Textbook Quiz - SPRING Flashcards
What early people used shallow canals to irrigate their fields, lived in pithouses, and planted crops in earthen mounds?
the Haida
the Aleut
the Hohokam
the Anasazi
the Hohokam
Whose architecture included pueblos, kivas, and cliff dwellings?
the Ingalik
the Aleut
the Anasazi
the Hopewell
the Anasazi
Which of the following statements concerning the mound builders of the eastern woodlands of North America is not true?
Mound builders relied on hunting and gathering, as well as farming some native crops.
Mound builders lived in log houses.
Evidence from the Hopewell mounds shows that the Hopewell had an extensive trade network.
The Inuit, Aleut, and Ingalik were all mound builders.
The Inuit, Aleut, and Ingalik were all mound builders.
What does the city of Cahokia and its mounds tell us about the Mississippian people?
The Mississippians had an organized labor force.
The Mississippians had knowledge of math and engineering.
The Mississippians has a complex society with clear divisions between social classes.
all of the above
all of the above
What determined how the Inuit, the Iroquois, and the Plains Indians obtained food, created shelters, and organized their societies?
the buffalo herds
geography
trade networks
geology
geography
Who developed a form of sign language to communicate with different tribes?
the Inuit
the Iroquois
the Plains Indians
the Chinook
the Plains Indians
The first farmers in the Americas grew maize in __________ , a region that includes southern Mexico and northern Central America.
Mesoamerica
The _________ developed an extensive trade network, invented a calendar, used writing, and carved giant stone heads.
Olmec
The __________ were a militaristic people who mined obsidian and established their capital at Tula.
Toltec
_________ cities functioned as city-states, each had its own ruler and its own government, and no ruler ever united the many cities into one empire.
Maya
The Maya were among the first people in the world to use the concept of zero, and they developed a writing system based on _________ , or symbols, that represented both objects and sounds.
glyphs
The ________ ruled 400 to 500 city-states and had about 5 million people in their empire.
Aztecs
Trade and ________ , a tax paid by the conquered people of the empire, formed the basis of the Aztec economy.
tribute
In Aztec society kings were at the top of the social order, and they were followed in importance by _______, who interpreted calendars and performed ceremonies and sacrifices.
priests
Warrior-priests ruled the Moche of Peru.
true
false
True
The Nazca Lines were created to provide directions to hidden food and weapon caches.
true
false
false
By the early 1500s the Inca Empire extended along almost the entire Pacific coast and throughout the Andes and had a population of about 12 million.
true
false
true
Women might pay their mita, a labor tax, by weaving for the army and men by working on government farms, in mines, or on roads.
true
false
true
The ayllu was a set of colored and knotted cords that the Inca used to record information such as tax records, quantities of livestock, and census data.
true
false
false
Slaves were at the bottom of Inca society and were required to wear plain clothes.
true
false
false
The sun god was the most important god in the official Inca religion.
true
false
true
The arrival of the Spanish marked the end of the Inca Empire.
true
false
true
China’s first civilizations developed in the river valleys of two major rivers: the Chang Jiang and the _____________
Huang He
The Himalayas in the south and the __________ , a vast desert in the east helped stave off invasions and allowed China’s early civilizations to grow.
Gobi
The _________ dynasty, centered in the Huang He valley, developed a writing system, made advancements in bronze work, created a precise calendar, and used a money system.
SHANG dynasty
The Shang used ________ to ask their ancestors for advice.
Oracle bones
The Zhou dynasty proclaimed that they ruled by the ________ , a principal that stated the gods would support a just leader, but not a corrupt one.
mandate of heaven
The Zhou use of _________ strengthened their economy and their army.
Iron
____________ believed that people should treat each other with love and respect by practicing traditional manners and rituals.
Confucius
_________ teaches that people should yield to the laws of nature and try to achieve harmony with the universe.
Daoism
What is?
a political philosophy which believed that a powerful and efficient government was key to maintaining order and control over an empire
Legalism
What is?
Han leader who implemented civil service exams, adopted Confucianism as the government religion, expanded the Chinese empire, and promoted economic growth
Wudi
Who was?
leader who unified China, persecuted Confucianists, and ruthlessly suppressed all criticism of his rule
Shi Huangdi
What?
nomads who lived north of China and presented the biggest threat to China’s security
Xiongnu
Identify:
unified and expanded China by conquering other states and subduing raiders to the north and south
Qin dynasty
Identify:
.system that required government officials to pass an exam in the Confucian classics
civil service
Identify:
rebel leader who defeated the Qin and founded the Han dynasty
Liu Bang
Which of the following statements concerning Chinese society during the Han period is not correct?
Women had less status and fewer privileges than men.
The social classes in Han society were clearly defined and were ranked as follows: emperor, nobles, merchants, artisans, peasants, and finally slaves.
The philosophy of Confucianism was very important and shaped Han society.
Most people were peasants.
The social classes in Han society were clearly defined and were ranked as follows: emperor, nobles, merchants, artisans, peasants, and finally slaves.
Who was the Confucian writer and scholar who wrote poems, essays, and helped write a famous history of the Han dynasty?
Zhang Qian
Liu Bang
Sima Qian
Ban Zhao
Ban Zhao
What was China’s most valuable trade good?
lacquerware
iron swords
silk
jade objects
silk
What was a result of Emperor Wudi’s desire for “blood-sweating” horses?
Trade between China and Central Asia increased.
Central Asia discovered how to make silk.
Buddhism became the most important religion in China.
China’s army became very powerful.
Trade between China and Central Asia increased.
Which of the following was not traded on the Silk Roads?
ivory
ideas such as Buddhism
spices
grain
grain
Which of the following was not an achievement made during the Han period?
paper
gunpowder
acupuncture
water mill
gunpowder
period of disorder and warfare that resulted from the fall of the Han dynasty
scholar-officials
Neo-Confucianism
Wendi
Wu Zhao
Li Bo
Taizong
Period of Disunion
pagoda
Period of Disunion
Tang dynasty leader who expanded China’s borders, built schools to prepare students for the civil service exams, and used talented ministers to help him govern
scholar-officials
Neo-Confucianism
Wendi
Wu Zhao
Li Bo
Taizong
Period of Disunion
pagoda
Taizong
leader who reunified China, founded the Sui dynasty, restored order, created a new legal code, and reformed the bureaucracy
scholar-officials
Neo-Confucianism
Wendi
Wu Zhao
Li Bo
Taizong
Period of Disunion
pagoda
3.
Wendi
