Test #7

Question 1

The Nazca culture is known for

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preserving some elements of the Chavin culture

Question 2

Moche was the capital of a powerful state that

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Ruled near the Pacific coast not far from Ecuador

Question 3

The Chimor was destroyed in the 1400s when..?

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Pachacuti conquered the entire coastal region, bringing it under Inca control

Question 4

What best describes the Inca Empire?

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warlike

Question 5

After a region had been conquered by the Inca,..?

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only local leaders loyal to the Inca ruler were allowed to keep their posts

Question 6

To guarantee loyalty, the governors of each province

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were often related to the emperor

Question 7

For what were all Inca subjects responsible?

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several weeks of annual labor service

Question 8

what was constructed by the Inca to increase trade and to aid in the management of the empire?

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nearly 25,000 miles of road and bridge

Question 9

Why were the buildings and monuments of the Inca capital at Cuzco built with close fitting stones and no mortar?

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to withstand the frequent earthquakes

Question 10

Though the Inca did not have a writing system, they kept records with

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knotted string

Question 11

What occurred in Eastern North America in A.D. 700?

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shift toward full-time farming

Question 12

The desert-dwelling Anasazi built their pueblos using

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sun-dried brick and stone

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the Maya civilization?

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It was composed of city-states that were ruled by a class of hereditary nobles

Question 14

Maya rulers, such as the powerful Pacal,

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were supported by a group of scribes and ruled over peasants and townspeople

Question 15

From the Maya perspective, all of life was

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in the hands of divine powers, such as Itzamna

Question 16

Which is true of the Maya sacred calendar?

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Only trained priests could read or use the calendar

Question 17

The Toltec were the first people in Mesoamerica to

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work in gold, silver, and copper

Question 18

Which people were able to extend their empire across much of Mexico, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and to the Guatemalan border

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the Aztec

Question 19

Aztec society was made up of nobles, indentured workers, slaves, and commoners, and it was ruled by a monarch who

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was all-powerful and claimed to be the descendant of gods

Question 20

According to Aztec religious beliefs, the creation and destruction of the four worlds were caused by

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a never-ending battle between good and evil