BJU Heritage Studies 6 Chapter 11 Test

Question 1

What separated the North and South American continents from other continents of the world?

Accepted Answer

oceans

Question 2

Which of these is not a reason for the decline of the Mayan civilization?

Accepted Answer

the Mayas embraced Christianity

Question 3

Mayan women shared responsibilities with the men, including preparing meals, making clothes, and caring for children.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Mayas were animists and believed that each person had a spiritual guide called a Wayob.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Facts about the Olmecs include all of these except that they ________.

Accepted Answer

invented the game of baseball

Question 6

What impacts did the Olmecs have on other Mesoamerican cultures? (mark all that apply)

Accepted Answer

the use of tree sap to make rubber, the calendar used for centuries in Mexico, the importance of astronomy and religious rituals

Question 7

Which geographic features in Mesoamerica had an impact on the development of civilization? (mark all that apply)

Accepted Answer

bodies of water and mountains, rainforests and coastal plains

Question 8

The Aztecs settled on an island that was a swamp and built their city on two small islands.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Similarities between the Mayas and Aztecs would include that _______. (mark all that apply)

Accepted Answer

both groups practiced trade, both groups advanced astronomy, both groups used hieroglyphics

Question 10

How did Diego de Landa contribute to the understanding of the Mayan culture?

Accepted Answer

He studied the Mayas of the 1500s and their ancestors., His writings provide much of what is known about the Mayas., He translated Mayan writings into Spanish

Question 11

Mayas believed that ______. (mark all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Heaven had thirteen layers, each with its own god, the world was flat and four gods held up each corner, the underworld had nine layers, each with a lord of the night, at death, people went to the underworld through a cenote

Question 12

The Olmecs settled in the lowlands and along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Consequences of the Spanish invasion of the Aztec civilization include __________. (choose all that apply)

Accepted Answer

The Europeans brought diseases that killed many indigenous people., The people revolted against Spanish control and Montezuma died., Montezuma welcomed Cortes with gifts but was arrested and held hostage, Cortes seized control of the City of Tenochtitlan

Question 14

All people require just treatment, including the Aztecs, because they were made in the image of God.

Accepted Answer

True

BJU Heritage Studies 6 Chapter 11 Test

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BJU Heritage Studies 6 Chapter 11 Test

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