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Chapter 11: The Americas

The Americas

1
The first inhabitants of the Americas most likely were _____.
A)terrace farmers
B)farmers who grew corn, squash, and beans
C)hunters of bison and caribou
D)seal hunters
2
Due to variations in geography and climate, the cultures that emerged in the Americas were as different as the Inca of Peru and the Inuit of _____.
A)the Mississippi River valley
B)the Eastern Woodlands
C)the Valley of Mexico
D)the tundra region south of the Arctic
3
Full-time farming in _____ began around A.D. 700.
A)the Arctic
B)the Northwest
C)Cahokia
D)the Mississippi River valley
4
Members of the Grand Council of the Iroquois League were chosen by _____.
A)the women of each clan
B)the men of each clan
C)the clan mothers
D)a group of 50 Iroquois elders
5
which of the following is true of the Maya?
A)They developed a sophisticated calendar called the Long Count.
B)They consolidated their power over all of modern Mexico.
C)They developed democratic institutions.
D)They sold captured nobles and war leaders into slavery.
6
The Aztec kingdom was _____.
A)a centralized state
B)a group of autonomous territories
C)a collection of semi–independent territories
D)a city–state
7
Inca civilization emerged in the small community around _____.
A)Cuzco
B)Lima
C)Tenochtitlán
D)Santiago
8
The Inca developed a well-organized empire, in which conquered territories _____.
A)ran their own affairs
B)appointed their own leaders
C)were governed by a high-ranking noble sent to the region
D)were semi-autonomous
9
Early European visitors were especially impressed by the sophistication of Inca _____.
A)court theater
B)poetry
C)religious rituals
D)buildings and monuments
10
Quipu was the Inca system of _____.
A)writing
B)record keeping
C)government
D)road building
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