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Early Americas

Mayas Aztecs IncasConquist-adores

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1-1001 - 100

Where is Mesoamerica?a.the southern part of what is now Mexico

and parts of the northern countries of Central America

b.the central United States and the northern part of Mexico

c.from present-day Panama to the southern end of the Amazon

d.from the southeastern United States and encompassing the islands of the Caribbean

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a. the southern part of what is now Mexico and parts of the northern countries of Central America

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What is the most accepted theory as to how the first people arrived in the Americas?

a.Sea travelers from islands in the South Pacific sailed to the Americas.

b.People walked across a land bridge that crossed the Bering Strait.

c.People traveled over frozen seas from northern Europe and then into North America.

d.Sea travelers sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa.

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b. People walked across a land bridge

that crossed the Bering Strait.

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Which crop helped establish a reliable food source for the early people in Mesoamerica?

a. cacao beans c. beansb. maize d. squash

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b. maize

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In order to increase the amount of land to cultivate, farmers

a.filled in large portions of swampland to create new crop fields.

b.shaped nearby hillsides into flat terraces on which to plant crops.

c.invaded neighboring peoples to take over cropland.

d.flattened hills.

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•b. shaped nearby hillsides into flat

terraces on which to plant crops.

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The first people to arrive in the Americas were

a. fishers from the west coast of Africa.

b. farmers from northern Europe.

c. hunter-gatherers.d. herders from Asia.

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c. hunter-gatherers.

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2-1001 - 100

What caused the collapse of the Maya civilization?

a. European countries invaded.b. Diseases wiped out most of the

population.c. Historians aren’t sure but think

it was a mix of several factors.d. Several large earthquakes

destroyed the Maya cities.

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c. Historians aren’t sure but think it was a mix of several factors.

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2-200

What significant mathematical concept did the Maya help develop?

a. They developed geometry.b. They were one of the first peoples

with a symbol for zero. c. They discovered pi.d. They were the first to work with

algebra.

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•b. They were one of the first peoples with a

symbol for zero.

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2-300

What is the significance of the Popol Vuh?

a. This book is a valuable source of information about the Maya.

b. This book details the Spanish expeditions to the Americas.

c. This book explains Maya mathematics.

d. This book is a collection of all the important Maya songs.

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•a. This book is a valuable source of

information about the Maya.

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2-400

A tribute wasa. a payment to a more powerful ruler or

country.b. a special musical ceremony performed

by the citizens of conquered cities.c. the name given to the ruler of the

Aztec Empire.d. a rare gem found along the shores of

Lake Texcoco.

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a. a payment to a more powerful ruler or country.

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2-500 The period during which the Maya spread to the Yucatán Peninsula is called the

a. Great Migration.b. Yucatán Era.c. Classic Age.d. Golden Age.

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•c. Classic Age.

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3-1001 - 100

•Which of the following is the name for the type of floating gardens the Aztecs built?

a. malinchista c.chinampas b. quipus d.causeway

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•c. chinampas

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3-200

What prompted Moctezuma II to welcome Hernán Cortés?

a.Moctezuma thought that Cortés was the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.

b.Moctezuma knew that Cortés had a more powerful army.

c.Moctezuma wanted to trick Cortés into believing he was welcome.

d.Moctezuma planned to make a secret alliance with Cortés.

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•a. Moctezuma thought that Cortés was the

Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.

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A codexa. is the Aztec calendar.b. is the type of temple the

Aztecs built.c. is the Aztec religion.d. is a book of historical

records.

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•d. is a book of historical records.

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These great towns and pyramids and buildings rising from the water, all made of stone, seemed like an enchanted vision. . . It was all so wonderful that I do not know how to describe this first glimpse of things never heard of, seen, or dreamed of before.

The speaker in the passage above isa.describing his first view of a European city.b.retelling a dream told to him by Moctezuma IIc. describing his first visit to Tenochtitlán.d.explaining how the towns in the empire were

organized.

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•c.describing his first visit to

Tenochtitlán.

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3-500 An Aztec community of families that shared land, schools, and a temple was called

a. a codex. c. a chinampab. the mita. d. a calpulli.

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•d. a calpulli.

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4-1001 - 100

Before the Europeans arrived, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán was a

a. group of farming villages with about 100,000 people.

b. city with limited trade.c. center of the Catholic religion.d. thriving city with about 200,000

residents.

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d. thriving city with about 200,000

residents.

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4-200

Which of the following was not a reason the Spanish explorers and soldiers came to the Americas?

a. to explore new landsb. to search for goldc. to spread the Catholic religion d. to gain religious freedom

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d. to gain religious freedom

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4-300

What did the Spaniards unknowingly bring with them that helped them conquer the Aztecs?

a. small insects that ate the Aztecs’ main crops

b. deadly diseases, such as smallpox

c. stowaway slaves that helped the Spaniards in battle

d. horses

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•b. deadly diseases, such as smallpox

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4-400

Who was the Aztec woman who helped Cortés defeat the Aztecs?

a.Huitzilopochtlic.Malintzinb.Tlaloc d.Pachacuti

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•c.Malintzin

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4-500

Which of the following groups of people were the lowest class in Aztec society?

a. farmers and slavesb. merchants and artisansc. priests and warriorsd. slaves and warriors

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a. farmers and slaves

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5-1001 - 100

Where did the first Incas live?

a. in the northern part of what is now Mexico

b. along the coastline of eastern South America

c. in the rain forests of the Amazon

d. in the Andes Mountains

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d. in the Andes Mountains

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The capital city of the Inca Empire was

a. Chimú. c. Cuzco.

b. Nazca. d. Machu Pichu.

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•c. Cuzco.

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Establishing Quechua as the official language of the Inca Empire was important because

a. only Inca leaders could speak it, which helped them hold on to their power.

b. it was the only way the Incas could keep their religion secret.

c. it helped them communicate with the conquistadors.

d. it helped unify the empire.

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•d. it helped unify the empire.

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The Inca labor tax system called the mita required

a. all Inca children to become laborers and travel to distant villages.

b. Inca citizens to “pay” the government in labor instead of money.

c. all citizens to serve in the army.d. each household to determine how

best to support the government.

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•b. Inca citizens to “pay” the government

in labor instead of money.

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Who was the leader of the Spanish conquistadors who invaded the Inca Empire?

a.Hernán Cortés c.Pachacutib. Francisco Pizarro d. Huamán

Poma

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•b. Francisco Pizarro

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6-1001 - 100What were the main sources of food of

the early people in the Americas?a. early types of corn and other

vegetables that they could growb. various types of large birds such as

turkeys, ducks, and geesec. fish and other foods from the sea

d. bison, woolly mammoths, fruits, nuts, and wild grains

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d. bison, woolly mammoths, fruits,

nuts, and wild grains

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Which of the following peoples formed the first urban civilization in Mesoamerica?

a. the Maya c. the Chavínb. the Olmec d. the Zuni

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•b. the Olmec

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6-300

What is obsidian?a. a spice used throughout the

Maya civilizationb. a type of seashell that the Maya

used as moneyc. a rare and valuable tree that

produces the most beautiful lumber

d. a glasslike volcanic rock that the Maya traded

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d. a glasslike volcanic rock that the Maya traded

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6-400

When early people learned to plant seeds and farm, what major impact did this have on their lives?

a.They were able to settle in one place.b.They could bring their seeds with them as

they moved from place to place.c.They could then focus on finding other

sources of food.d.They had to set up food distribution

systems.

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a. They were able to settle in one place.

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6-500

What was special about cacao beans?a.They had great value, were restricted to

only the most important Maya, and used as money.

b.They were used in very important religious ceremonies.

c.They were used as the primary food for children throughout the Maya world.

d.People in the highlands needed cacao beans for dietary purposes.

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•a. They had great value, were restricted

to only the most important Maya, and

used as money.

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