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POP QUIZ 11.18.22

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following claims is supported by this image?

a)

The Aztec's primary method of acquiring food was through trade and conquest.

b)

The Aztec were a warrior based culture, focused on offensive and defensive weapons.

c)

The Aztecs were more innovative than previously suggested by their warrior nature.

d)

The Aztecs made little to no modifications to their native lands.

2.

Which answer best describes Aztec agricultural innovations such as Chinampas?

a)

Scrap Fertilizer - The heads and remains of fish and birds were buried beneath the soil to add nutrients to the soil.

b)

Floating Gardens - Woven barges built one foot above water level to grow crops in the surrounding lakes.

c)

Defensive Posts - These manmade islands were used to home soldiers and guards for long periods of time.

d)

Hydropower - Aztecs rerouted water flow to provide energy to rudimentary water wheels.

3.

Which of the following provides evidence for the argument, Mesoamerican tribes were agrarian?

a)

Great efforts were made to the cultivate the land including the creation of Chinampas.

b)

Aztecs were primarily feed by hunting and gathering practices.

c)

Aztec tribes moved often around the Yucatan Peninsula looking for better resources.

d)

The lack of a central leadership console lead to constant civil war amongst Aztec tribal states.

4.

Identify one claim made by the author.

a)

The Inca made no major feat of engineering.

b)

Incan messengers often relied on smoke and other forms of communication.

c)

The Inca had no means of travel throughout the empire.

d)

They engineered complex roadways to support travel between various parts of the area,

5.

The mention of intricate roadways best supported Inca life in the ______________.

a)

desert.

b)

mountains.

c)

jungle.

d)

plains.

6.

Similar to the creation of Chinampas, Inca modification of their natural environment supports what claim?

a)

Mesoamerican civilizations were mostly nomadic.

b)

Mesoamerican tribes had transitioned into settled, agrarian lifestyles.

c)

Many indigenous tribes of the Americas failed to pass-on knowledge.

d)

Little is known about Mesoamerican tribes prior to Spanish conquest.

7.

Which viewpoint is correctly supported by this passage?

a)

Islamic scholars merely carried knowledge onward from previous, ancient periods of history.

b)

The Islamic World made no serious contributions to the fields of science or mathematics.

c)

Arab scientists used knowledge from former civilizations to create new advancements in science.

d)

Muslim scholars often struggled to translate important Greek and Roman texts.

8.

The House of Wisdom in Baghdad ultimately served what primary function for the Islamic World?

a)

A library for translated works.

b)

A fortification against invaders.

c)

A center for learning and discovery.

d)

A palace of gold and luxuries.

9.

This painting best illustrates which of the following features of the Chinese economy c. 1200?

a)

Chinese manufacturing of porcelain goods

b)

Government sponsored examinations

c)

An increased focus on agricultural output

d)

The establishment of paper currency for internal use.

10.

Which of the following best describes the impact of Champa Rice farming?

a)

China experienced an economic recession

b)

The population nearly doubled in size.

c)

Many neighboring regions stopped eating rice.

d)

The cost of rice increased.