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  1. Return to World in the Making Volume 1 Student Resources

Chapter 15 Quiz C with References

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. In 1492 the Americas were sparsely populated.

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. The entirety of both American continents were suited for settled agriculture.

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. Shamanism is a religion that _____.

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. Amerindian shamanism resembled shamanistic practices in _____.

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. Big game hunting was considered a sacred activity throughout the Americas, even among urban elites.

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. The individuals or policies glorified in the Aztec chronicles reflected _____.

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. The Aztecs practiced a form of land reclamation around Tehnochtitlan called _____.

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. The Aztec focus on sacrifice derived from _____.

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. Aztec nobles sometimes received harsher punishments than commoners for similar crimes.

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. One of the biggest weaknesses of the Aztec empire in the early 16th century was _____.

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. There is no evidence of significant contact between he Aztecs and Incas.

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. The Inca writing system consisted of _____.

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. The Incas absorbed the religions of conquered people, and added the royal cult of the sun to daily life and worship.

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. Inca society _____.

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. One of the single biggest weaknesses in Inca society in the early 16th century was _____.

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. The Eastern Woodlands peoples did not practice agriculture by the 16th century.

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. Both maize planting and warrior sacrifice spread into North America from Mesoamerica.

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. Wampum were _____.

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. Eastern Woodlands society _____.

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. Like the Inca and the Aztec, the Eastern Woodlands people venerated the sun as the primary god.

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