Why were the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings abandoned after taking so much time to construct?

droughts and lack of resources.

Why was Templo mayor seen as sacred?

Legend of an eagle on a cactus with a snake in its mouth

Where was the Stela of Chavin originally placed?

Inside the temple at the center

Native American artworks often show the influence of Europeans in that they

used European materials in their work

How did the Anasazi people construct the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings?

They used stone and mud mortar along with wooden beams.

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1
What was the purpose of bloodletting in Mayan culture?
a coming of age ritual
religious practice
healing properties
offered as a sacrifice
2
Why were the Yaxchilán lintels essential to the cities of Maya?
As decorations for the exterior of buildings
To honor royal ancestors and gods
To provide dynastic records both in text and image.
All of the above
3
Why were the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings abandoned after taking so much time to construct?
droughts and lack of resources.
People were naturally nomadic and grew restless.
potential threat of dangerous animals and people.
They were forced to leave by dangerous foreign invaders.
4
Why was Serpent Mound created?
Alien plans
For Serpent god
As a compass
No one really knows
5
The cultures in the area of the Great Serpent Mound associated snakes with?
Supernatural powers
symbol of peace
Destruction or ruin
The tribe’s chief
6
Why was Templo mayor seen as sacred?
Jaguar was perched on a rock resembling power
Legend of an eagle on a cactus with a snake in its mouth
Sacrifice and the god of war and the sun led them there.
Aztecans fought for the land against the Tenochtitlan
7
Templo Mayor contained a disk at the bottom of the pyramid which represents
Power of deities if one disobeyed
Birth of a deity
Fertility
The blood thirst of the aztecs
8
Where is the serpent mound located?
Mississippi
Northern Highlands, Peru
Great Salt Lake,Utah
Southern Ohio
9
Where is Chavin de Huantar is located?
Mississipi
Peru
Ecuador
Mexico
10
Where was the Stela of Chavin originally placed?
on top of the temple
Outside the temple as decoration
In a doorway at the entrance
Inside the temple at the center
11
Native American artworks often show the influence of Europeans in that they
used European materials in their work
portrayed European historical events with their own
adapted European faith traditions
experimented with European techniques like chiaroscuro
12
The Yaxchilán lintels were carved from ___________ in high relief.
Wood
Marble
Volcanic rock
Limestone
13
The Mesa Verde dwellings in the American southwest had an area called Kiva which was used for?
living
protection from the elements
to grow food
ceremonies and gatherings.
14
Transformation masks are best understood as works
used as a display similar to totem poles
used to recall ancestral spirits to cast a spell
part of a larger ceremony
used as centerpieces in homes
15
What does Lanzón mean in Spanish?
standing figure
great spear
great stone
mother culture
16
How did the Anasazi people construct the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings?
They stacked limestone with plaster.
They stacked and fitted the sandstone together.
They used Adobe, sand, and wooden beams.
They used stone and mud mortar along with wooden beams.

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