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Q: Indus soapstone seals
Q: Hieroglyph
Q: Stepped pyramid
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Q: Pictograph
Q: Quinoa
Q: Archaeoastronomy
Q: Sacrifice Ceremony
Q: Chicha
Q: Wari
Q: Inca road system
Q: Tampu
Q: Nazca geoglyphs
Q: Split inheritance
Q: Mit'a
Q: Chav'n horizon
Q: Huaca del Sol
Q: El Nio
Q: Quipu
Q: Maraj Island
Q: Inca empire
Q: Maritime Hypothesis
Q: Discuss the importance of cloth for prehispanic Andean societies.
Q: What is the mit'a system? Do you think this system had antecedents in earlier South American polities?
Q: How would you interpret the Chav'n Horizon? What differences and similarities do you see with the Olmec Horizon?
Q: Inca society was socially stratified. Describe three indicators of these differences.
Q: Discuss differences in the exchange systems that characterized later prehispanic polities in Middle and South America.
Q: Discuss two strategies promoted by the Inca rulers to integrate and consolidate their political domain.
Q: What is meant by split inheritance?
Q: Compare the Inca empire with the tributary domain of the Aztecs.
Q: Discuss and critique the Maritime Hypothesis.
Q: Quipus are made of A. knotted rope. B. pottery. C. obsidian. D. corn.
Q: Which of the following was not an Inca site? A. Machu Picchu B. Cuzco C. Hunuco Pampa D. Sipn
Q: The individuals buried in the pyramid at Sipn appear to have been key participants in the A. Inca conquest. B. creation of Nazca geoglyphs. C. Sacrifice Ceremony. D. mit'a.
Q: Which craft item was most central to the workings of the Inca polity? A. pottery B. cloth C. stone tools D. quipu.
Q: The site of Hunuco Pampa included A. a huge marketplace. B. the "Great Image." C. extensive storage facilities. D. what appears to have been a brothel.
Q: An Andean recording device that uses knotted strings in a positional decimal system is called a A. quipu. B. tampu. C. huaca. D. shicra. E. waranqa.
Q: The Inca road system did all of the following except A. charge tolls for carts and other wheeled vehicles. B. include suspension bridges. C. cross deserts and mountains. D. involve networks of roadside lodgings and storage places.
Q: Tawantinsuyu, the Inca empire, literally refers to the A. Land of Opportunity. B. Land of 4 Seasons. C. Land of 4 Quarters. D. Land of Llamas.
Q: The Inca road system A. was constructed for wheeled vehicles. B. included suspension bridges. C. spanned more than 100,000 km. D. was restricted to royal caravans.
Q: Llamas generally carry loads that weigh up to ___ pounds. A. 50 B. 100 C. 200 D. 500
Q: Compared to the market at Tenochtitln-Tlatelolco, the market at Cuzco was A. large with a more diverse array of products. B. small and peripherally located. C. known for the greater abundance of cacao, which was used as a currency. D. described in more detail by the Spanish.
Q: The Inca capital was A. Sipn. B. Hunuco Pampa. C. Machu Picchu. D. Cuzco. E. Chan Chan.
Q: Each ciudadela at Chan Chan contained a A. raised field. B. carved stone. C. burial platform. D. llama burial.
Q: Chan Chan covered approximately A. 5 sq km. B. 10 sq km. C. 20 sq km. D. 30 sq km.
Q: Raised fields have been found in the vicinity of A. Tiwanaku. B. El Para'so. C. Moche. D. Machu Picchu
Q: The art at Chav'n de Huantar includes A. polychrome vases fashioned on the pottery wheel. B. carved stone slabs covered with written texts. C. anthropomorphic figures that combine the features of different animal forms. D. posed human figures closely resembling those found in ancient Greece.
Q: At El Para'so, the diet included all of the following except A. shellfish. B. starchy tropical tubers. C. domesticated squash. D. birds and small mammals. E. Chilean sea bass.
Q: Where would you expect to find the best archaeological preservation for ancient textiles? A. the Peruvian coast B. the montaa C. Amazonia D. highland Andean open-air sites
Q: The Inca quipu was used for A. the roadside storage of food. B. cooking maize beer. C. numerical recording and calculation. D. the construction of suspension bridges.
Q: Which of the following were domesticated in South America? A. turkey and dog B. sheep and goat C. guinea pig and llama D. horse and cat
Q: At European contact, the largest empire in the Americas was situated in A. the Andes. B. highland Mesoamerica. C. the Petn. D. the Amazon Basin.
Q: The largest empire in the Americas, in terms of population and area under its control, was A. the Aztec empire. B. the Sumerian empire. C. the Chim empire. D. the Inca empire.
Q: Besides participating in the production of food for the subsistence of his kin group, adults had to perform a certain amount of labor for the Moche state. The labor tribute was called the A. mit'a. B. bulla. C. vita. D. mitmaq.
Q: The capital of the Chim (Kingdom of Chimor) was A. Wari. B. Chan Chan. C. Tiwanaku. D. Cuzco.
Q: Which of the following pairs can be said to be roughly contemporary? A. Chav'n and Chim B. Nazca and Inca C. Nazca and Chim D. Moche and Nazca E. Inca and Chav'n
Q: Huaca del Sol is A. an Inca administrative center. B. a Moche deity often represented on pottery. C. a Late Horizon site noted for its finely cut and coursed masonry. D. a Tiwanaku outpost located on the South coast of Peru. E. a huge adobe brick pyramid dating to Moche times.
Q: The emergence of hierarchical societies with monumental constructions on the dry Pacific coast of Peru A. occurred soon after the development of pottery. B. preceded the advent of pottery making in western South America. C. rapidly spurred the development of highly decorated ceramic forms. D. was contemporary with the advent of pottery in western South America.
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Q: Mesoamerican ballgame
Q: Cuicuilco
Q: Pochteca
Q: Templo Mayor
Q: Chac mool
Q: Cenote
Q: Altantean column
Q: Emblem glyph
Q: Long Count
Q: Chinampas
Q: Ball court
Q: Talud-tablero
Q: Pyramid of the Sun
Q: Petty States
Q: Settlement pattern survey
Q: Stela
Q: E group
Q: Bajos
Q: Bernal D'az
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