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The chinampas of the Amerindians in central Mexico were a(n)

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agricultural technique

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"america" got its name because

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mapmakers wrongly believed America Vespucci saw parts of the New World before Columbus

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Why did Columbus call the natives in the new world "Indians?"

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because he thought he was in India

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The native that Columbus first encountered in the Americas called themselves

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Tainos

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All agriculture in the Americas was plowed by what?

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human labor

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What destination was Columbus trying to reach on his initial voyage?

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India

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The most accurate assessment of the contemporary history of the peoples of the Americas is that they entered through where?

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Crossed into America from Russia Siberia

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T/F: Potatoes were the central crop for groups living in lowland Mexico.

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False (Maize)

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T/F: Malnutrition was the biggest killer of Native Americas.

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False (new bacteria brought by Europeans)

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T/F: There term "New World" came from America Vespucci.

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True

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The richest concentration of mound buildings found in the Americas is in

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the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys

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Norte Chico in Peru contains the earliest example of what architectural structure?

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Step Pyramids

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What term was given for a collection knots strings that provided system of record keeping?

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Khipu

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After the Olmecs, subsequent Mesoamerican peoples adapted a ball game, which uses a mixture of sports and _____________.

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ritual

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At Norte Chico, archeologists have found a gourd with a drawing of ______________.

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a fanged god

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The main crop grown by the Amerindians was called _____________.

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maize/corn

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By 900 BCE the center of early Olmec culture was likely destroyed by

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invaders from the north

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T/F: Large structures for political and religious purposes began to be built earlier in South America than in North America.

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True

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T/F: The Olmecs created the first society with cities in North America.

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False

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T/F: The Olmecs developed a writing system in order to record religious traditions.

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False

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The theory that the Maya people originated in southern Oregon and Northern California is based on what kind of evidence?

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DNA

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The largest Mayan religious and ceremonial center was

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Tikal

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Unity in the Mayan world was developed by a common language and ________________.

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trade and commerce

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What document provides us with the mythological narratives and dynastic history of the Maya?

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Book of Council

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Teotihuacan's religious system is largely unknown, although they may have worshipped Quetzalcoatl, a ______________.

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feathered serpent god

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T/F: Under Tola, the Toltecs extended their power over central Mexico.

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False

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T/F: The Mayan decline is attributed to a combination of agricultural failures, over population and disease.

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True

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T/F: The classical era in Mesoamerican and North America lasted from 300 to 500 CE.

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False

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The leader of the Mississippian people had religious responsibilities and managed what?

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trade and gift giving

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The most important mound-building people who existed in present-day Ohio were the ___________.

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Hopewell

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What led to the decline of the Hohokam and Anasazi?

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agricultural depletion

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Mound building had many purposed that included _______________

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a way to honor the gods burial chambers for all individuals platforms for houses

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Cahokia was destroyed in part by floods, which worsened when ____________________.

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the forests were stripped of trees to build an interior wooden fence

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In the 15th nd 16th centuries a group of _____________ formed an association to lessen intergroup violence.

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Iroquois

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T/F: Largest dirt mounds were for political leaders.

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False

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T/F: The most extensive mound builders were the Hopewell.

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True

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T/F: The Mississippian religious ideas consisted an Overworld and an Underworld.

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True

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The early Mexica or Aztec people settled on the shores and island of what body of water?

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Lake Texcoco

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The Aztec success in conquering Mexico can be attributed primarily to their

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superior military technology

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According to the Aztecs, what did the sun need to keep moving across the sky?

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blood

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To gather sacrificial victims, the Aztecs sometimes went on campaigns called __________________.

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flower wars

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The name Huitzilopochtli translates as

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Blue Hummingbird of the South

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What was the feathered serpent god?

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Quetzalcoatl

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What was the capital city of the Aztecs?

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Tenochtitlan

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T/F: The earliest ancestors of the Aztecs spoke Nahuatl.

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True

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T/F: For the Aztecs, war was an essential part of daily life, violence in religion was not stressed at all.

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False

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T/F: Flowers were metaphorical associated with war.

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True

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In his first campaign, if a boy captured a prisoner he would become a ______________ or warrior.

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iyac

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In Aztec society, social status and mobility depended upon ____________________.

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military performance

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The term macehualli means ____________________.

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commoner; landless serf

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In what year did the Spanish enter the capital city of the Aztecs?

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1521

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At the age of six, Aztec boys entered a school that taught them _____________________.

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war

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In Aztec society, what were tlalmaitl excepted to do?

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farm land and occasionally fight

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Scholars today believe Aztec emperors _______________.

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were elected from within the royal family

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T/F: The tlalmaitl were slaves.

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False

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T/F: The Spanish were not impressed with the Aztecs that is why they were able to defeat them.

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False

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T/F: Aztec slaves could purchase their freedom.

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True

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Andean agriculture depended primarily on _____________.

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potatoes

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What group(s) precede the Inca in their rule in ancient Peru?

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Chavin and Moche

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Retained full ownership of his property Was housed in a magnificent chamber Was seen as a link to the sun god

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All of the following were features of the Inca "cult of the royal mummies"

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What name was given to the Incan language?

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Quechua

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Inca rulers sought to prevent rebellion by _____________.

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deporting conquered peoples to new areas

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What aided in the growth communication in the Inca empire?

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Road System

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The Inca king Atauhualpa encountered the initial Spaniards entering the kingdom led by whom?

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Pizzaro

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Who made the Inca language?

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Pachacuti

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T/F: In Incan society, religious concepts created an imperialist idea.

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True

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T/F: The Inca thrived in the mountains of Columbia.

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False

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