Commonalities and Variations, 500 B.C.E.

Chapter 6 Summative Quiz

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1. How did the absence of most animals capable of domestication affect developments in the Americas?

No pastoral societies developed.

Agriculture did not develop independently.

Metallurgy was more highly developed.

A plow-based farming system developed.

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2. How did the environmental features of Africa affect the continent?

The lack of rainfall meant that agriculture was completely dependent on irrigation.

Persistent warm temperatures accelerated the decomposition of humus, resulting in a less productive agriculture.

The network of rivers running throughout the continent facilitated the emergence of large empires that encompassed most of the continent’s people.

The scarcity of raw materials prevented the development of iron tools and weapons.

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3. The Maya and Axum were similar in that both

were ruled by a single powerful king.

possessed written scripts.

left behind few stone monuments.

severely limited trade to avoid outside influences.

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4. In their political organization, the Maya were most like

the city-states of classical Greece.

the imperial state of Rome.

the civilization of the Niger Valley.

the kingdom of Axum.

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5. Mesoamerican and Andean cultures were similar in that both

were profoundly impacted by the emergence of the Chavín cult.

tried but failed to develop regional or long-distance trade networks.

were dominated by cities or regional states rather than a single empire.

used iron tools extensively.

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6. Which of the following statements about the civilizations of the Andes region is true?

In the Andean region, it was only possible for people to settle along the coast.

Civilizations of the Andean region were politically weak.

The need for elaborate irrigation projects helped create strong states in the region.

No regional religious traditions developed in the Andean region.

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7. Archeological evidence suggests that the village located at Chavín was the center for

political experiments with democracy.

the study of science and medicine.

a slave-based economy.

a religious movement that spread throughout much of the Andes.

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8. What do the remains of the Moche civilization suggest was important to its rulers?

Peace and meditation

War and ceremony

Nature and farming

Education and democracy

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9. Which of the following was an advantage Bantu-speaking farmers had in their encounters with gathering and hunting groups?

Horse-drawn chariots

Yam-based agriculture

Gunpowder formula

Iron-working technology

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10. What did the Bantu settlements in Africa have that the communities in North America east of the Mississippi lacked?

Agriculture

Social stratification

A shared religion

A common language

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11. Both the cultures that took shape in the Chaco canyon region and those that took shape in the Mississippi River valley

hosted independent agricultural revolutions.

were based on corn-based agriculture introduced from Mesoamerica.

built large cities that rivaled those of Mesoamerica.

were founded by pastoralists.

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12. Outside of the Mesoamerican and Andean regions, most people living in the Americas in the pre-Columbian era

obtained their food supply by gathering and hunting.

practiced an intensive form of agriculture.

lived in densely populated urban centers.

spoke a common language.