Question 1

The later Mayan civilization seems to have been centered around

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A)   Mexico City.
B)   Mexico's west coast.
C)   Tel Amarna.
D)   Teotihuacán.
E)   the Yucatan Peninsula.

Question 2

Discoveries of tool kits from the archaic Period indicate that

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A)   hunting and gathering had become less important that previously.
B)   big game still provided a fair percentage of the people's food.
C)   the people used specialized hunting and gathering tools.
D)   tools from the period were designed more for processing plants than for use on animals.
E)   people did not eat animals such as mice, rats, and snakes.

Question 3

Aztec religion can best be described as

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A)   mathematical.
B)   intellectual.
C)   mystical.
D)   bloody.
E)   spiritual.

Question 4

Your text asserts that one of the greatest achievements of the Incan period was

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A)   their intensive and very successful agricultural system.
B)   the fortress-city of Machu Picchu.
C)   their system of roads, which was the greatest in the western hemisphere.
D)   the complete unification of their widespread empire.
E)   the construction of Cuzco, built completely of stone but without mortar.

Question 5

Which of the following was not true of the Olmec civilization?

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A)   The Olmecs developed a vast trade network extending as far south as Costa Rica.
B)   Olmec religion centered on the worship of feline gods.
C)   The Olmec were known for their highly developed masonry skills, as evidenced in the Great Pyramid.
D)   The Olmec were the most advanced of the Pre-Columbian Amerindians.
E)   The Olmec left behind large stone sculptures of heads, leaving us to ponder their purpose.

Question 6

____________________ was the language of the Inca Empire.

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Question 7

____________________ was the New World's largest city in the 1400s.

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Exam 11: The Americas Before Columbus

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