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- 1. Multiple ChoiceInca farmers adapted their environment by growing food inflooded rice paddiesterraced fieldsclear-cut rain forestsexpansive plantations
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following points of view is shared by these artists?The Industrial Revolution has brought hardship throughout the world.The Green Revolution has encouraged new food stuffs to be produced.The Encounter made life in the New World very difficult for the native population.The Neolithic Revolution, without machinery, required strenuous labor. - 3. Multiple ChoiceTo achieve the degree of development shown, the Aztecs first had toinvent wheeled vehicles to move construction materialsuse domesticated animals to assist in agricultureestablish an organized government and a specialized work forceadopt advanced engineering techniques diffused from European cultures
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich phrase best completes this graphic organizer?Building thousands of miles of roadsMaintenance of a large naval fleetEstablishment of a national library filled with hundreds of booksReliance on camel caravans
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich civilization is credited with recording data with quipu, developing an elaborate road system, and constructing Machu Picchu?RomanEgyptianMesopotamianInca
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich development is most closely associated with early Inca achievements?inventing the wheel as a transportation deviceimproving iron weaponsexpanding global tradeadapting a mountainous environment
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA key reason the Incas were able to control their large empire was that theyoutlawed human sacrificeformed a democratic governmentbuilt a road system to connect distant areas and to move armiespromoted literacy and mass education programs to teach loyalty to their subjects
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the best title for this graphic organizer?Features of Hellenistic CultureAchievements in Medieval EuropeDevelopments in Czarist RussiaCharacteristics of Maya Civilization
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was an important strategy used by both the Romans and the Incas to unify their empires?building a large network of roads and bridgesusing powerful navies to protect sea trade routessupporting free-market economies by minting silver coinsgranting citizenship and voting rights to conquered peoples
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich achievement played an important role in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations?use of gunpowderproduction of corndomestication of horsesdevelopment of sugar plantations
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe location of the Inca civilization of South America demonstrates theimportance of trade with western Europeability of humans to adapt the environmentinfluence of cultural diversitycomplexity of indigenous belief systemsListen
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA study of the achievements of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures would show that theysustained dense populations through intensive agricultureengaged in an extensive exploration of the Pacific Oceanbuilt vehicles with wheels to transport goodsdeveloped rice paper and wood-block printing
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThese photographs indicate the people of China and the people of ancient Peru modified their environment tocreate effective trade routesincrease the amount of land available for agriculturemove large quantities of water into citiesprovide an effective defense
- 14. Multiple ChoiceOne way the Incas adapted their environment was bybuilding a network of roads through the mountainsgrowing rice as a major agricultural productestablishing an encomienda systemcreating floating gardens
- 15. Multiple ChoiceOne way in which the Aztec and Inca civilizations are similar is that they bothdefeated the Spanish conquistadorsdeveloped advanced architectural techniqueslacked strong central governmentssettled primarily in river valleys
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich title best completes this graphic organizer?Characteristics of the Inca Golden AgeReasons for the ReconquistaResults of Lenin’s New Economic PlanFeatures of the Marshall Plan
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich factor most influenced the development of diverse cultures in pre-Columbian South America?trade agreementsgeographic featuresimported religious ideaspeasant revolts
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich element of civilization is most clearly shown in this Maya artwork?urbanizationa system of educationa code of lawssocial classes
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this drawing indicate about the Inca civilization?religious influence on architecturecooperation and planning in agriculturesuperior military technology used for defenserole of government during a natural disaster
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich title best describes this map?Mesoamerican Cultural AreasSouth American Urban AreasCreation of the Spanish ViceroyaltiesOutposts of the Inca Empire
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich phrase best completes the partial outline below?
I. Achievements of the Incas
A. ____________________
B. Kept records using quipus
C. Built stone structures without using mortarCast bronze statuesCreated a system of terrace farmingInvented a foot stirrupDeveloped chariots - 22. Multiple ChoiceA major agricultural advancement of the Incas was thedomestication of cattleuse of a steel plowterracing of mountains for farmingdevelopment of floating gardens
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich geographic feature had the greatest influence on the development of the Inca Empire?desertsirregular coastlineriver valleysmountains
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThis diagram shows the Incas had a farming system thatprovided crops for the entire societyleft much of the land unfarmedset aside fifty percent of the crops for those who farmed the fieldsgrew crops only for priests and government officials
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich letter identifies the region in the Andes Mountains where many Inca settlements were located?ABCD
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe Aztec use of the calendar and the Maya writing system both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americastraded extensively with Africaflourished prior to European contactdeclined because of invasion and diseaseconverted others to Islam
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThese illustrations suggest that early Latin American civilizationswere based on European societiesused advanced technology to build complex structuresincorporated early Roman architectural designwere strongly influenced by Renaissance humanism
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich conclusion about the Inca city of Macchu Picchu can be drawn from the map?Religious activities were prohibited in this city.The city was a ceremonial site, not a place of permanent settlement.Community planning and an organized way of life are not evident in this city.The city had a government with laws, leadership, and a military force.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceA study of Aztec, Maya, and Inca agricultural systems would show that these civilizationsrelied on mechanized agricultural techniquescarried on extensive food trade with each otheradapted to their environments with creative farming techniquesrelied on a single-crop economy
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe archaeological evidence found at the Mesoamerican sites of Tenochtitlan and Machu Picchu suggests that these societiesconsisted of hunters and gathererswere highly developed and organized culturespracticed a monotheistic religionfollowed a democratic systemListen
- 31. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Inca adapt to their physical environment?They built large fishing fleets to feed their populations.They built footbridges that connected their roads across the Andes.They established extensive trade agreements with Europe.They raised cattle and horses on the pampas.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceInca terrace farming and Aztec floating gardens are examples ofthe ability of civilizations to adapt to their region’s physical geographyslash-and-burn farming techniquesMesoamerican art forms symbolizing the importance of agriculturecolonial economic policies that harmed Latin American civilizations
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe civilizations of the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas were similar in that allspoke the same languagefollowed a monotheistic religiondeveloped cities and complex governmentsused a complex system of writing
- 34. Multiple ChoiceIn Latin America, the Maya and the Aztec civilizations were similar in that theyshowed little evidence of urbanizationlacked a strong central governmentdeveloped complex mathematical and calendar systemsused military weapons superior to those of EuropeansListen
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