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WorksheetsCh 16 People and Empires in the Americas
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
The potlatch ceremony was used by the peoples of the Northwest as a way to
cure illness
prepare for war
appease the gods
display personal wealth
By the AD 900s, the Anasazi were living in
tepees
tents
pueblos
huts
The purpose of the Iroquois League was to
wage war on non-Iroquois tribes
establish trade routes to Mesoamerica
promote joint defense and cooperation among tribes
build a city that would be a trade and military center
The Maya based their calendar on careful observations of
the planet, sun, and moon
the change in the seasons
yearly precipitation patterns
the migration of birds
The Maya wrote on a bark-paper book known as a
glyph
mita
quipu
codex
The Toltecs were all of the following EXCEPT
a Mesoamerican culture
the ancestors of the Aztec
builders of pyramids and temples
a warlike people who built an empire through conquest
In 1428, the Aztecs joined with two other city-states--Texcoco and Tlacopan--form
the Triple Alliance
Teotihuacan
the orejones
the Incan Empire
The main demand that the Incan state placed on its subjects was the mita, which was a tribute of
labor
gold
war captives
agricultural products
Conquered provinces resented Aztec rule because the Aztecs
forced conquered people to migrate
used conquered people as soldiers
used conquered people for human sacrifice
forced conquered people to change their agricultural methods
The Inca expanded quickly under the leadership of
Montezuma
Huascar
Atahualpa
Pachacuti
The Hopewell and the Mississippian peoples were similar in what way?
they both belonged to the Iroquois League
they both were Mound Builders
they both lived in the Pacific Northwest
they both lasted from AD 800 to the 1500s
IN what region did five tribes come together to create the political alliance known as the Iroquois League?
Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
Southwest
Northeastern Woodlands
Which of the following was NOT part of the noble class in Aztec society?
merchants
priests
military leaders
government officials
Which of the following was a major city of the Maya?
Cahokia
Tenochtitlan
Cuzco
Tikal
Using glyphs, the Maya were able to do which of the following?
record historic events
pass on stories from generation to generation
make calendars
all of the above
Which of the following led to the development of the Maya calendar?
warfare
religious beliefs
farming
architecture
Which of the following was the first major civilization of Central Mexico?
Toltec
Moche
Teotihuacan
Chimu
Which of the following shows the influence of the Toltecs on Aztec civilization?
Aztecs comparing the arrival of the Spanish to the return of Quetzalcoatl
Aztecs using farm plots on the marshy fringes of a lake
Montezuma II reducing the number of government officials
all of the above
The Incan system of government was similar to which of the following?
democracy
socialism
republic
oligarchy
Through which of the following methods did the Inca add territory to their empire?
military force only
a combination of diplomacy and land purchase
a combination of military force and land purchase
a combination of military force and diplomacy
In which of the following ways did early North American peoples view the land?
the land was something to be owned and built upon
the land was something to be owned and used for agriculture
the land was unimportant, not something worth fighting for
the land was sacred, not something that could be bought and sold
In what way were the early North American peoples and the Maya similar?
both had extensive trade links
both had a written language
both used totems
both used a complicated mathematical system
Which of the following was caused in part by a conflict over religious practices?
the Iroquois League
the Inca's decline
the Aztec's decline
the Triple Alliance
Which of the following religious customs did NOT influence political events?
the Incan custom of worshiping dead rulers
the Aztec ritual of human sacrifice
the Toltec worship of Quetzalcoatl
the underground ceremonies of the Anasazi
Which of the following might have been influenced by Mesoamerican culture?
100-foot high, flat-topped pyramids of the Mississippian
totem symbols
burial mounds of the Adena and Hopewell
pueblos of the Anasazi
Which of the following was based on astronomical study?
Mayan calendar
mita
potlatch ceremony
totem symbols
In what way were the Aztecs and the Northeastern Woodlands tribes similar?
both worshiped the Great Spirit
both formed political alliances
both had a written language
both formed an empire
Which of the following increased the loyalty of conquered peoples?
Incan welfare system
potlatch ceremony
Popol Vuh
Iroquois League
Which of the following did NOT help to unify and protect a civilization?
the Triple Alliance
Montezuma II's reduction of tribute payment
pueblos
the building of roads throughout the Incan Empire
In which of the following ways were the Inca and the Romans similar?
both used iron tools
both used the wheel
both were skilled engineers
both had a written language
Incan extended family group, which worked on tasks too big for a single family
potlatch
quipu
totem
ayllu
a green or black volcanic glass found in the Valley of Mexico and used to make weapons
Iroquois
totem
obsidian
quipu
village of large, apartment-style compounds made of stone or adoble
pueblo
potlatch
totem
ayllu
natural object with which an individual, clan, or group identifies itself
quipu
ayllu
totem
potlatch
Incan accounting device that consisted of a set of knotted strings that could be used for counting
totem
ayllu
obsidian
quipu
a group of tribes speaking related languages and living in the eastern Great Lakes region
Mississippian
Iroquois
Adena and Hopewell
Pachacuti
An elaborate ceremony of the Pacifica Northwest tribes, in which they gave away food, drink, and gifts
pueblo
ayllu
quipu
potlatch
Pachacuti was the Incan ruler who conquered all of Peru and established the Incan system of government
True
False
According to legends, a Toltec god named Quetzalcoatl, or Feathered Serpent, would one day return to the Valley of Mexico and usher in a reign of peace and light.
True
False
The Incan state demanded that its subjects give a labor tribute, or quipu, by working for the state a certain number of days each year
True
False
The Triple Alliance was a union of the Incas with two other city-states, Tikal and Tlacopan.
True
False
This agricultural region of the Southwest was one of the earliest and most successful in the region. The people were influenced by the Anasazi, their neighbors to the north, as well as by Mesoamerican peoples to the south.
Anasazi
Hohokam
Mississippian
Plains Indians
The early culture existed in the Four Corners area. The people built huge cliff dwellings and apartment-style dwellings in villages known as pueblos. Pueblo Bonito is one of the largest of these villages. By 1200, all of the pueblos of this culture had been abandoned.
Anasazi
Hohokam
Northeastern woodland peoples
Pacific Northwest peoples
This culture included the Kwakiutl, Nootka, and Haida. Their most important resource was the sea. Differences in wealth led to the creation of social classes. Families displayed their rank and wealth by giving away food, drink, and gifts in the elaborate potlatch ceremony.
Hohokam
Mississippian
Northeastern woodland peoples
Pacific Northwest peoples
This culture was made up of a number of eastern tribes. Despite sharing similar environment, these tribes developed a variety of cultures and often fought over land. However, five of these tribes came together to create the political alliance known as the Iroquois League.
Mississippian
Pueblo peoples
Northeastern woodland peoples
Pacific Northwest peoples
Tikal was the name of an important Maya
god
city
king
ball game
Glyphs were used for
Maya jewelry
the Maya writing system
Maya construction
the Maya system of currency
An early Maya most probably would have used a codex
to bring rains
to make human sacrifices to the gods
to keep track of important historical events
to predict whether the day would be lucky or not
The Popol Vuh is a Maya story about the
end of the world
creation of the world
birth of Maya civilization
decline of Maya civilization
The decline of the Maya occurred
several hundred years before the Spanish arrived in the Americas
just a few years before the Spanish arrived
just a few years after the Spanish arrived
several hundred years after the Spanish arrived
Write the letter of the description that is NOT true of the term or name.
Aztec
they entered into the Triple Alliance
they were an extremely warlike people
they believed that their sun god needed human blood
they worked to establish loyalty among conquered peoples
Write the letter of the description that is NOT true of the term or name.
Toltec
they built pyramids and temples
they entered into the Triple Alliance
they were extremely warlike people
they dominated central Mexico before the Aztec did
Write the letter of the description that is NOT true of the term or name.
Tenochtitlan
it was an Aztec city
it was a planned city
it was built on an island
its exact location is unknown
Write the letter of the description that is NOT true of the term or name.
Teotihuacan
its most valuable trade item was obsidian
it was organized as a city-state
it built an empire by conquering all of its neighbors
it was the first major civilization of central Mexico
Write the letter of the description that is NOT true of the term or name.
Quetzalcoatl
he was a war god
he was depicted as a feathered serpent
he was a god of the Toltec and the Aztec, among others
his followers believed that his return would result in a golden age
Pachacuti stands out in Incan history as the
leader who led the Inca into Peru
ruler who expanded the kingdom into an empire
first emperor to occupy Machu Picchu
first emperor to claim kinship with the sun god
In Incan tradition, the ayllu was
a system of messenger-runners
the custom of worshiping dead rulers
the small-group structure used for community work projects
the group of 11 noble lineages believed to be descended from the sun god
In the Incan empire, mita was a type of
labor tribute
written language
irrigation system
freeze-dried potato eaten during food shortages
The Inca used the quipu to
record data
carry messages
predict the future
keep track of dates of religious significance
The decline of the Inca empire can be traced to a
natural disaster
struggle between rivals for the Incan throne
weak emperor who was unable to hold the empire together
war between the Incan and a powerful Mesoamerican people
