Posted: March 8th, 2016

.Which region of South America was most likely chosen for habitation by early huntergatherer civilizations?

1) Which region of South America was most likely chosen for habitation by early huntergatherer
civilizations?
A) Chile
B) Argentina
C) Brazil
D) Uruguay
E) none of the above
2) Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the Mayan civilization?
A) literate
B) warlike
C) complex
D) contemplative
E) scientific
3) Who were the moundbuilders of the Ohio River valley?
A) Choctaw
B) Adena
C) Natchez
D) Powhatan
E) Cheyenne
4) How did Chimor s social structure mimic Mayan social structure?
A) Both had social pyramids.
B) Both viewed priests as commoners.
C) Both viewed artisans as nobility.
D) Both viewed war as immoral, so the warriors were the lowest class.
E) Both rejected the practice of slavery.
5) Why is the term Native Americans rejected by some historians and anthropologists?
A) because the first people on the continent were actually Africans
B) because no human life was native to the Western hemisphere
C) because the first people on the continent were actually Europeans
D) because the term Indian was used first
E) all of the above
6) The suggestion that contact might have occurred between the early Mississippians and the
Amerinds of Mesoamerica is supported by
A) The discovery that the layout of Cahokia was similar to Mesoamerican cities.
B) the fact that Mississippians cultivated corn, beans, and squash**crops that were
originally planted in Mexico.
C) the discovery of skeletons in Cahokia that had fillings in the teeth.
D) the discovery of carefully positioned bodies in the mound excavated at Cahokia.
E) all of the above
7) What logical conclusion can be drawn from anthropological evidence regarding the origins of
the Amerinds?
A) They are of African descent.
B) They are of Australian descent.
C) They are of European descent.
D) They are of Asian descent.
E) They are of Alaskan descent.
8) The significance of the skulls found by archaeologists in Washington and Nevada is the
implication that
A) all Amerinds were of central Asian origin.
B) some Amerinds were of African origin.
C) Amerinds did not arrive in the Western hemisphere as early as previously believed.
D) not all Amerinds were of Central Asian origin.
E) most Amerinds were not from Asia at all.
9) Which civilization most profoundly affected the development of Mayan society?
A) Olmec
B) Natchez
C) Mesopotamian
D) Apache
E) Navajo
10) There are varying opinions regarding the cause of the collapse of Mesoamerican civilization.
Which viewpoint is most widely accepted today?
A) Invasion by other Amerind tribes destroyed Mesoamerican civilization.
B) Natural disasters destroyed Mesoamerican civilization.
C) The Toltec destroyed Mesoamerican civilization.
D) Epidemic disease destroyed Mesoamerican civilization.
E) Internal rebellion destroyed Mesoamerican civilization.