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The potlatch ceremony was used by the peoples of the Northwest as a way to a. Cure illness b. Prepare for War c. Appease the gods d. Display personal wealth
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D
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By the A.D. 900's, the Anasazi were living in a. Teepees b. Tents c. Pueblos d. Huts
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C
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The purpose of the Iroquois League was to a.Wage war on non-Iroquois tribes b.Establish trade routes to Mesoamerica c.Promote joint defense and cooperation among tribes d. Build a city that would be a trade and military center
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C
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The Maya based their calendar on careful observations of a. The planets, sun, and moon b. The change in the seasons c. Yearly precipitation patterns d. The migration of birds
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A
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The Maya wrote on a bark-paper book known as a? a. Glyph b. Mita c. Quipu d. Codex
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D
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The Toltecs were all of the following EXCEPT a.A Mesoamerican culture b.The ancestors of the Aztec c.Builders of pyramids and temples d.A warlike people who built an empire through conquest
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B
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In 1428, the Aztecs jointed with two other city-states-Texacoco and Tlacopan- to form a. The triple alliance b. Teotihuacan c. The Orejones d. The Incan Empire
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A
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The main demand that the Incan state placed on its subjects was the mita, which was a tribute of? a. Labor b. Gold c. War captives d. Agricultural products
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A
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Conquered provinces resented Aztec rule because the Aztecs a.Forced conquered people to migrate b.Used conquered people as soldiers c.Used conquered people for human sacrifice d.Forced conquered people to change their agricultural methods
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C
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The Inca expanded quickly under the leadership of a. Montezuma b. Huascar c. Atahualpa d. Pachacuti
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D
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In which of the following ways did the early North American people view the land a.The land was something to be owned and built upon b.The land was something to be owned and used for agriculture c.The land was unimportant, not something worth fighting for d.The land was sacred, not something that could be bought and sold
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D
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In what way were the early North American peoples and the Maya similar? a. Both had extensive trade links b. Both had a written language c. Both used totems d. Both used a complicated math system
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A
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Which of the following was caused in part by a conflict over religious practices a. The Iroquois League b. The Inca's decline c. The Aztecs' decline d. The triple alliance
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C
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Which of the following religious customs did NOT influence political events? a. The Incan custom of worshipping dead rulers b. The Aztec ritual of human sacrifice c. The Toltec worship of Quetzalcoatl d. The underground ceremonies of the Anasazi
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D
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Which of the following might have been influenced by Mesoamerican culture? a.100 foot high, flat-topped, pyramids of the Mississippian b.Totem Poles c.Burial mounds of Adena and Hopewell d.Pueblos of Anasazi
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A
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Which of the following was based on astronomical study? a. Mayan calendar b. Mita c. Potlatch ceremony d. Totem symbols
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A
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In what way were the Aztecs and the Northeastern Woodland tribes similar a. Both worshipped the Great Spirit b. Both formed political alliances c. Both had a written language d. Both formed an empire
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B
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Which of the following increased the loyalty of conquered peoples? a. Incan welfare system b. Potlatch ceremony c. Popul Vuh d. Iroquois League
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A
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Which of the following did NOT help to unify and protect a civilization a.The triple alliance b.Montezuma II's reduction of tribal payment c.Pueblos d.The building of roads throughout the Incan Empire
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B
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In which of the following ways were the Inca and the Romans similar? a. Both used iron tools b. Both used the wheel c. Both were skilled engineers d. Both had a written language
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C
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The Mayans were one of only five civilizations in the history of the world to produce a. Their own independent writing system b. Pyramids over 300 feet tall c. Enough crops to feed over 1.5 million people d. None of the above
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A
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The name of the Spanish priest that burned nearly all of the Mayan books because they were still practicing their animistic beliefs a. Alberto Ruse b. Walter Alva c. Diego DeLanda d. Giles Healy
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C
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The Russian soldier Yuri Kanarosov found a.A Mayan calendar predicting the end of the world b.The Bonampak murals c.The Temple of Inscriptions at Palenque d.A book entitled Reproductions of Surviving Maya codicies
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D
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Machu Pichu was discovered by a. Francisco Pizarro b. Hiram Bingham c. Walter Alva d. Erich von Danican
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B
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Veracoche was a.The location of the Moche ceremonial center b.The location of the Nazca lines c.The time of year when the Mayan king and queen were expected to perform the bloodletting rituals so that the crops would grow d.The name of the Incan creator god whose sons were the Incan rulers
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