Chapter 15 Student Quiz

. In 1492 the Americas were sparsely populated.

True.

False.

. Shamanism is a religion that _____.

Worships multiple gods.

Worships one great creator spirit.

Relies on healer visionaries for spiritual guidance.

Doesn't believe in a higher power.

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

True.

False.

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

Irrigation.

Terracing.

Chinampa.

Coatepec.

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

True.

False.

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

True.

False.

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

True.

False.

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

A Sapa Inca chosen by hereditary primogeniture.

Excessive veneration of the mummies of dead Sapa Incas.

Lack of social mobility.

A weak system.@@Incorrect. Please see page 559 of World in the Making.

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

True.

False.

. Eastern Woodlands society _____.

Was completely egalitarian.

Was as highly stratified as its empire-building Mesoamerican neighbors.

Treated women and men equally.

Had strict gender-based division of labor.

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