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An Explosion of Complexity: Ranked Societies in the Old and New Worlds
Multiple Choice Quiz
1
Monks Mound in the settlement of Cahokia served as a
A)
look out.
B)
the base for a temple or chief’s house.
C)
burial chamber.
D)
none of the above.
2
What is most interesting about the monuments at Watson Brake in Louisiana?
A)
They were constructed in a society that did not depend on agriculture.
B)
They are the tallest mounds in North America.
C)
They were constructed in a society that was not culturally complex.
D)
All the above.
3
Which of the following crops was not an important component of Hopewell subsistence?
A)
maize
B)
squash
C)
sunflower
D)
knotweed
4
Which culture was centered in the Ohio River valley around 3,000 years ago?
A)
Kwakiutl
B)
Mogollon
C)
Sinagua
D)
Adena
5
Which culture built a road 60 miles long and absolutely straight?
A)
Hopewell
B)
Adena
C)
Sinagua
D)
Kwakiutl
6
In what year bracket did Hernando de Soto encounter the direct descendants of the Mississippian mound builders?
A)
1423-1427
B)
1800-1804
C)
1539-1543
D)
768-772
7
When did maize-based agriculture replace the traditional foraging subsistence system in the Southwest?
A)
500 B.P.
B)
1000 B.P.
C)
2000 B.P.
D)
3000 B.P.
8
Which culture lived a primarily sedentary lifestyle in the Southwest?
A)
Sinagua
B)
Mogollon
C)
Ancestral Puebloan
D)
All the above.
9
Which culture’s name literally means “without water?”
A)
Sinagua
B)
Hohokam
C)
Anasazi
D)
Mogollon
10
Which culture’s name literally means “those who have gone?”
A)
Sinagua
B)
Hohokam
C)
Anasazi
D)
Mogollon
11
Which culture’s most commonly referred to name was given by another group and literally means “ancient enemies?”
A)
Kwakiutl
B)
Hohokam
C)
Anasazi
D)
Mogollon
12
Semi-subterranean houses that were commonly circular pole-and-mud-covered are called:
A)
pit-houses.
B)
pueblos.
C)
kivas.
D)
courtyard groups.
13
Which structure is used in religious ceremonies?
A)
pit-houses
B)
pueblos
C)
kivas
D)
courtyard groups
14
Why did the Mogollons leave their mountain homeland?
A)
disease
B)
earthquakes
C)
warfare
D)
None of the above.
15
What may have caused the Ancestral Puebloans to abandon Mesa Verde?
A)
The people outstripped the environment.
B)
drought
C)
A new religion attracted them to the south.
D)
All the above.
16
A celebration where wealth is redistributed is called a:
A)
potlatch.
B)
potash.
C)
potsherd.
D)
pothole.
17
Which culture hosted the above celebration?
A)
Ancestral Puebloans
B)
Kwakiutl
C)
Mogollons
D)
Hohokam
18
Out of what part of the country was the above culture based?
A)
American Southwest
B)
Mississippian Valley
C)
Pacific Northwest
D)
Ohio River Valley
19
The native peoples of the northwest coast of North America were:
A)
foragers.
B)
simple foragers.
C)
affluent foragers.
D)
agriculturalists.
20
Great Zimbabwe’s name comes from the Shona people who called the ruin
dzimbabwe
, which means:
A)
palace of gold.
B)
houses of stone.
C)
clay village.
D)
none of the above.
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