World Civilization Chapter 6 Self Quiz

What is "gender parallelism?"

A "separate but equal" definition of gender roles

This society only gradually created permanent village life as agriculture was adapted to their desert environment and lived at first in pit houses that gradually grew into larger settlements.

Ancestral Pueblo

What is the proper chronological order of these civilizations?

Hopewell, Tiwanaku, Cahokia

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Mayan civilization

Mayan civilization developed over a long period of time in Mesoamerica.

Unlike most civilizations, this kingdom had a substantial number of female rulers who appear to have held equal power and prominence to their male counterparts.

Meroe

Which of the following American states was governed by warrior-priests?

Moche

Which of the following statements best describes the movement of Bantu-speaking peoples in sub-Saharan Africa?

People moved gradually to new regions over many centuries.

This city had streets laid out in a grid pattern and a large ritual center where archaeologists have found evidence of human sacrifice.

Teotihuacan

Which of the following was an important reason for the decline of Meroe?

The kingdom suffered severe deforestation because so much wood was used to smelt iron.

Which of the following statements best describes the sense of common African culture in pre-modern times?

There was no common identity among the people of the continent as Africans.