Topic 1: Kab (The Earth) EXAM

What was a common and religiously significant outcome for the loser of the Mesoamerican ballgame, as described in the source material?

• They would be sacrificed to the gods.

• They were celebrated for their effort in the game.

• They were enslaved by the winning team's city-state.

• They had to give all their possessions to the winners.

In the Cahuilla creation story, what is the significance of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains?

• It is where the younger brother went to live after quarreling with Mukat.

• It is where the two brothers first found the tobacco they smoked.

• It is where the creator's heart was buried after being stolen by Coyote.

• It is the point of creation where Mukat placed the first people.

What material did the Maya gods use to create the final, successful version of human beings, according to their creation story?

• Mud

• Wood

• The blood of the gods

• White and yellow corn

The analysis of the infant USR1's genome provided direct evidence for a previously unconfirmed group of early Americans. What name did the researchers give this lineage?

• The Kelp Highway People

• The Ancient Beringians

• The Southern Native Americans

• The Northern Native Americans

What is the relationship between a scientific theory and a scientific law as explained in the source material?

• Laws and theories are interchangeable terms in the scientific community.

• A theory must be proven to become a law, following a path similar to a bill becoming a law.

• Laws describe a natural phenomenon, while theories provide a scientific explanation for it.

• A theory is a more powerful and proven version of a law.

In the Aztec creation story, a fight between which two gods led to the end of the First Sun (Jaguar Sun)?

• Huitzilopochtli and Xipe Totec

• Tlaloc and Nanahuatzin

• Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca

• Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl

The National Geographic video states that the Maya developed the only known system of writing in Mesoamerica. What is this writing system called?

• Pictograms

• Hieroglyphs/Logo-Syllabic

• An alphabet

• Cuneiform

In the Aztec creation story, the cosmos, including the heavens, earth, and underworld, were formed from the body of what creature?

• A great eagle

• A feathered serpent

• The sea monster Cipactli

• A jaguar

For the ancient Aztecs, clothing was more than just fashion. What did the level of adornment and the material of a person's clothes primarily indicate?

• Their city-state of origin

• Their marital status

• Their social class and status

• Their profession or trade

The 'Pre-Columbian America' video mentions a 'Kelp Highway' theory. What does this theory propose?

• It was a mythical road to the underworld made of seaweed, described in Olmec writing.

• It was a path through the glaciers of Beringia rich in edible plants.

• Early groups sailed along a seaweed forest rich in fish that ran along the Pacific rim from Asia to America.

• It was an overland trade route for exchange.