Which of the following best summarizes how the environment impacted the growth of the Maya?
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Responses
The Maya had to adapt to living in high elevations with thin oxygen.
The Maya had to adapt to living in high elevations with thin oxygen.
The Maya had to learn farming techniques to clear the dense rain forest.
The Maya had to learn farming techniques to clear the dense rain forest.
The Maya had to build causeways and canals to adapt to living on an island.
The Maya had to build causeways and canals to adapt to living on an island.
The Maya had to expand their territory to find suitable farm land.
The Maya had to learn farming techniques to clear the dense rain forest.
How were Incan commoners grouped within their social class?
(1 point)
Responses
by gender and age
by gender and age
by family rank
by family rank
by wealth and status
by wealth and status
by religious worship
by family rank
Which of the following is an example of Aztec art?
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Responses
huge, carved stone heads
huge, carved stone heads
intricate, carved hieroglyphs
intricate, carved hieroglyphs
elaborate feather headdresses
elaborate feather headdresses
richly colored textiles
elaborate feather headdresses
Which of the following statements describes the Mayan writing system?
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Responses
The Mayan writing system was more advanced than Eurasian cultures.
The Mayan writing system was more advanced than Eurasian cultures.
The Mayan writing system was the most evolved in the Americas.
The Mayan writing system was the most evolved in the Americas.
The Mayan writing system, and all evidence of it, was destroyed by the Spanish.
The Mayan writing system, and all evidence of it, was destroyed by the Spanish.
The Mayan writing system is still widely used in Central America today.
The Mayan writing system is still widely used in Central America today.
The Mayan writing system was the most evolved in the Americas.
Which of the following statements best describes the Mississippians?
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Responses
The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in large communities.
The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in large communities.
The Mississippians lived in the Northwest and hunted and gathered for survival.
The Mississippians lived in the Northwest and hunted and gathered for survival.
The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in the Southwest.
The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in the Southwest.
The Mississippians were a nomadic tribe that lived in the Great Plains
The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in large communities.
What material did the people of the North American Southwest tribes use to build their homes?
(1 point)
Responses
bison hide
bison hide
thatched straw
thatched straw
young trees
young trees
dried mud