1. Which of the following best summarizes how the environment impacted the growth of the Maya?
A. The Maya had to adapt to living in high elevations with thin oxygen
B. The Maya had to learn farming techniques to clear the dense rain forest.
C.The Maya had to build causeways and canals to adapt to living on an island.
D .The Maya had to expand their territory to find suitable farm land.
2. How were Incan commoners grouped within their social class?
A.
by gender and age
B.
by family rank
C.
by wealth and status
D.
by religious worship
3. Which of the following is an example of Aztec art?
A.
huge, carved stone heads
B.
intricate, carved hieroglyphs
C.
elaborate feather headdresses
D.
richly colored textiles
4. Which of the following statements describes the Mayan writing system?
A.
The Mayan writing system was more advanced than Eurasian cultures.
B.
The Mayan writing system was the most evolved in the Americas.
C.
The Mayan writing system, and all evidence of it, was destroyed by the Spanish.
D.
The Mayan writing system is still widely used in Central America today.
5. Which of the following statements best describes the Mississippians?
A.
The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in large communities.
B.
The Mississippians lived in the Northwest and hunted and gathered for survival.
C.
The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in the Southwest.
D.
The Mississippians were a nomadic tribe that lived in the Great Plains.
6. What material did the people of the North American Southwest tribes use to build their homes?
A.
bison hide
B.
thatched straw
C.
young trees
D.
dried mud
7. What was the purpose of the complex calendars developed by the Incas?
A.
to determine government events
B.
to record the king’s achievements
C.
to determine when to plant crops
D.
to establish four distinct seasons
8. Which of the following farming methods helped the Inca farm the hillsides?
A.
slash-and-burn
B.
crop rotation
C.
irrigation canals
D.
dam construction
11. The majority of Aztecs belonged to what social class?
A.
nobles
B.
commoners
C.
slaves
D.
priests
12. Why did the Aztecs engage in human sacrifice?
A.
to punish people who broke the law
B.
to keep their chief god strong
C.
to determine who would be the next emperor
D.
to punish their enemies who also engaged in human sacrifice
16. What was the mita system?
A.
a practice of paying taxes through labor
B.
a method of record keeping
C.
a network of royal messengers
D.
a rigid social hierarchy
17. What archaeological evidence taught scholars about the culture of the Mississippians?
A.
housing complexes built into the side of cliffs
B.
kayaks designed to hunt animals over long distances
C.
large earthen mounds built for religious purposes
D.
totem poles decorated with animal symbols
18. Which of the following statements best describes Mayan cities?
A.
They were built on islands in lakes.
B.
They grew up mainly in the highlands.
C.
They had relatively few buildings.
D.
They had pyramids and palaces in their centers.
idk any of the answers pls help!!
I'll post the answers when I'm done with the test :)
okay, here are the answers!
1: The Maya had to learn farming techniques to clear the dense rain forest
2: By gender and age
3: Elaborate feather headdresses
4: The Mayan writing system was the most evolved in the Americas.
5: The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in large communities.
6: Dried mud
7: To determine when to plant crops
8: Irrigation canals
9: Arctic Cultures: Hunted whales, lived in igloos
Subarctic Cultures: Hunted moose and elk, dug homes into the ground
10: The Aztec empire expanded across a variety of land forms.
11: commoners
12: to keep their chief god strong
13: kings and priests could communicate with the gods
14: complex calendars
15: unification of the empire
16: A practice of paying taxes through labor
17: large earthen mounds built for religious purposes
18: They had pyramids and palaces in their centers.
I can't help on the rest, sorry! <3
1. The correct answer is B. The Maya had to learn farming techniques to clear the dense rainforest.
2. The correct answer is C. The Incan commoners were grouped within their social class based on wealth and status.
3. The correct answer is C. Elaborate feather headdresses are an example of Aztec art.
4. The correct answer is B. The Mayan writing system was the most evolved in the Americas.
5. The correct answer is A. The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in large communities.
6. The correct answer is D. The people of the North American Southwest tribes used dried mud to build their homes.
7. The correct answer is C. The complex calendars developed by the Incas were used to determine when to plant crops.
8. The correct answer is C. Irrigation canals helped the Inca farm the hillsides.
11. The majority of Aztecs belonged to B. commoners.
12. The correct answer is B. The Aztecs engaged in human sacrifice to keep their chief god strong.
16. The correct answer is A. The mita system was a practice of paying taxes through labor.
17. The correct answer is C. Large earthen mounds built for religious purposes provided archaeological evidence about the culture of the Mississippians.
18. The correct answer is D. Mayan cities had pyramids and palaces in their centers.
Sure! I can help you figure out the answers to these questions. Let's go through each question one by one and explain how to find the correct answer.
1. To determine how the environment impacted the growth of the Maya, we need to consider the options given. Option A discusses living in high elevations with thin oxygen, which might have been challenging, but it does not highlight the overall impact on their growth. Option C mentions living on an island and building causeways and canals, which is not the case for the Maya. Option D talks about expanding territory for suitable farm land, which is a possibility, but it does not directly address how the environment impacted their growth. Option B, on the other hand, mentions learning farming techniques to clear the dense rainforest, which directly connects the environment to their growth. Therefore, the correct answer is B - The Maya had to learn farming techniques to clear the dense rain forest.
2. To determine how Incan commoners were grouped within their social class, we need to consider the options given. Option A mentions grouping by gender and age, which might have been a factor but does not cover the entire social class grouping. Option B mentions grouping by family rank, which could be one possibility. Option D mentions grouping by religious worship, which might have been a factor in their society, but it does not specifically address the commoners' grouping within their social class. Option C mentions grouping by wealth and status, which seems to cover a broader aspect of class differentiation. Therefore, the correct answer is C - Incan commoners were grouped by wealth and status.
3. To identify an example of Aztec art, we need to consider the options given. Option A mentions huge, carved stone heads, which are actually associated with the Olmec civilization, not the Aztecs. Option B mentions intricate, carved hieroglyphs, which were part of the Mayan culture, not the Aztecs. Option C mentions elaborate feather headdresses, which were indeed a significant part of Aztec art and culture. Option D mentions richly colored textiles, which were also important to the Aztecs. Therefore, the correct answer is C - elaborate feather headdresses.
4. To describe the Mayan writing system, we need to consider the options given. Option A mentions that the Mayan writing system was more advanced than Eurasian cultures, which is not necessarily accurate. Option B mentions that the Mayan writing system was the most evolved in the Americas, which is a plausible statement. Option C mentions that the Mayan writing system and all evidence of it were destroyed by the Spanish, which is not true. Option D mentions that the Mayan writing system is still widely used in Central America today, which is inaccurate. Therefore, the correct answer is B - The Mayan writing system was the most evolved in the Americas.
5. To adequately describe the Mississippians, we need to consider the options given. Option A mentions that the Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in large communities, which seems to accurately reflect the civilization. Option B mentions that the Mississippians lived in the Northwest and hunted and gathered for survival, which is inaccurate. Option C mentions that the Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in the Southwest, which is also inaccurate. Option D mentions that the Mississippians were a nomadic tribe that lived in the Great Plains, which is incorrect. Therefore, the correct answer is A - The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in large communities.
Now that we have covered the first five questions, let's move on to the next set of questions in a new response.