Chapter 5 Quiz

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. Which chronological order below is correct?

Olmec city at San Lorenzo; Chavin de Huántar city in Andes; First known American city at Caral-Supé in Peru; Olmec city at La Venta correct incorrect

Olmec city at San Lorenzo; Chavin de Huántar city in Andes; Olmec city at La Venta; First known American city at Caral-Supé in Peru correct incorrect

Olmec city at San Lorenzo; First known American city at Caral-Supé in Peru; Chavin de Huántar city in Andes; Olmec city at La Venta correct incorrect

First known American city at Caral-Supé in Peru; Olmec city at San Lorenzo; Chavin de Huántar city in Andes; Olmec city at La Venta correct incorrect

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. The early development of American societies parallels those in Eurasia and Africa, except in respect to:

The development of urban centers for religious and trade activities. correct incorrect

The use of the wheel and plows. correct incorrect

Access to agricultural sources of surplus food and means of accumulating stores. correct incorrect

The ability to design and engineer massive buildings, such as pyramids. correct incorrect

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. The most prominent geographical feature of the Americas is:

A contiguous spine of mountain ranges extending along the entire western coast from the Rocky Mountains in the north to the Andes in the south. correct incorrect

A very even terrain extending from northern Canada to the tip of Chile and Argentina correct incorrect

Soil conditions and climate conditions conducive to growing similar crops from Canada to Argentina. correct incorrect

Generally more moderate weather conditions in southern Canada than in northern Chile. correct incorrect

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. Mesoamerica and South America are comprised of six distinct geographical regions, including all of the below EXCEPT:

The Central American mainland and the Caribbean islands. correct incorrect

The Andes Mountain region correct incorrect

The Guyana Shield correct incorrect

The Mountain West correct incorrect

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. The impact of the tides and flows of the Pacific on the American climate includes all of the following EXCEPT:

The warm waters of the Western Pacific move northeastward past Japan toward Alaska. correct incorrect

They have a moderating effect on the weather, particularly along the coasts of Alaska to California. correct incorrect

The region from the coast of Alaska to California contain important fish and marine mammal habitats correct incorrect

From California to Chile, the currents are generally warmer than the surrounding Ocean, driving fish and other marine animals away during most of the year correct incorrect

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. One of the ways many scientists track and establish dates for the migration patterns of early Americans is through:

Lithic finds at about three dozen sites in North and South America correct incorrect

The musical instruments, such as flutes, left at butchering sites correct incorrect

Archeological remains showing a strong preference for agriculture over foraging correct incorrect

The presence of a specific type of technology, called Clovis points, in both northern Eurasia and North America correct incorrect

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. The most probable reason for the disappearance of the Clovis style spear points from North America was:

The eruption of volcanoes along the Pacific coast of California caused climate change and human migration southward correct incorrect

The arrival of new immigrants, called Natufians, from Alaska and Canada. correct incorrect

The onset of the Younger Dryas, an 800-year cold spell in the northern hemisphere correct incorrect

The onset of a five-hundred-year drought which eliminated all large game and the need for spear points correct incorrect

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. All of the following observations about religious or supernatural beliefs and activities of sedentary foragers apply EXCEPT:

They began burying their dead in areas that developed into territorial centers. correct incorrect

Many of the communities' dead were buried with gifts to help them in life after death. correct incorrect

Shamans-led ceremonies usually took place in the open desert correct incorrect

Leaders of foraging bands were often shamans, people seeming to have spiritual powers. correct incorrect

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. The development and cultivation of corn:

Apparently took place in South America, in the vicinity of Brazil. correct incorrect

Occurred around the same time as potatoes, beans, and cotton were domesticated in Peru. correct incorrect

Took more than 12,000 years, according to carbon-dating techniques of teosinte and modern corn. correct incorrect

Has been proven, by plant geneticist Mary Eubanks, to have taken many generations of experimentation to create a nutritious grain. correct incorrect

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. Diffusion of corn as a food for both animals and humans:

Occurred very slowly because there was little trade or contact within the Americas. correct incorrect

Has permanently altered global agricultural patterns over the past 300 years. correct incorrect

Has been extensive, but outside the Americas, it is primarily a trade item because it requires very specific soils and climate. correct incorrect

Is of limited economic value because other, more easily grown substances work as well and are less expensive. correct incorrect

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. Basic food crops in Mesoamerica and the Andes include all EXCEPT:

Squash correct incorrect

Potatoes correct incorrect

Oats correct incorrect

Avocado correct incorrect

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. The only animal in pre-Columbian America that could be reasonably used as a pack animal was the:

Llama correct incorrect

Alpaca correct incorrect

Turkey correct incorrect

Horse correct incorrect

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. Between 3000 and 2000 BCE, villages in the lowlands along the Andes coast of Peru did all of the following EXCEPT:

Built rafts to allow them to fish farther from shore. correct incorrect

Increased crop yields through irrigation. correct incorrect

Began developing a stratified society. correct incorrect

Started making bronze plows and cooking utensils correct incorrect

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. The largest social class in Andean urban centers was comprised of:

Farmers correct incorrect

Merchants correct incorrect

Artisans correct incorrect

Priests correct incorrect

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. Quipú was:

A writing system similar to cuneiform. correct incorrect

A very short-lived means of record keeping. correct incorrect

A system of knotted ropesfor record-keeping. correct incorrect

The most prevalent means of performing human sacrifices in South America. correct incorrect

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. Excavations of Chavín, a small city in the Andean highlands, indicate that:

The population of the city consisted primarily of farmers and agricultural workers. correct incorrect

The population of the city wasdependent for food upon farmers and herders in the outlying hamlets correct incorrect

Contained underground worship centers, but have no indication of sacrifice, whether human or animal. correct incorrect

By 400 BCE, the city had surpassed its usefulness and the population began to dwindle. correct incorrect

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. Like Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China, Olmec agriculture benefitted from:

The flooding of rivers that deposited silt during the rainy season. correct incorrect

High yielding rice and wheat to sustain larger urban populations correct incorrect

Large deserts that protected the society as it developed. correct incorrect

Cattle and horses that could be used for agriculture and transport. correct incorrect

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. At San Lorenzo, thousands of laborers were engaged in performing all the tasks below EXCEPT:

Constructing a plateau and terraced platforms. correct incorrect

Quarrying huge blocks of basalt from a mountain range 70 miles away. correct incorrect

Carrying beams from which basalt blocks weighing about 18 tons. correct incorrect

Constructing wide moats around fields to drain water and discourage invasions. correct incorrect

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. All of the statements below are true of the Inuit EXCEPT:

They migrated from Siberia to the northern tundra of North America about 10,000 BCE. correct incorrect

They were skilled at hunting large sea mammals. correct incorrect

They lived in pit houses, covered by walrus skin under sod. correct incorrect

On winter hunts they built snow houses from ice blocks. correct incorrect

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. The Marajó, the most closely investigated of the early Amazonian cultures:

Inhabited a large island in the mouth of the Madera River. correct incorrect

Reached its height about 3000 BCE correct incorrect

Built large funeral mounds dated to around 500 BCE correct incorrect

Show little sign of an existing social hierarchy. correct incorrect

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. All of the following is true about early settlers in the rainforests of the Caribbean islands EXCEPT:

They formed agricultural settlements as early as 500 BCE. correct incorrect

They originated from the Orinoco River region. correct incorrect

Artisans made ceramics which suggest a shamanic religion correct incorrect

They generally avoided contact with the mainland, perhaps from fear of invasion correct incorrect

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. All of the following is true of the Lapita cultural complex EXCEPT:

It was named for a site on the island of New Caledonia. correct incorrect

The most highly demanded trade item in the complex was metal from which weapons and fish hooks could be manufactured correct incorrect

The culture developed great sophistication in navigation and the technology involved in watercraft building. correct incorrect

The society cultivated root crops which helped in supplying long voyages. correct incorrect

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. Using linguistic analysis, the origins of the people who populated Oceania was from:

South America correct incorrect

Taiwan correct incorrect

Siberia correct incorrect

Australia correct incorrect

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. All of the following are commonalities shared by societies in the Americas, Oceania, Eurasia, and Africa EXCEPT:

Growth and sophistication of social structures. correct incorrect

Political centralization and resistance to it. correct incorrect

The development of cities and monumental structures. correct incorrect

Development of agriculture and animal domestication. correct incorrect

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According to the figure above, where were most of the animals domesticated before 10,000 years ago?

Africa correct incorrect

Asia correct incorrect

North America correct incorrect

South America correct incorrect

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According to the map above, Taiwan and the Indonesian-Philippine archipelagos were the likely origins of the people of Oceania. How have scholars been able to determine this?

Through the use of linguistic analysis. correct incorrect

Through the analysis of skeletal remains. correct incorrect

Through the voyage sagas they wrote down. correct incorrect

Through the interpretation of archeological sites. correct incorrect

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About when did the people who fashioned the sculptures above arrive on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)?

600 CE correct incorrect

800 CE correct incorrect

1200 CE correct incorrect

700 CE correct incorrect