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WH - CH 14 Pre-Columbian Era
Test Description: Pre-Columbian Era
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What occurred in Eastern North America in A.D. 700?
A
shift toward full-time farming
B
introduction of the Iroquois Grand Council
C
collapse of city-state Cahokia
D
mass movement into urban settlement
2) The desert-dwelling Anasazi built their pueblos using
A
wooden poles and buffalo skin.
B
grasses and animal hides.
C
sun-dried brick and stones.
D
tree bark and wooden poles.
3) Which of the following best describes the Maya civilization?
A
It was composed of city-states that were ruled by a class of hereditary nobles.
B
It was founded in the Mississippi River valley and is responsible for the city of Cahokia.
C
It was composed of related families from which clan mothers chose members for the Grand Council.
D
It flourished in the Southwest and built multi-storied structures called pueblos.
4) Maya rulers, such as the powerful Pacal,
A
opposed the priestly practice of human sacrifice.
B
were elected by the population at times determined by the Maya calendar.
C
were supported by a group of scribes and ruled over peasants and townspeople.
D
maintained a steady peace with leaders of other Maya city- states.
5) From the Maya perspective, all of life was
A
in the hands of divine powers, such as Itzamna.
B
the product of the jaguar god, an evil god of the night.
C
the responsibility of the priest-like scribes.
D
seen as sacred, especially the lives of people.
6) Which is true of the Maya sacred calendar?
A
Only trained nobles could read or use the calendar.
B
The calendar used a number system based on units of 10.
C
It was a solar calendar of 365 days.
D
It was divided into 18 months and 20 days each.
7) The Toltec were the first people in Mesoamerica to
A
construct temples and palaces.
B
irrigate crops with canals.
C
grow maize and peppers.
D
work in gold, silver, and copper.
8) Which people were able to extend their empire across much of Mexico, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and to the Guatemalan border?
A
the Iroquois
B
the Maya
C
the Aztec
D
the Toltec
9) Aztec society was made up of nobles, indentured workers, slaves, and commoners, and it was ruled by a monarch who
A
ruled with the consent of the people who elected him.
B
rose with hard work through the social orders.
C
met the wishes of a council of lords and government officials.
D
was all powerful and claimed to be the descendant of gods.
10) According to Aztec religious beliefs, the creation and destruction of the four worlds were caused by
A
the sleeping and waking of the evil jaguar god.
B
a never ending battle between good and evil.
C
the birth and aging of the feathered Quetzalcoatl.
D
ruled with the consent of the people who elected him.
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