Chapter 13 Student Quiz

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. The Inka capital at__________ was linked to a vast empire by an extensive system of roads.

Cuzco correct incorrect

Chavín de Huántar correct incorrect

Chan Chan correct incorrect

Machu Picchu correct incorrect

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. Recent discovery of mass graves involving human sacrifice among the Chimu may be explained by:

the Chimu practice of sacrificing enemies captured in war correct incorrect

the belief that sacrificing virgins would appease the serpent god correct incorrect

enculturation and relative lack of respect for human life correct incorrect

a severe El Niño that caused catastrophic flooding and economic disruption correct incorrect

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. Which of the following refers to the labor service owed to a king of the Inkan empire?

Khipu correct incorrect

Mit'a correct incorrect

Split inheritance correct incorrect

Mitmaqkuna correct incorrect

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. The elaborate burials at Sipán appear to represent a class of ______________ warrior-priests.

Inkan correct incorrect

Wari correct incorrect

Moche correct incorrect

Chimu correct incorrect

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. Which of the following civilizations in South America developed latest or last?

Moche correct incorrect

Wari correct incorrect

Chimu correct incorrect

Inka correct incorrect

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. The _______ developed one of the earliest kingdoms in South America, reaching its height at around _________.

Moche; 400 CE correct incorrect

Wari; 100 CE correct incorrect

Inka; 1200 CE correct incorrect

Chimu; 1400 CE correct incorrect

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. The Moche constructed _____________ at the heart of their urban center; it was built with ___________.

a vast temple and artisan complex; stones weighing over 16 tons correct incorrect

the Pyramid of the Sun; millions of sun-dried adobe bricks correct incorrect

an enormous walled-in elite precinct; wood and earth correct incorrect

the Temple of the Feathered Serpent; bricks, stone, and mortar correct incorrect

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. The markings found on construction materials in the Pyramid of the Sun appear to have recorded the ___________.

political and religious history of the Inkan empire correct incorrect

achievements of the Chimu dynasties correct incorrect

names of Sicán and Tiwanaku deities correct incorrect

contributions of local groups who built it correct incorrect

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. According to Joseph Tainter, which of the following is not one of the likely causes for the collapse of civilizations?

resource depletion correct incorrect

economic decline correct incorrect

elite mismanagement correct incorrect

epidemic disease correct incorrect

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. The influence of the Tiwanaku state was eventually eclipsed by the _________ to the north and west.

Moche correct incorrect

Inka correct incorrect

Wari correct incorrect

Chimu correct incorrect

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. Among the following, the royal cemetery of the Moche elite did not contain:

hundreds of pottery vessels, including some in the shape of humans correct incorrect

sacrificial offerings of llama and captive Chimu warriors correct incorrect

a headdress of gilded copper correct incorrect

turquoise, silver, and gold jewelry correct incorrect

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. The geoglyphs in the highland deserts of South America extend over miles and represent:

entrances to the subterranean tombs of the elite correct incorrect

vast architectural designs for cities and towns correct incorrect

ceremonial pathways and effigies of spirits and gods correct incorrect

the remains of canals and walled-in agricultural fields correct incorrect

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. After they died, the bodies of Inka kings were:

mummified, placed in a palace, and treated as if it were alive correct incorrect

buried in graves filled with bodies of ritually-sacrificed humans correct incorrect

entombed with lavish burial goods within an enormous pyramid correct incorrect

cremated in enormous mountain top pyres correct incorrect

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. Which of the following refers to a record-keeping system of the Inka, involving a series of knotted strings used as mnemonic devices?

Khipu correct incorrect

Mit'a correct incorrect

Split inheritance correct incorrect

Mitmaqkuna correct incorrect

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. Chimu civilization was one of the ___________ empires of South America.

first correct incorrect

most mysterious correct incorrect

largest correct incorrect

last correct incorrect

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. By 1500, the __________, who called their nation Tawantinsuyu, had expanded their economic and political control over an estimated population of ___________ people.

Chimu; 2 million correct incorrect

Tiwanaku; 12 million correct incorrect

Wari; 6 million correct incorrect

Inka; 10 million correct incorrect

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. Inka architecture is noted for its:

precise jigsaw-like stone masonry correct incorrect

use of wood and pounded earth walls correct incorrect

pyramids of unprecedented size correct incorrect

use of vaulted arches for aqueducts correct incorrect

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. Machu Picchu was built in the mountains as a:

defensive stronghold correct incorrect

shrine to the Inka rain god correct incorrect

getaway or resort for the elite correct incorrect

astronomical observatory correct incorrect

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. Which of the following refers to the transfer of power and wealth among Inka royalty?

Khipu correct incorrect

Mit'a correct incorrect

Split inheritance correct incorrect

Mitmaqkuna correct incorrect

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. Which of the following civilizations built its capital near Lake Titicaca, which included palaces, temples, platforms, and a massive monolith known as the Gateway of the Sun?

Wari correct incorrect

Inka correct incorrect

Chimu correct incorrect

Tiwanaku correct incorrect

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. How were the Inka able to greatly increase the amount of arable land?

a vast system of irrigation canals and aqueducts correct incorrect

terracing correct incorrect

slash and burn agriculture correct incorrect

the use of fertilizer correct incorrect

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. Which of the following civilizations developed near the modern Peruvian city of Ayacucho, with walled neighborhoods in the capital covering approximately three-quarters of a square mile?

Wari correct incorrect

Inka correct incorrect

Chimu correct incorrect

Tiwanaku correct incorrect

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. The population of the Inkan empire at its height was comprised of about ________ ethnically-Inkan people.

1 percent correct incorrect

10 percent correct incorrect

30 percent correct incorrect

50 percent correct incorrect

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. Which of the following refers to residents conquered and then resettled by the Inka?

Khipu correct incorrect

Mit'a correct incorrect

Split inheritance correct incorrect

Mitmaqkuna correct incorrect

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. Recent studies have shown the Amazon Basin:

could not support political and social complexity without agriculture. correct incorrect

has large, fortified villages and earthworks dating more than 500 years ago. correct incorrect

had a higher population density than the Pacific coast of South America around 2,700 years ago. correct incorrect

contains advanced irrigation systems and geoglyphs that extend for miles. correct incorrect

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. What do the civilizations of South America have in common?

each had a written language correct incorrect

all constructed irrigation canals correct incorrect

all collapsed correct incorrect

all spoke the same language correct incorrect

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. One of the key variables in understanding why all civilizations collapse is:

how society if affected by natural catastrophes, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions correct incorrect

how societies fail to adequately deal with aggressive intruders correct incorrect

how a society responds, or fails to respond, to existential threats correct incorrect

how competition or conflict with other civilizations leads to collapse correct incorrect

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. The ________ are especially known for their geoglyphs in the highland deserts of South America.

Chimu correct incorrect

Nazca correct incorrect

Moche correct incorrect

Inka correct incorrect

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. The Chimu capital at__________ was one of the largest urban centers of ancient South America.

Cuzco correct incorrect

Chavín de Huántar correct incorrect

Chan Chan correct incorrect

Machu Picchu correct incorrect

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. Which of the following civilizations in South America developed earliest or first?

Moche correct incorrect

Wari correct incorrect

Chimu correct incorrect

Inka correct incorrect