Chapter 16 - Civilizations in the Americas
The increased use of improved agriculture practices resulted in
All of these answers; The development of permanent settlements The collection and horticulture of plants The development of elaborate burial practices
Which culture succeeded the Sican?
The Chimu
What are Nazca Lines?
Geoglyphs created for unknown purposes.
According to scientists, which best explains the impact of the "Great Drought" on the Anasazi and Hohokam culture?
Both groups dispersed into smaller settlements and neighboring tribes.
When was the Pre-Classical Period?
1000-400 BCE
Native American groups flourished in the Southwest between 900 and 1130 CE due to the following:
A period of wet conditions and nearby rivers allowed tribes to perfect irrigation farming.
Native American groups flourished in the Southwest between 900 and 1130 CE due to the following;
A period of wet conditions and nearby rivers allowed tribes to perfect irrigation farming.
Which of the following are the Zapotec thought to have developed first in Mesoamerica?
A writing system
What was the most important type of Inca art?
Architecture
What was the spondylus shell used for?
Commerce and religious offerings.
What was the primary economic activity for the Moche?
Farming
What were the most important things to control in the Aztec economy from a hegemonic point of view?
Land and labor.
What ethnicity of people inhabited Teotihuacan?
Multiple ethnicities such as the Zapotec and Mixtec.
What caused the decline of the Olmecs?
Scholars are unsure.
What caused the decline of the Zapotec?
The Spanish
What does the "Mixtec" most likely mean in colloquial language today?
The family of languages that still survive today.
What are the Three Sisters?
The three most important crops for Mississippian cultures.
How did the Mayans feed themselves?
They transitioned from hunter-gatherers to farmers.
Where was the core of the Mayan Empire?
The central lowlands
The abundance of rich natural resources in the Northwest
Allowed many different nations to develop with their own distinct history, culture and society.
What is the anti-historicist view of the relationship between the Aztecs and Toltecs?
Aztec stories are not an accurate historical account of the Toltecs.
Which of the following was an Olmec deity?
Bird Monster
How did the Incas pass their history?
It was mainly oral tradition until the Spanish formally recorded it.