztec invaders.
Floods.
Spanish priests.
3
Most of the people sacrificed by the Aztecs were ___________.
Volunteers.
War captives.
Members of the royal family.
Convicted criminals.
4
What did Aztecs believe they had to do to keep the sun moving to preserve life?
Destroy all competing societies.
Build magnificent pyramids for the gods.
Sacrifice livestock, particularly cattle.
Sacrifice human beings.
5
Which of the following was the staple crop of the Aztecs?
Corn.
Cotton.
Beans.
Squash.
6
The Inca determined a new ruler in which of the following ways?
Sons & brothers would compete for kingship.
Brothers of the deceased ruler would compete for kingship.
Primogeniture - the eldest son became the next ruler.
Sons of the deceased ruler would compete for kingship.
7
This ancient American civilization created complex road systems through high mountain ranges.
Olmec.
Maya.
Aztec.
Inca.
8
Aztec society was divided into which of the following?
Allyu.
Clans.
Calpulli.
Kin groups.
9
What kind of notation system did the Inca use to record financial and labor obligations?
Khipu.
The abacus.
Woven rugs.
Hieroglyphics.
10
The Inca Empire was able to grow so rapidly for which of the following reasons?
Gift exchanges, marital exchanges, & political alliances.
Military conquest.
All of the above.
Threat of warfare.
11
Which statement characterizes the fall of Maya civilization?
The Maya fell to the superior strength of the Toltecs.
Maya civilization was conquered by the Aztecs.
Decline occurred bc of agricultural failures & other factors
Decline occurred bc of the arrival of the Spanish.
12
For the Inca, the most important source of wealth was which of the following?
Human labor.
Gold and Silver.
Land.
Llamas and Alpacas.
13
In the Inca Empire, what was mit'a?
The system of maintenance for the royal mummies.
The system of drafting soldiers.
The system of conscripting labor from villages.
The system of collecting monetary taxes.
14
What Mesoamerican group harnessed the chinampa? (A floating garden for agricultural purposes).
Maya.
Olmec.
Inca.
Aztec.
15
Which of the following was the largest group in Aztec society?
Serfs.
Commoners.
Slaves.
Nobles.