Glencoe World History New York Edition

Chapter 11: The Americas, 400–1500

The Americas, 400-1500


1.	The vast land area of the Americas contains __________
		A)	deserts.
		B)	tropical forests.
		C)	ice-covered lands.
		D)	all of the above


2.	The first inhabitants of the Americas most likely were __________
		A)	terrace farmers.
		B)	growers of corn, squash, and beans.
		C)	hunters and gatherers following bison and caribou herds.
		D)	seal hunters.


3.	Due to variations in geography and climate, the cultures that emerged in the Americas were as different from one another as the Inca of Peru and the Inuit of __________
		A)	the Mississippi River valley.
		B)	the Eastern Woodlands.
		C)	the Valley of Mexico.
		D)	the tundra region south of the Arctic.


4.	Full-time farming in __________ began around A.D. 700.
		A)	the Arctic
		B)	the Northwest
		C)	Cahokia
		D)	the Mississippi River valley


5.	Members of the Grand Council of the Iroquois League were chosen by __________
		A)	the women of each clan.
		B)	the men of each clan.
		C)	the clan mothers.
		D)	a group of 50 Iroquois elders.


6.	The Maya __________
		A)	developed a sophisticated calendar called the Long Count.
		B)	consolidated their power over much of what is modern Mexico.
		C)	developed democratic institutions.
		D)	sold captured nobles and war leaders into slavery.


7.	The __________ rulers in Mesoamerica were assisted by a council of lords and government officials.
		A)	Mayan
		B)	Toltec
		C)	Aztec
		D)	Incan


8.	Which of the following helped bring down the Aztec state?
		A)	overuse of farmland
		B)	new diseases brought by the Spaniards
		C)	a volcanic eruption
		D)	internal revolt


9.	Incan civilization emerged in the small community around __________
		A)	Cuzco.
		B)	Lima.
		C)	Tenochtitlán.
		D)	Santiago.


10.	The Inca developed a well-organized empire, in which conquered territories __________
		A)	ran their own affairs.
		B)	appointed their own leaders.
		C)	were governed by a high-ranking noble who was sent to the region.
		D)	were semi-autonomous.


11.	Early European visitors were especially impressed by the sophistication of Incan __________
		A)	court theater.
		B)	poetry.
		C)	religious rituals.
		D)	buildings and monuments.


12.	Quipu was the Incan system of __________
		A)	writing.
		B)	record keeping.
		C)	government.
		D)	road building.