Author Question: A consequence of Native Americans' increasing reliance on agriculture was: A) a decrease in the ... (Read 66 times)

xclash · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The decline of the Anasazi culture was initially triggered by:

A) population pressures.
B) attacks by neighboring peoples.
C) climate change.
D) internal warfare.

Question 2

Adoption of farming might be considered an extension of:

A) more egalitarian societies.
B) archaic forest efficiency.
C) environmental adaptation.
D) falling populations.

Question 3

Which of the following Mesoamerican cultures developed LAST?

A) Aztec
B) Maya
C) Teotihuacan
D) the cultures developed simultaneously

Question 4

Which one of the following is NOT true of the increasing social complexity of Indian farming communities?

A) families grouping into clans for social, political, or ritual functions
B) clans grouping into a tribe with councils of leaders
C) separate social groupings of men and women
D) private ownership of land and other resources

Question 5

Which one of the following was NOT the location of a complex urban civilization supported by highly productive farming at around the first millennium C.E.?

A) Yucatan Peninsula
B) Valley of Mexico
C) Aleutian Islands
D) other parts of Mesoamerica

Question 6

A consequence of Native Americans' increasing reliance on agriculture was:

A) a decrease in the need for military forces.
B) a new division of labor and, ultimately, the emergence of classes.
C) increased reliance on weather patterns.
D) higher levels of disease.