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Ch 16 People and Empires in the Americas

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

2.

By the AD 900s, the Anasazi were living in

a)

tepees

b)

tents

c)

pueblos

d)

huts

3.

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

4.

The Maya based their calendar on careful observations of

a)

the planet, sun, and moon

b)

the change in the seasons

c)

yearly precipitation patterns

d)

the migration of birds

5.

The Maya wrote on a bark-paper book known as a

a)

glyph

b)

mita

c)

quipu

d)

codex

6.

The Toltecs were all of the following EXCEPT

a)

a Mesoamerican culture

b)

the ancestors of the Aztec

c)

builders of pyramids and temples

d)

a warlike people who built an empire through conquest

7.

In 1428, the Aztecs joined with two other city-states--Texcoco and Tlacopan--form

a)

the Triple Alliance

b)

Teotihuacan

c)

the orejones

d)

the Incan Empire

8.

The main demand that the Incan state placed on its subjects was the mita, which was a tribute of

a)

labor

b)

gold

c)

war captives

d)

agricultural products

9.

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

10.

The Inca expanded quickly under the leadership of

a)

Montezuma

b)

Huascar

c)

Atahualpa

d)

Pachacuti

11.

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

12.

IN what region did five tribes come together to create the political alliance known as the Iroquois League?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

Southwest

d)

Northeastern Woodlands

13.

Which of the following was NOT part of the noble class in Aztec society?

a)

merchants

b)

priests

c)

military leaders

d)

government officials

14.

Which of the following was a major city of the Maya?

a)

Cahokia

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

Cuzco

d)

Tikal

15.

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

16.

Which of the following led to the development of the Maya calendar?

a)

warfare

b)

religious beliefs

c)

farming

d)

architecture

17.

Which of the following was the first major civilization of Central Mexico?

a)

Toltec

b)

Moche

c)

Teotihuacan

d)

Chimu

18.

Which of the following shows the influence of the Toltecs on Aztec civilization?

a)

Aztecs comparing the arrival of the Spanish to the return of Quetzalcoatl

b)

Aztecs using farm plots on the marshy fringes of a lake

c)

Montezuma II reducing the number of government officials

d)

all of the above

19.

The Incan system of government was similar to which of the following?

a)

democracy

b)

socialism

c)

republic

d)

oligarchy

20.

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

21.

In which of the following ways did early North American peoples view the land?

a)

the land was something to be owned and built upon

b)

the land was something to be owned and used for agriculture

c)

the land was unimportant, not something worth fighting for

d)

the land was sacred, not something that could be bought and sold

22.

In what way were the early North American peoples and the Maya similar?

a)

both had extensive trade links

b)

both had a written language

c)

both used totems

d)

both used a complicated mathematical system

23.

Which of the following was caused in part by a conflict over religious practices?

a)

the Iroquois League

b)

the Inca's decline

c)

the Aztec's decline

d)

the Triple Alliance

24.

Which of the following religious customs did NOT influence political events?

a)

the Incan custom of worshiping dead rulers

b)

the Aztec ritual of human sacrifice

c)

the Toltec worship of Quetzalcoatl

d)

the underground ceremonies of the Anasazi

25.

Which of the following might have been influenced by Mesoamerican culture?

a)

100-foot high, flat-topped pyramids of the Mississippian

b)

totem symbols

c)

burial mounds of the Adena and Hopewell

d)

pueblos of the Anasazi

26.

Which of the following was based on astronomical study?

a)

Mayan calendar

b)

mita

c)

potlatch ceremony

d)

totem symbols

27.

In what way were the Aztecs and the Northeastern Woodlands tribes similar?

a)

both worshiped the Great Spirit

b)

both formed political alliances

c)

both had a written language

d)

both formed an empire

28.

Which of the following increased the loyalty of conquered peoples?

a)

Incan welfare system

b)

potlatch ceremony

c)

Popol Vuh

d)

Iroquois League

29.

Which of the following did NOT help to unify and protect a civilization?

a)

the Triple Alliance

b)

Montezuma II's reduction of tribute payment

c)

pueblos

d)

the building of roads throughout the Incan Empire

30.

In which of the following ways were the Inca and the Romans similar?

a)

both used iron tools

b)

both used the wheel

c)

both were skilled engineers

d)

both had a written language

31.

Incan extended family group, which worked on tasks too big for a single family

a)

potlatch

b)

quipu

c)

totem

d)

ayllu

32.

a green or black volcanic glass found in the Valley of Mexico and used to make weapons

a)

Iroquois

b)

totem

c)

obsidian

d)

quipu

33.

village of large, apartment-style compounds made of stone or adoble

a)

pueblo

b)

potlatch

c)

totem

d)

ayllu

34.

natural object with which an individual, clan, or group identifies itself

a)

quipu

b)

ayllu

c)

totem

d)

potlatch

35.

Incan accounting device that consisted of a set of knotted strings that could be used for counting

a)

totem

b)

ayllu

c)

obsidian

d)

quipu

36.

a group of tribes speaking related languages and living in the eastern Great Lakes region

a)

Mississippian

b)

Iroquois

c)

Adena and Hopewell

d)

Pachacuti

37.

An elaborate ceremony of the Pacifica Northwest tribes, in which they gave away food, drink, and gifts

a)

pueblo

b)

ayllu

c)

quipu

d)

potlatch

38.

Pachacuti was the Incan ruler who conquered all of Peru and established the Incan system of government

a)

True

b)

False

39.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

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

a)

True

b)

False

41.

The Triple Alliance was a union of the Incas with two other city-states, Tikal and Tlacopan.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

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.

a)

Anasazi

b)

Hohokam

c)

Mississippian

d)

Plains Indians

43.

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.

a)

Anasazi

b)

Hohokam

c)

Northeastern woodland peoples

d)

Pacific Northwest peoples

44.

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.

a)

Hohokam

b)

Mississippian

c)

Northeastern woodland peoples

d)

Pacific Northwest peoples

45.

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.

a)

Mississippian

b)

Pueblo peoples

c)

Northeastern woodland peoples

d)

Pacific Northwest peoples

46.

Tikal was the name of an important Maya

a)

god

b)

city

c)

king

d)

ball game

47.

Glyphs were used for

a)

Maya jewelry

b)

the Maya writing system

c)

Maya construction

d)

the Maya system of currency

48.

An early Maya most probably would have used a codex

a)

to bring rains

b)

to make human sacrifices to the gods

c)

to keep track of important historical events

d)

to predict whether the day would be lucky or not

49.

The Popol Vuh is a Maya story about the

a)

end of the world

b)

creation of the world

c)

birth of Maya civilization

d)

decline of Maya civilization

50.

The decline of the Maya occurred

a)

several hundred years before the Spanish arrived in the Americas

b)

just a few years before the Spanish arrived

c)

just a few years after the Spanish arrived

d)

several hundred years after the Spanish arrived

51.

Write the letter of the description that is NOT true of the term or name.


Aztec

a)

they entered into the Triple Alliance

b)

they were an extremely warlike people

c)

they believed that their sun god needed human blood

d)

they worked to establish loyalty among conquered peoples

52.

Write the letter of the description that is NOT true of the term or name.


Toltec

a)

they built pyramids and temples

b)

they entered into the Triple Alliance

c)

they were extremely warlike people

d)

they dominated central Mexico before the Aztec did

53.

Write the letter of the description that is NOT true of the term or name.


Tenochtitlan

a)

it was an Aztec city

b)

it was a planned city

c)

it was built on an island

d)

its exact location is unknown

54.

Write the letter of the description that is NOT true of the term or name.


Teotihuacan

a)

its most valuable trade item was obsidian

b)

it was organized as a city-state

c)

it built an empire by conquering all of its neighbors

d)

it was the first major civilization of central Mexico

55.

Write the letter of the description that is NOT true of the term or name.


Quetzalcoatl

a)

he was a war god

b)

he was depicted as a feathered serpent

c)

he was a god of the Toltec and the Aztec, among others

d)

his followers believed that his return would result in a golden age

56.

Pachacuti stands out in Incan history as the

a)

leader who led the Inca into Peru

b)

ruler who expanded the kingdom into an empire

c)

first emperor to occupy Machu Picchu

d)

first emperor to claim kinship with the sun god

57.

In Incan tradition, the ayllu was

a)

a system of messenger-runners

b)

the custom of worshiping dead rulers

c)

the small-group structure used for community work projects

d)

the group of 11 noble lineages believed to be descended from the sun god

58.

In the Incan empire, mita was a type of

a)

labor tribute

b)

written language

c)

irrigation system

d)

freeze-dried potato eaten during food shortages

59.

The Inca used the quipu to

a)

record data

b)

carry messages

c)

predict the future

d)

keep track of dates of religious significance

60.

The decline of the Inca empire can be traced to a

a)

natural disaster

b)

struggle between rivals for the Incan throne

c)

weak emperor who was unable to hold the empire together

d)

war between the Incan and a powerful Mesoamerican people