WHI Topic 09: review

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Which of the following is an area extending from central Mexico to Honduras, where several of the ancient complex societies of the Americas developed? Beringia, Ice Age, maize, Mesoamerica

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Mesoamerica

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Which of the following is an ancient land bridge over which the earliest Americans are believed to have migrated from Asia into the Americas? Beringia, Ice Age, maize, Mesoamerica

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Beringia

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Which of the following is a cultivated cereal grain that bears its kernels on large ears-usually called corn in the United States? Beringia, Ice Age, maize, Mesoamerica

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maize

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Which of the following is an animal or other natural object that serves as a symbol of the unity of clans or other groups of people? pueblo, totem, igloo, glyph

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totem

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Which of the following is a village of large apartment-like buildings made of clay and stone? pueblo, totem, igloo, glyph

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pueblo

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Cliff dwellings found in the Desert West probably

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provided protection against attack.

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Which of the following groups is known for cliff dwellings? Inuit, Hopewell, Iroquios, Anasazi

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Anasazi

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Which of the following built the largest empire in South America? the Nazca, the Aztecs, the Incas, the Moche

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the Incas

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What types of structures were in Olmec towns?

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giant stone heads

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Which type of farming method did the Maya use?

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They build raised fields along the banks of rivers to lift crops up above the annual floodwaters.