Chiefdoms and Early States in Africa and the Americas, 600 BCE–600 CE 148

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. A stone carving found in Oaxaca, Mexico, contains a 260-day divinatory calendar which has been carbon dated to about:

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. Which of these was not a similarity shared by the Americas and sub-Saharan Africa in the period 600 BCE—600 CE?

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. Which of these was not a similarity shared by the Americas and sub-Saharan Africa in the period 600 BCE—600 CE?

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. An agricultural town of up to 1,000 inhabitants, in which people know each other, requiring a person of authority to keep order, is called a:

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. The earliest evidence of Africans shifting from foraging to agriculture comes from the area:

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. At its height, from the sixth through fourth centuries BCE, the city of Meroë encompassed:

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. Which of the following was a characteristic trait of the Kingdom of Meroë?

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. Although the Kingdom of Meroë had their own native deities, like Apedemek, their main temple was dedicated to worshiping _____________ deities.

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. The preeminence of the Kingdom of Aksum after the decline of Meroë was a result of:

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. King Ezana:

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. The three ecological zones of West Africa are the:

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. Which of the following was not an agricultural staple among Maya villagers?

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. One of the two most powerful Mayan city-states that arose between 600 BCE and 600 CE was:

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. Polytheism began to develop on top of traditional spirituality in the Americas after around:

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. The Mayan Long Count Calendar:

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. Mayan males were in charge of growing corn in fields which were cut into the rain forest through ________ techniques.

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. Mayan commoners represented the labor force whose __________ supported the ruling dynastic families as well as the craftspeople in the cities.

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. Mayan writing is both a(n) ______ as well as a(n) _______ script.

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. Mayan script consisted of some:

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. The Mayan ball game fits into the larger pattern of agrarian-urban society:

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. The rulers of Teotihuacán began spectacular building projects on a scale unprecedented in Mesoamerica in the:

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. The population of Teotihuacán by around 300 CE was as many as:

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. The Moche Valley was the location of the two largest ceremonial centers in the Andes:

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A map of Africa indicates the Bantus expanded from Cameroon to South Africa through Angola and Great Rift Valley circa 600 B C E to 600 C E. The Sub-Saharan African settlements were in places like Congo, Zanzibar, and the Zambezi.


The map above indicates the areas of Bantu migration in Africa. What was a lasting impact of these migrations on the foraging people in the region?

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A map traces the Mayan Civilization cultural area comprising Lowland Maya, Highland Maya, and the Yucatán Peninsula. The region is situated exactly where North and South America meet. Kalakmul, Uaxactún, San Bartólo, Bonampak, Palenque, and Paso de la Amada were some significant sites circa 200 to 400 C E. El Miradór, Tikal, and Chichén Itzá were some monumental architectures of that period.


The above map shows major sites of Mayan civilization. Which site contains the earliest temple pyramids on ceremonial platforms?

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Paintings on walls of Mayan Glyphs, consisting of ancient symbols and figures.


The Mayan glyphs pictured below are structurally similar to what other writing systems?

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