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1
What type of housing did the people of the Northwest Coast build?
igloos
Pueblos of adobe brick
large villages with homes of wood
teepees
2
The Incan road system was built to allow...
armies and news to move rapidly throughout the empire.
people to travel from one village to another.
farmers to carry goods for trading with other empires.
people to get to church.
3
Mayas developed an accurate solar calendar so they could...
hold religious ceremonies at the correct moment.
record historical events
know when to celebrate Christmas
plant crops at the proper time.
4
Which of the following BEST describes the Mayan government?
Each city had its own ruling chief.
It was an oligarchy.
It had one emperor.
It was a democracy
5
A collection of knotted, colored strings used to keep records of the Incas was called the...
glyph
kiva
quipu
tribute
6
Which of the following civilizations ruled an area that included the Andes Mountains?
Olmecs
Incas
Aztecs
Navajos
7
What was the advantage for the Anasazi to build houses in the canyon cliffs?
The cliffs offered plenty of water.
The cliffs offered protection from raiders.
The cliffs offered better hunting for bobcats & bears.
The provided a space for them to paint.
8
World-wide temperature increase describes which word/phrase?
Divine Intervention
Global Warming
potlatch
Little Ice Age
9
The Incas united their empire by ...
forcing conquered peoples into slavery.
forcing conquered peoples to be human sacrifices.
forcing their language & religion on conquered peoples.
encouraging trade throughout the empire.
10
What was the language spoken by the Incas?
Chinampas
Quechua
Quipu
Spanish
11
What is the name for a large underground chamber used for religious ceremonies by the Anasazi?
chinampas
kiva
ayllus
Quechua
12
What is another name for a blend of different metals?
alloy
quipu
chinampa
tribute
13
What is the name for a pictograph carved into a surface, as the Nazca did in the deserts?
kiva
glyphs
plains
alloy
14
Which of the following civilizations ruled in an area that included Mexico's gulf coast?
Mayas
Anasazi
Incas
Natchez
15
Payment made by a conquered people is known as ...
chinampa
tribute
quipu
global warming
16
Native Americans in North America developed different cultures that were influence by ...
The Greeks
their environments
monotheism
Their emperors/chiefs
17
The name given to the Incan emperor was
Sapa
Chief
Olmec
Coya
18
Ceremonies in the Northwest Coast, where gifts were given to the entire community were called..
potlatches
tributes
glyphs
kivas
19
The capital of the Incan empire was...
Cuzco
Tikal
Coya
Tenochtitlan
20
These artificial islands were made of earth that were anchored to lakes in order to farm.
chinampas
alloy
quipu
kiva
21
The ancient ruins of the Incan civilization are found in ...
Cuzco
Tenochtitlan
Tikal
Macchu Picchu
22
What is the term for rolling flatlands?
plateaus
plains
kivas
potlatches
