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Chapter 15 Quiz
The Rise of Empires in the Americas, 600–1550 CE
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The following is the correct chronological order:
End of Teotihuacán; Late Maya kingdoms in Yucatán Peninsula; Chichén Itzá; Inca Empire.
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Chichén Itzá; End of Teotihuacán; Inca Empire; Late Maya kingdoms in Yucatán Peninsula.
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Inca Empire; Late Maya kingdoms in the Yucatán Peninsula; End of Teotihuacán; Chichén Itzá.
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Late Maya kingdoms in Yucatán Peninsula; Chichén Itzá; End of Teotihuacán; Inca Empire.
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All of the following societies occupied parts of Mesoamerica
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Teotihuacán
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Wari
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Toltec
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Maya
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The city of Tula, originally formed by craftsmen and farmers fleeing the collapsed state of Teotihuacán:
Developed advanced military techniques and renamed themselves "the Nahuatl."
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Were able to maintain their independence despite repeated invasions by Toltec and Aztec war parties.
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Developed workshops that produced tools fabricated from local obsidian.
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Were the earliest ironworkers in the Americas.
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The Toltec state introduced all of the following military innovations
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Short wooden swords with inlaid obsidian edges.
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Obsidian daggers with wooden handles.
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Establishing colonies and having troops accompany traders.
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Wheeled chariots that were used to terrify the enemy.
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The large trade network in which the Toltecs participated can be characterized by the following:
It was based on the exchange of goods, such as gemstones, obsidian, cacao, vanilla, and bird feathers.
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It led to the diffusion of silk weaving techniques.
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It facilitated the transmission of agricultural techniques, for instance, the cultivation of rice producing two or more crops per year.
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It was based on the use of military might to protect merchants and to force other societies to enter into formal trading agreements with the Toltec.
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Features of the late Maya States in the Yucatán included all of the following
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Maya culture's final period was about 650-900.
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There were massive attempts at agricultural expansion, involving terracing and other innovations.
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Surprisingly, there was little if any centralization of political authority.
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In some kingdoms, the population density was about 1,000 persons per square mile.
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The problems identified in the textbook as leading to the deterioration of the late Mayan states included all of the following
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Torrential downpours washed away the topsoil from the newly built hillside terraces.
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The area experienced uncontrollable population growth, as was true in China
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Members of the ruling class fought each other over what remained of agricultural surpluses.
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Malnutrition began to reduce the labor force
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Chichén Itzá's garden agriculture was based on:
Irrigation from local rivers.
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Annual rainfall during the summer months.
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Water transported from sinkholes or cisterns.
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sources of water transported over distances by aquaducts.
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Around 600, two groups arrived in the Peruvian Andes as conquerors:
The Inca and the Wari.
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The Tiwanaku and the Inca.
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The Tiwanaku and the Wari.
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The Chontal and the Inca
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Resources of the Andean region around Lake Titicaca included all of the following
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Freshwater fish for food.
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Reeds for the construction of boats and roofs.
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Food staples such as potatoes and quinoa.
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Rich fields of corn at the highest elevations.
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All of the following are true of the state of Wari
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It seems to have had less control over elites than most other empires in the Americas.
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It was centered on the Ayacucho Valley in the highlands of northern Peru.
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Farmers cultivated potatoes, cotton, and corn.
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Wari elites constructed colonies outside of the core areas.
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Wari and Tiwanaku had certain similarities, such as all of the following
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They were both expanding states governed by elite clans.
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Despite obvious signs of rebellion, it is clear that the commoners respected and protected temples and temple sculptures.
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Leaders derived their strength from reciprocal patron-client relationships.
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After the year 950, there are signs of increased internal tension in both states.
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The Aztec and Inca empires which developed in the early fifteenth century were different from the earlier expanding states in that:
Previous expansionistic states had to maintain much larger armies to control the surrounding states.
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The Aztec and Incan empires were states with military classes that could conquer larger territories than was possible prior to their existence.
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The Aztecs and Incas imposed their language and religions on the conquered states, creating a more homogeneous population than seen before.
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The empires of the Americas developed patterns vastly different from any appearing in Eurasia.
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The Aztec foundation myth has all of the following elements
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Their hunter/warrior patron god ordered them to show their gratitude by the sacrifice of virgin maidens at the beginning of each lunar cycle.
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The first Aztec was born on an island or in a mountain cave.
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The Aztecs migrated south into the Mexican Basin.
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The patron god Huitzilpochtli guided them to a land of plenty, signaling their arrival by an eagle perched on a cactus.
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All of the following are true of the Aztecs
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The Aztecs and two other vassal states successfully rebelled against the reigning city-state in the Mexican Basin in 1428.
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The Aztec city of Tenochtitlán became the capital of an empire based in the Mexican Basin.
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The local elites of states conquered by the Aztecs were left in place, but they were required to leave their sons as hostages for good behavior.
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The state that was established by the Aztecs was much less centralized than either the Teotihuacán or Toltec city-states.
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The Aztecs inherited the weaponry and armor of:
The Toltecs
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The Maya
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Teotihuacán.Wari
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All of the following were true of the Incan empire
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It emerged in the southern Peruvian city-state of Cuzco, as a highly militaristic society.
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The name of the empire, "Tawantinsuyu," means "Land of Warriors."
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It extended into the upper Amazon region as well as the western Argentinean.
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Its foundation myth has similarities to that of the Aztecs.
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All of the following are true of political organization under the Incan empire
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It was divided into four regions, which were subdivided into provinces, each of which had an Inca subgovernor.
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Local elites retained some power, subordinate to the Incan governors and subgovernors.
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Care was taken not to disturb local practices, such as burial rituals.
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Local elites oversaw recruiting for the
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All of the following are true of Incan military organization
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Armies ranged in size from about 10,000 men to about 25,000 men.
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Under the
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During the second half of the fifteenth century, the military's role turned from conquest to consolidation.
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The military was equipped with a variety of weapons including wooden broadswords and slings.
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Inca weaponry:
Was much less sophisticated than that of the Aztecs.
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Used all the same techniques, including identical technology in affixing obsidian cutting edges for broadswords and arrow points.
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Was comparable to that of the Aztecs.
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Did not include the use of protective armor, although it appears that some of their enemies did.
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During the second half of the fifteenth century, the Incas:
Turned from conquest to consolidation.
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Increased the scope of their military draft, using people who would otherwise have been left in their own villages.
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Pulled back toward the administrative center to avoid the costs of constant warfare on the borderlands.
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Faced foreign armies, often as well armed as the Incas, which led to a greater cohesion among the Incan elite aristocracy.
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All of the following is true of communications in the Inca empire
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The rugged, mountainous terrain prevented the construction of roads of the same quality as those in the Aztec empire.
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The Incas systematically improved road networks that had been built by their predecessors, particularly the Tiwanaku and Wari.
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Every 15 miles, an inn was constructed for travelers.
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The roads often requiring extensive grounding, paving, and tunneling.
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What percentage of people were urban dwellers in the Mexican Basin during the fifteenth century?
30%
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50%
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20%
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65%
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A commonality between the Aztec and Inca capitals of the fifteenth century is:
That they were ruled by direct decrees from rulers and elites, and neither had a system of appeal
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That they were ceremonial centers with little or no economic activity to interfere with religion.
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That they were among the largest cities of the world.
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That their monumental architecture followed identical artistic traditions.
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All of the following were true of Tenochtitlán
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Aqueducts piped freshwater directly to all citizens.
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The primary market at the center of the northern island could attract as many as 40,000 people.
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A number of causeways crossed it and linked it with the lakeshore.
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Professional waste removers collected human waste and took it to farmers for fertilizer.
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In "Patterns Up Close," all of the following to be true about ritual human sacrifice EXCEPT:
The survival of traditional blood rituals and human sacrifices within polytheism was a pattern that distinguished the early American empires from their Eurasian counterparts.
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Mexican archeologists discovered the remnants of a skull rack in front of the Temple in 2015.
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From first-hand reports and archeological evidence, we can ascertain the exact extent it was practiced by Aztec and Inca societies.
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Earlier societies in Mesoamerica emphasized the ruler's self-sacrifice.
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Where was the
quipu
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North America
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The Amazon Basin
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Mesoamerica
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The Andes region
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Based on the map above, which of the following was not a
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Tlaxcala
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Tenochtitlán
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Texcoco
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Tlacopan
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The road above was reserved by the Incas for
tax collectors
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merchants
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runners and the military
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rulers and.their families.
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