hist 1111 quiz 10

They engineered their landscape to build large water management projects and terraced hillsides.

During the Late Classic Period, how did the Maya support their large populations?

Mesoamerica

Although scholars believe that humans migrated to Beringia first, this was the first area of the Americas where scholars have found evidence of large settlements, agriculture, and unique cultural traditions.

farmers began to use bronze tools.

All of the following occurred during the Formative Period in Chiapas except -a social hierarchy began to develop. -people living on the Pacific coast of Chiapas interacted with people living along the Gulf Coast as indicated by the sharing of items made of obsidian, shell, jade, and iron. -farmers began to use bronze tools. -large urban centers emerged before 300 C.E.

Tenochtitlán.

All of the following were Olmec centers in southern Mexico except -San Lorenzo. -Tres Zapotes. -Tenochtitlán. -La Venta.

Moche.

All of the following were early civilizations in Mesoamerica except the -Moche. -Maya. -Aztec. -Olmec.

Peru

Arctic colonists expanded rapidly across all of the following areas except ______, as they all possessed arctic small tool kits including the important toggle headed harpoons to kill walrus and seal. -Peru -Greenland -Alaska -Canada

Great Bison Belt.

By 9000 BCE, the Ice Age had left behind a vast expanse of "arid grassland" from Alaska to the Gulf of Mexico, an expanse known as the

Chimu

Chan Chan was the capital of this state.

the creation of large armies.

In general, during the Formative Period in Mesoamerica all of the following occurred except -the creation of large armies. -trade linked adjacent regions. -the beginnings of urbanization. -the emergence of social differentiation.

the important societal role of religious specialists who claimed to control the forces of the natural world.

In the Americas, shamanism was an important religious tradition defined by

Machu Picchu

Nestled in the Peruvian Andes, this is undoubtedly the most well-known Inca site by modern tourists.

Cahokia

North American mound builders established their center at this location across the Mississippi River from present day St. Louis.

Toltec

One important difference that this Mesoamerican culture developed from their predecessors was their desire to conquer.

networks of families and individuals who traded in labor and subsistence and ritual activities.

The Ayllus were

Tenochtitlán

The Aztec capital was this magnificent city, founded around 1325 CE by a Nahuatl-speaking, previously nomadic group called the Mexica.

Great Lakes.

The Hopewell exchange zone extended across much of eastern North America, from Florida to the

Cuzco

The Inca used this city as their imperial capital, expanding it around several temples into the shape of a puma.

the Ayllu system that divided labor obligations among farmers.

The Maya were associated with all of the following developments except -the Ayllu system that divided labor obligations among farmers. -their use of an advanced numerical annotation system of dots and bars. -their creation of a system of writing. -the founding of large cities.

Chile.

The Mesoamerican culture area is found in what are now all of the modern countries except -Guatemala. -Honduras. -Chile. -Mexico.

Peru.

The Mesoamerican culture area is found in what are now all of the modern countries except -El Salvador. -Belize. -Guatemala. -Peru.

Huaca de la Luna

The Moche began to conquer the North coast valleys in 200 BCE and, by 250 CE, had begun to construct this at their capital.

Teotihuacán

The decline of Cuicuilco allowed this competing city to rise to prominence in the Valley of Mexico, and by 100 CE, its population reached 60,000 inhabitants.

Hopewell

The term "Middle Woodland" is occasionally used to refer the period between 200 BCE and 400 CE; this coincided with the influence of this culture over much of eastern North America.

Chumash

These people inhabited the central and southern California coast, developed ceremonial centers, provinces incorporating several villages, sophisticated "watercraft," and vibrant trade with the interior.

Huari

These people ruled over more territory than any previous Andean polity, partially by coopting neighboring groups through taxation, distribution of goods, feasting and religious ceremonies.

Kivas

These were subterranean gathering places in Chaco Canyon which were used by individual kin groups for work, for education, and for ceremonies.

Tikal

This Mayan city in present day Guatemala, had reached a population of 80,000 by CE 750, while the population of its rival Calakmul reached 50,000.

Arctic

This area's harsh climate meant that it was one of the last areas in the Americas to be permanently settled.

Norte Chico

This civilization was the oldest along the Pacific Coast.

Moche

This culture began to conquer the North Coast valleys of Peru in 200 BCE and by 250 CE had begun to construct the Huaca del Sol and the Huaca de la Luna temples.

Chavín de Huantar

This location is the iconic representation of The Late Initial Period (1800-800 BCE), where Peru saw the beginnings of a mix of Andean, coastal, and Amazon cultures.

Tiwanaku

This was a ceremonial center and administrative city near Lake Titicaca established in the fifth century CE.

Olmec

This was the earliest civilization in Mesoamerica and, therefore, drove much of the rapid development in the region.

Internal uprisings, coupled with external rebellions, likely contributed to the city's decline.

What caused Teotihuacán's decline in the seventh century C.E.?

It stretched from Alaska through the Great Plains of North America to the Gulf of Mexico.

Where was the Great Bison Belt?

Aztec

Which civilization drew the most attention from the Spanish as they conquered Mexico?

Inca

Which civilization had its capital city in the Andes Mountains?

Olmec

Which culture formed the first state in Mesoamerica?

Ayllu

While the Inca are the best known of the Andean civilizations, they began by building on this kinship system.

Norte Chico

While this is the oldest identifiable civilization along the Pacific Coast, Chavín de Huantar has also captured much attention as a crucible site for Andean culture.