Topic 6 test

According to their religion, the Maya believed that

• kings and priests could communicate with the gods.

• their kings should be worshipped as living gods.

• priests and nobles should not mix together.

• human sacrifice was forbidden by the gods.

In what North American culture area did the people who formed the Iroquois League live?

• Northwest

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Southwest

Define the geographical term basin?

• A basin is a raised area of land with steep slopes.
• A basin is a type of cloud formation.
• A basin is a man-made structure used for storing grain.
• A basin is a bowl shaped area.

Define the academic word rigid.

• inflexible, or unchanging

• soft
• bendable
• flexible

Why was the mita system important to the Incan empire?

• It helped Incan astronomers calculate the movements of the stars.

• It allowed the government to collect taxes in the form of physical labor.

• It helped the emperor keep strict control over faraway lands.

• It kept order by forming a strict social hierarchy.

Why were the Aztecs able to take control of the basin known as the Valley of Mexico?

• They were the first people to settle in the area.

• They built a strong defense that protected Lake Texcoco from invasion.

• They had a powerful army that allowed them to conquer their neighbors.

• They produced trade goods that made them wealthy.

The first Mesoamerican civilizations began

• right after people crossed the Bering Land Bridge.

• when nomadic hunters settled in the Valley of Mexico.

• once people learned how to farm in the tropical forest.

• when the Maya built the first cities in Central America.

The building and use of observatories allowed the Maya to develop

• complex calendars.

• hieroglyphic writing.

• slash-and-burn agriculture.

• stone pyramids and temples.

What archaeological evidence taught scholars about the culture of the Mississippians?

• housing complexes built into the side of cliffs

• kayaks designed to hunt animals over long distances

• large earthen mounds built for religious purposes

• totem poles decorated with animal symbols

The Ancestral Pueblo were a people who had to learn to adapt to

• a cold, dry climate.

• a warm, rainy climate.

• a cold, wet climate.

• a hot, dry climate.