Question 1

The earliest evidence of the emergence of the Moche chiefdoms is the __________ of the "Lord of Sipán", dated to 50 CE.

Accepted Answer

A)   Temple
B)   Palace
C)   Tomb
D)   Portrait VesselE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Between 4000 and 3100 BCE, a substantial chiefdom of Nilo-Saharan speakers had emerged in northern Sudan, then called ___________, from a Latinized Egyptian word for "gold".

Accepted Answer

A)   Khartoum
B)   Nubia
C)   Sheba
D)   DjiboutiE) B) and C)
F) All of the above B

Question 3

Trade in products in Meroë was:

Accepted Answer

A)   Conducted with little government interference
B)   Controlled by the king
C)   Strictly limited to local consumption with high tariff barriers
D)   Dominated by cotton products grown to the north of the capitalE) C) and D)
F) A) and B) B

Question 4

Nazca geoglyphs contain images of all of the following animals except:

Accepted Answer

A)   Whale
B)   Monkey
C)   Spider
D)   LlamaE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

In the third century CE, the temple of the god of the feathered serpent, ___________ in Nahuatl, was built at Teotihuacán, in honor of the then reigning dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A)   Pulque
B)   K'inchi
C)   Yucatán
D)   QuetzalcoatlE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The people in the Yucatán were early on exposed to Olmec cultural influence, but ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   The Olmecs had already cleared all the arable fields and exploited the water sources in the area.
B)   The Mayans spoke only one dialect of their language and considered it impossible to communicate with Olmecs.
C)   It does not appear that there was much Olmec immigration as Maya culture formed.
D)   The Olmecs were determined to wipe out Mayan settlements before they could establish a foothold in the region.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Maria Reiche's theory that the Nazca geoglyphs were ____________ inspired frequently outlandish speculation about the site.

Accepted Answer

A)   Landing pads for extraterrestrial vehicles
B)   Elements of a complex astronomical calendar and observatory
C)   A version of GPS coordinates in which the location of sacred sites were encoded
D)   Created with the help of observers in hot-air balloonsE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

The Mayan Long Count Calendar:

Accepted Answer

A)   was a 260-day divinatory calendar.
B)   counted the number of days elapsed since the mythical origin of the universe.
C)   was based on the solar year of 365 days.
D)   reset every 52 years.E) None of the above
F) All of the above B

Question 9

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:

Accepted Answer

A)   kingdom
B)   village
C)   city
D)   chiefdomE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Machu Picchu
B)   Teotihuacán
C)   Cuzco
D)   TikalE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Recent analysis of phytoliths has suggested that:

Accepted Answer

A)   The banana arrived with Indonesian sailors on the East African coast around 200-500 CE.
B)   Indian Ocean connections between East Africa and Southeast Asia could stretch back to the fourth millennium BCE.
C)   Banana species evolved independently with no contact between Southeast Asian and East African varieties.
D)   Bananas, yams, and rice traveled eastward from Africa to Asia at some point in the distant past.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

A basic rule in the Mayan ball game "pitz" was that the ball had to be hit with the _______ only and had to remain aloft.

Accepted Answer

A)   Foot
B)   Head
C)   Hand
D)   HipE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Mayan script consisted of some:

Accepted Answer

A)   1000 signs.
B)   500 signs.
C)   800 signs.
D)   200 signs.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

The most prominent geographical feature of the Americas is:

Accepted Answer

A)   First century CE
B)   Sixth century BCE
C)   Tenth century CE
D)   Fifth century CEE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Corn
B)   Squash
C)   Barley
D)   BeansE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

A Ugandan scientist dated ________ phytoliths in the vicinity to the fourth millennium BCE, suggesting that contacts between Southeast Asia and East Africa went back much further than had been imagined previously.

Accepted Answer

A)   Banana
B)   Sorghum
C)   Mango
D)   RubberE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)   second century BCE.
B)   first century BCE.
C)   third century CE.
D)   first century CE.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Aksum profited from all of the following factors EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Deforestation of and nomadic raids against Meroë.
B)   Trade contacts with Ethiopian guides and owners of transport animals.
C)   Its proximity to the coast and one of the main transshipment ports in the Red Sea.
D)   Its status as an entrepot established by gold miners in Yemen.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)   the Nile's First Cataract around Aswan
B)   the lower Nile around Memphis
C)   the middle Nile around Khartoum
D)   the Nile River DeltaE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The Mayan ball game is a feature of:

Accepted Answer

A)   a scientific-industrial society and its secular practices.
B)   a Stone Age society.
C)   an agrarian-urban society and its chiefdom and kingdom patterns.
D)   the beginnings of modern American baseball.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 6: Chiefdoms and Early States in Africa and the Americas, 600 B.C.E-600 C.E

The earliest evidence of the emergence of the Moche chiefdoms is the __________ of the "Lord of Sipán", dated to 50 CE.

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Between 4000 and 3100 BCE, a substantial chiefdom of Nilo-Saharan speakers had emerged in northern Sudan, then called ___________, from a Latinized Egyptian word for "gold".

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Trade in products in Meroë was:

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Nazca geoglyphs contain images of all of the following animals except:

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In the third century CE, the temple of the god of the feathered serpent, ___________ in Nahuatl, was built at Teotihuacán, in honor of the then reigning dynasty.

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The people in the Yucatán were early on exposed to Olmec cultural influence, but ___________.

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Maria Reiche's theory that the Nazca geoglyphs were ____________ inspired frequently outlandish speculation about the site.

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The Mayan Long Count Calendar:

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

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Recent analysis of phytoliths has suggested that:

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A basic rule in the Mayan ball game "pitz" was that the ball had to be hit with the _______ only and had to remain aloft.

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Mayan script consisted of some:

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The most prominent geographical feature of the Americas is:

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

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A Ugandan scientist dated ________ phytoliths in the vicinity to the fourth millennium BCE, suggesting that contacts between Southeast Asia and East Africa went back much further than had been imagined previously.

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

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Aksum profited from all of the following factors EXCEPT:

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

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The Mayan ball game is a feature of:

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