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| 242265362 | classic periodcivilizations in mesoamerica were built on the political foundation of which early civilization? | Olmec | 0 | |
| 242265363 | Mesoamerican classic period political and cultural innovations were based on | the ability of elites to control laborers and soldiers | 1 | |
| 242265364 | the larges city in the americas in 450-600 was | teotihuacan | 2 | |
| 242265365 | Quetzalcoatl was | the feathered serpent god | 3 | |
| 242265366 | how did mesoamericans view the practice of human sacrifice | they viewed it as essential to the well being of society | 4 | |
| 242265367 | Chinampas were "floating gardens" that | allowed year-round farming and population growth. | 5 | |
| 242265368 | what kind of housing did the common people in cities live in | apartment like stone buildings | 6 | |
| 242265369 | the two most important crafts produced by Teotihuacan's crafts industry were | pottery and obsidiian. | 7 | |
| 242265370 | Teotihuacan was ruled by | an alliance of eliete families. | 8 | |
| 242265371 | how was the Mayan political state organized? | rival kingdoms or city-states | 9 | |
| 242265372 | Which of the following was not a strategy employed by the Maya to provide food for the population during the classical period | practicing swidden agriculture | 10 | |
| 242265373 | maya monumental archituecture took advantage of | the alignment of the sun and Venus | 11 | |
| 242265374 | Why did Mayan leaders spill their own blood | to communicate with the gods and ancestors | 12 | |
| 242265375 | in the classic era, Maya military forces primarliy fought to secure | captives | 13 | |
| 242265376 | what was the role of Maya women of the ruling class? | they played important roles in political and religious ceremonies | 14 | |
| 242265377 | which of the following is not one of the roles believed that women of the lower classes fulfilled? | they ere preferred sacrifical victims | 15 | |
| 242265378 | Maya contirbutions include the | calendar | 16 | |
| 242265379 | maya contibutions to mathematics include | the concept of zero and place value | 17 | |
| 242265380 | the toltecs had unique political and military success by creating a "conquest state" based on | military power | 18 | |
| 242265381 | the Toltecs' capital city was | Tula | 19 | |
| 242265382 | The Aztecs were also known as the | Mexica | 20 | |
| 242265383 | Aztec socieyt can be described as | clan-based | 21 | |
| 242265384 | which is not among the attributes that signaled inequality in wealth and privilege in Aztec society? | the nobility were buried in enormous pyramids | 22 | |
| 242265385 | the aztecs met the challenges of feeding a growing population by | building a land reclamation project featuring a dike and chinampas | 23 | |
| 242265386 | Aztec gods | were male and female | 24 | |
| 242265387 | The Aztec god that was the focus of the cult of the hummng bird was called | Huitzilopochtli | 25 | |
| 242265388 | The twin temples of Tenochtitlan symbolize the two bases of Aztec economy, | war and agriculture | 26 | |
| 242265389 | as sacrificial victims, Aztecs preferred | war captives | 27 | |
| 242269922 | Teotihuacan was a commercial and religious center that | the elite class used as a base of wealth and status | 28 |
