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1

The largest empire in the Precolumbian New World was
A)the Aztec Empire
B)the Inca Empire
C)the Olmec Empire
D)the Moche Empire
2

Fog meadows or lomas
A)are found only in regions of high rainfall.
B)can support lush grasslands and large mammals such as llamas.
C)can support some grasses, shrubs, and small animals such as foxes and lizzards.
D)are found only in the highland regions of Peru.
3

In the Andean highlands, the high plateaus known as the puna were used for
A)maize agriculture.
B)plant collection.
C)grazing llamas and alpacas.
D)all of the above.
4

The site of Paloma near San Bartolo Bay provides evidence for
A)the beginnings of sedentism
B)the origins of llama domestication
C)hunting and gathering but no agriculture.
D)monumental plazas and platforms
5

Plants cultivated during the Preceramic period included
A)cotton.
B)gourds.
C)beans and squash.
D)all of the above.
6

The Preceramic site of Río Seco has provided archaeological evidence for
A)temples and pyramids.
B)two platform mounds.
C)maize agriculture.
D)all of the above.
7

The Initial Period is marked by
A)potato domestication.
B)the use of cotton for textiles.
C)the appearance of pottery.
D)the spread of the Chavín art style.
8

The Initial Period settlement of Sechín Alto is
A)a small village comprised of a series of huts.
B)a ceremonial complex including plazas and a main platform mound.
C)a densely populated urban center.
D)a fishing settlement located on the Pacific coast.
9

The spread of the Chavín art style during the Early Horizon was accompanied by
A)the spread of the cart and the plow.
B)the spread of iron metallurgy.
C)the spread of innovations in textile production and soldering and alloying.
D)the spread of maize agriculture.
10

The textiles recovered from the Paracas necropolis have been preserved for over 2000 years due to
A)the extreme desert conditions of the Peruvian coastal regions.
B)waterlogging.
C)the use of alpaca hair in these textiles.
D)the use of finger looms in textile production.
11

Which of the following is not an organic material?
A)bone.
B)plant fibers.
C)wood.
D)pottery.
12

The embroidered designs on the Paracas textiles are similar to the designs on
A)Nasca pottery.
B)Moche pottery.
C)Wari pottery.
D)Inca pottery.
13

The Nasca center at Cahuachi
A)was not a major urban center.
B)served as a center of religious pilgrimage.
C)included temple mounds, but little evidence for day-to-day activities.
D)all of the above.
14

Unlike the Nasca capital at Cahucchi, the Moche capital at Cerro Blanco
A)provided evidence for decorated ceramics.
B)appears to have been a true city with a substantial resident population.
C)was home to specialist ironworkers.
D)was not a political capital.
15

An important Wari administrative innovation was
A)split inheritance.
B)craft specialization.
C)the system of labor taxation.
D)all of the above.
16

The Tiwanaku raised field system
A)served to protect highland crops from frost.
B)used aquatic plants grown in the canals as fertilizer.
C)produced high yields, but required substantial labor to maintain the canals.
D)all of the above.
17

The most powerful state of the Late Intermediate period was
A)Chimor.
B)Wari.
C)Tiwanaku.
D)Moche.
18

The Chimor capital of Chan Chan included
A)a series of ciudadellas built by successive Chimor rulers.
B)ceremonial and ritual buildings but a tiny resident population.
C)a large brewery for the production of a maize-based alcoholic beverage.
D)barracks for part-time laborers.
19

The Inca system of split inheritance
A)guaranteed the new Inca ruler an income from his predecessor's lands
B)forced each new emperor to conquer new lands
C)was based on a system of inheritance through the mother
D)was first developed in the Initial Period
20

The Inca used the quipu
A)as housing for military troops.
B)to produce textiles.
C)as a record-keeping device.
D)to herd llamas and alpacas.





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