Chapter 10 Quiz A with Explanations

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. What was the most prominent political organization in Mesoamerica by the third century C.E.?

Chiefdoms correct incorrect

Empires correct incorrect

City-states correct incorrect

Republics correct incorrect

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. Which ideal city played an important role in the political ideologies of many classical Mesoamerican societies?

Teotihuacan correct incorrect

Tollan correct incorrect

Copan correct incorrect

Chichen Itza correct incorrect

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. According to many scholars, who ruled Teotihuacan before the fourth century C.E.?

Warrior-kings correct incorrect

Merchant guilds correct incorrect

Priests correct incorrect

Noblemen correct incorrect

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. What was a major cause for Mayan conflict during the classical era?

Rulers sought to conquer neighbors in an effort to expand. correct incorrect

Rulers sought to spread religious beliefs to their neighbors. correct incorrect

Rulers sought to control major Mesoamerican trade routes. correct incorrect

Rulers sought prisoners for labor and ritual sacrifice. correct incorrect

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. What was the significance of the ballgame to the classical Maya?

It was a sacred ritual involving the underworld. correct incorrect

It was a major source of entertainment for farmers. correct incorrect

It was used to settle conflicts between city-states. correct incorrect

It was played in order to determine royal succession. correct incorrect

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. What was a major burden for the subjects of Mayan city-states?

Taxation correct incorrect

Labor service correct incorrect

Ritual obligations correct incorrect

Craft productions correct incorrect

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. How might have Teotihuacan influenced the Maya during the fourth century?

Evidence shows that it influenced the Maya politically and culturally. correct incorrect

Evidence shows that it integrated the Maya into its growing empire. correct incorrect

Evidence shows that it engaged only in commercial contact. correct incorrect

Evidence shows that it caused significant changes to the ballgame. correct incorrect

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. Which state replaced Teotihuacan as the major power in the central Mexican highlands during the tenth and eleventh centuries?

The Wari correct incorrect

The Zapotecs correct incorrect

The Toltecs correct incorrect

The Chimu correct incorrect

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. What was a significant difference between states in Mesoamerica and the Andean region during the classical period?

The use of human sacrifice correct incorrect

The organization of political structures correct incorrect

The ritual use of pyramids correct incorrect

The use of writing for record-keeping correct incorrect

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. What was the basis for Chimu prosperity after the ninth century?

Military expansion correct incorrect

Trade and economic integration correct incorrect

Monumental construction correct incorrect

Mineral exploitation correct incorrect

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. Which Andean city became the center of interregional trade in the fifth century C.E.?

Tiwanaku correct incorrect

Moche correct incorrect

Tulla correct incorrect

Chimu correct incorrect

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. How was the city-state of Wari, which emerged during the seventh and eighth centuries C.E., different from its southern neighbor Tiwanaku?

It had larger, more lavish public religious spectacles. correct incorrect

It was less dependent on irrigated agriculture for survival. correct incorrect

Its influence was limited to a very small network of cities. correct incorrect

It utilized a military to conquer and control its neighbors. correct incorrect

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. What facilitated the shift to maize farming in the American Southwest after 200 C.E.?

The use of complex irrigation systems correct incorrect

The appearance of centralized political structures correct incorrect

The introduction of the bow and arrow correct incorrect

The arrival of knowledgeable Mesoamerican traders correct incorrect

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. An indication of population growth in the American Southwest after 700 C.E. was the movement from pithouse to villages to

walled towns. correct incorrect

pueblos. correct incorrect

ceremonial centers. correct incorrect

residential compounds. correct incorrect

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. What was a major cause for the desertion of Chaco Canyon's pueblo settlements in the twelfth century?

Poor harvests caused by drought and soil exhaustion correct incorrect

A decline in long-distance trade with Mesoamerica correct incorrect

Constant attacks from bands of Plains Indians correct incorrect

An increase in political conflict between settlement leaders correct incorrect

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. The ability of Cahokia's rulers to mobilize labor and resources is evident in

their conquest of tribes in the Great Lakes region. correct incorrect

the size of elaborateness of their burial tombs. correct incorrect

the construction of mounds throughout the settlement. correct incorrect

the extensive use of sophisticated irrigated agriculture. correct incorrect

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. Which distinct culture emerged in Oceania during the first millennium B.C.E.?

Melanesian correct incorrect

Lapita correct incorrect

Tikopian correct incorrect

Polynesian correct incorrect

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. How did the Polynesian practice of horticulture alter the natural environment?

It led to terracing on mountainsides. correct incorrect

It led to widespread deforestation. correct incorrect

It led to widespread irrigation works. correct incorrect

It led to the growth of animal populations. correct incorrect

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. How was the evolution of societies on the island of Bougainville different from other settled islands in the Pacific?

Different social groups emerged based on profession, geographic location, or ritual status. correct incorrect

Social hierarchies were greatly altered due to constant migration from that of Australia and Taiwan. correct incorrect

Rather than working more closely together, social groups put up significant social and ethnic boundaries. correct incorrect

A single social group would emerge to dominate by using force to control the island's resources. correct incorrect

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. According to anthropological theory, what type of society is the Siwai of Bougainville?

Big man correct incorrect

Gathering and hunting correct incorrect

Nomadic correct incorrect

Matriarchal correct incorrect