AWH Chapter 16: People and Empires in the Americas
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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. display personal wealth
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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. promote joint defense and cooperation among tribes
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the Maya based their calendar on careful observations of what? 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. the planets, sun, and moon
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the Maya wrote on a bark-paper book known as...? a.glyph b.mita c.quipu d.codex
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d. codex
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in 1428, the Aztecs joined with two other city states-Texcoco and Tlacopan-to form...? a.the Triple Alliance b.Teotihuacán c.the orejones d.the Incan Empire
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a. the Triple Alliance
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the main demand that the Incan state placed on its subjects was the mitt, which was a tribute of...? a.labor b.gold c.war captives d.agricultural products
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a. labor
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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. used conquered people for human sacrifice
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which of the following is true of the Aztecs? a.they had many forms of government, from small tribes to complex societies b.they practiced human sacrifice for religious offerings c.they were governed by city-state kings d.they traded with North American tribes
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b. they practiced human sacrifice for religious offerings
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who used hieroglyphs? a.Maya b.North American tribes c.Aztec d.Inca
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a. Maya
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the Hopewell and the Mississippian peoples were similar in what way? a.they both belonged to the Iroquois League b.they both were mound builders c.they both lived in the Pacific Northwest d.they both lasted from AD 800 to the 1500s
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b. they both were mound builders
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which of the following was a major city of the Maya? a.Cahokia b.Tenochtitlán c.Cuzco d.Tikal
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d. Tikal
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using glyphs, the Maya were able to do which of the following? a.record historic events b.pass on stories from generation to generation c.make calendars d.all of the above
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d. all of the above
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which of the following led to the development of the Maya calendar? a.warfare b.religious beliefs c.farming d.architecture
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b.religious beliefs
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which of the following was the first major civilization of Central Mexico? a.Toltec b.Moche c.Teotihaucán d.Chimú
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c. Teotihaucán
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through which of the following methods did the Inca add territory to their empire? a.military force only b.a combination of diplomacy and land purchase c.a combination of military force and land purchase d.a combination of military force and diplomacy
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d. a combination of military force and diplomacy
