World cultures chpt 16 review
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In which of the following ways did early North American peoples view the land?
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The land was sacred, not something that could be bought and sold.
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In what way were the early North American peoples and the Maya similar?
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Both had extensive trade links.
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Which of the following was caused in part by a conflict over religious practices?
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The Aztecs' decline.
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Which of the following religious customs did NOT influence political events?
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The underground ceremonies of the Anasazi.
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Which of the following might have been influenced by Mesoamerican culture?
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Pueblos of the Anasazi.
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Which of the following was based on astronomical study?
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Mayan calendar.
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In what way were the Aztecs and Northeastern Woodlands tribes similar?
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Both formed political alliances.
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Which of the following increased the loyalty of conquered peoples?
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Incan welfare system.
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This agricultural culture of the Southwest was one of the earliest and most successful in the region. The people were influenced by the Anasazi, their neighbors to the north, as well as Mesoamerican peoples to the south.
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Hohokam.
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This early culture existed in the Four Corners area. The people built huge cliff dwellings and apartment-style in villages known as pueblos. Pueblo Bonito is one of the largest of these villages. By 1200, all of the pueblos of this culture had been abandoned.
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Anasazi.
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This culture included the Kwakiutl, Nootka, and Haida. Their most important resource was the sea. Differences in wealth led to the creation of social classes. Families displayed their rank and wealth by giving away food, drink, and gifts in the elaborate potlatch ceremony.
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Pacific Northwest Peoples.
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This culture was made up of a number of eastern tribes. Despite sharing a similar environment, these tribes developed a variety of cultures and often fought over land. However, five of these tribes came together to create the political alliance known as the Iroquois League.
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Northeastern Woodland Peoples.
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This culture was the last of the great Mound Builder societies that arose in wooded lands east of the Mississippi River. The people of this culture, led by priest-rulers, constructed gigantic temple-topped pyramids. They created thriving villages based on farming and trade. The most important of these was Cahokia, where as many as 30,000 people lived.
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Mississippian.
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What are some of the customs and practices that many early peoples of North America had in common?
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They all held religious beliefs based in animism and also believed that land could not be \"owned\" because the great spirit was the creator of it. They all mostly worshiped in places called kivas.
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Tikal was the name of an important Maya...
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city.
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Glyphs were used for...
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the Maya writing system.
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An early Maya most probably would have used a codex...
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to keep track of important historical events.
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The Popol Vuh is a Maya story about the...
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creation of the world.
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The decline of the Maya occurred...
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several hundred years before the Spanish arrived in the Americas.
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What are some of the reasons that we consider the early Maya a highly complex civilization?
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Because they had advanced architecture, math, and Irrigation systems. They had advanced farming methods and agriculture, such as planting on raised platforms. They also used slash n' burn techniques. They created a very accurate calendar and astronomy systems. They also used Glyphs in an amazing written language.
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NOT true of Aztecs
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They worked to establish loyalty among the conquered peoples.
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NOT true of Toltecs
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They entered into the Triple Alliance.
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NOT true of Tenochtitlan
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It's exact location is unknown.
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NOT true of Teotihuacan
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It built an empire by conquering all its neighbors.
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NOT true of Quetzalcoatl
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He was a war god.
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How did the Aztecs go from being a poor, nomadic people to being wealthy empire builders.
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The Tepeneca had ties to to the Mexica when they were nomadic. Once Tenochtitlan grew and they learned what other cities knew, then the Mexica could overthrow them and became a great empire.
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How did the Incan system of government help to unify and strengthen the empire?
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They strengthened themselves by building road networks which encouraged communication. They also taxed the people so that a vaster empire could be made.
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Pachacuti stands out in Inca history as the...
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Ruler who expanded the kingdom into an empire.
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In Incan tradition, the ayllu was...
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the small-group structure used for community work projects.
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In the Incan Empire, mita was a type of...
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Labor tribute.
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The Inca used quipu to...
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record data.
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The decline of the Inca Empire can be traced to a...
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Struggle between rivals for the Inca throne.
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The potlatch ceremony was used by the peoples of the Northwest as a way to...
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display personal wealth.
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By the A.D. 900s, the Anasazi were living in...
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pueblos.
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The purpose of the Iroquois League was to...
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promote joint defense and cooperation among tribes.
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The Maya based their calendar on careful observations of...
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the planets, sun, and moon.
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The Maya wrote on a bark-paper book known as a...
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codex.
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The Toltecs were all of the following EXCEPT...
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the ancestors of the Aztec.
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In 1428, the Aztecs joined with two other city-states--Texacoco and Tlacopan--to form...
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the Triple Alliance.
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The main demand that the Incan state placed on its subjects was mita, which was a tribute of...
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labor.
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Conquered provinces resented Aztec rule because the Aztecs...
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used the conquered people for human sacrifice.
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The Inca expanded quickly under the leadership of...
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Pachacuti.
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Which of the following was true of the Maya?
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They developed math and astronomy to support religious beliefs.
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Which of the following lasted for 132 years?
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The Incan Empire.
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Which of the following believed in the Great Spirit?
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North American tribes.
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Which of the following is true of the Aztecs?
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They practiced human sacrifice for religious offerings.
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Which of the following used hieroglyphs?
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Maya.
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What problems led to the decline of the Aztec Empire?
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The Aztec began to fall once the Spanish had taken their ruler hostage and convinced the Aztec's conquered city-states (which were fed up with giving the Aztecs humans for sacrifice) to fight with them and take the empire down once and for all. The diseases that the Spanish brought with them also unintentionally helped them win.
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The Hopewell and Mississippian peoples were similar in what way?
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They both were Mound Builders.
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In what region did the five tribes come together to create the political alliance known as the Iroquois League?
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Northeastern Woodlands.
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Which of the following was NOT part of the noble class in Aztec society?
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Merchants.
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Which of the following was a major city of the Maya?
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Tikal.
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Using glyphs, the Maya were able to do which of the following?
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Record historic events, pass on stories from generation to generation, and make calendars. All of the above.
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Which of the following led to the development of the Maya calendar?
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Religious beliefs.
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Which of the following the first major civilization of Central Mexico?
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Teotihuacan.
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Which of the following shows the influence of the Toltecs on Aztec civilization?
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Aztecs comparing the arrival of the Spanish to the return of Quetzalcoatl.
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The Incan system of government was similar to which of the following?
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Socialism.
