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.
Slash-and-burn agriculture contributes to the formation of malarial environments.
Distribution of the Income of Americans
Risk of Stroke and Heart Disease Increase with Increasing Blood Pressure
Denaturation of DNA when native (double-stranded)
Americans eat more poultry than either beef or pork
Effect of Increasing the Investment Rate on the Steady State