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- 1. Multiple Choice
Early Native American societies in the Andes were based primarily on agriculture.
true
false
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Inca were peace loving and cooperated with neighboring groups.
true
false
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Spaniards conquered the Inca because they greatly outnumbered the Inca.
true
false
- 4. Multiple Choice
Uneven distribution of wealth led to social and political instability in many South American nations after independence.
true
false
- 5. Multiple Choice
Both Chile and Argentina have had women as presidents.
true
false
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which statement accurately describes an aspect of Inca civilization?
The Inca were largely hunter-gatherers.
The Inca built an extensive road system for travel.
The Inca carefully preserved their history on handwritten parchments.
The Inca practiced an advanced form of democracy.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Who held the highest positions in the Inca's highly structured society?
engineers and builders
emperor and high priest
artisans and physicians
farmers and laborers
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the empire of the Inca?
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Francisco Pizarro
Capac Yupanqui
Christopher Columbus
- 9. Multiple Choice
For what purpose did the Inca use the device known as the quipu?
counting
cooking
farming
writing
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which generalization about South American governments is most valid?
After gaining independence, most South American countries strongly supported democracy.
A strong middle class has helped most South American nations maintain stable governments over the past century.
By the mid-1900s, Native Americans held leadership positions in most South American nations.
In the first half of the twentieth century, many South American governments were dictatorships.
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