Deck 6: D: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

Question 1

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

An important regional civilization of Peru that was governed by warrior-priests;flourished from around 100 to 800 C.E.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Answer 1

Moche

Question 2

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

Distinctive city-based civilization that flourished from about 300 B.C.E.to about 900 C.E.in the floodplain of a river and that included major cities like Jenne-jeno;this civilization is particularly noteworthy for its apparent lack of centralized state structures,having been organized instead in clusters of economically specialized settlements.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Answer 2

Niger Valley civilization

Question 3

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

Island society in the central Pacific with widespread military and commercial influence.Some scholars see it as an incipient empire,while others view it as a tributary network or a system of economic interdependence.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Answer 3

Tonga

Question 4

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

Name given to a major process of settlement and societal organization that occurred in the period 860-1130 C.E.in what is now northwestern New Mexico;the society formed is notable for its settlement in large pueblos and for the building of hundreds of miles of roads (the purpose of which is not known).

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Question 5

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

Micronesian island where an urban complex,constructed from stone and coral,served as the ceremonial,administrative,and burial center of a powerful Saudeleur dynasty that governed the island for several centuries.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Question 6

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

High-ranking island in western Micronesia involved in a system of exchange with the other islands in the Caroline Island chain.They traded sea turtles,coconuts,and breadfruit.This powerful island periodically received payments of woven cloth,coconut products,mats,and shells from islands of lesser rank.In return,this island gave to its subordinates gifts that exceeded the value of their tribute.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Question 7

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

Ruler of Kush (r.752 to 721 B.C.E. )who conquered Egypt and reunited it under his rule.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Question 8

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

A major civilization of Mesoamerica;flourished from 250 to 900 C.E.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Question 9

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

Second-wave era kingdom of East Africa,in present-day Eritrea and northern Ethiopia;flourished from 100 to 600 C.E.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Question 10

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

Gradual migration of Bantu-speaking peoples from their homeland in what is now southern Nigeria and the Cameroons into most of eastern and southern Africa,a process that began around 3000 B.C.E.and continued for several millennia.The agricultural techniques and ironworking technology of these farmers gave them an advantage over the gathering and hunting peoples they encountered.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Question 11

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

Two states that flourished between 400 and 1000 C.E.in the highlands of modern Bolivia and Peru.At their height they possessed urban capitals,with populations in the tens of thousands,and productive agricultural systems.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Question 12

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

Two concepts found in Oceania's religious life.One was a spiritual energy or power that was associated especially with chiefs and was demonstrated by remarkable actions or great success.The other was the ritual restrictions or prohibitions practiced in order to maintain the purity of the spiritual energy or power.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Question 13

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

Andean town that was the center of a large Peruvian religious movement from around 900 to 200 B.C.E.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Question 14

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

Members of any of a number of cultures that developed east of the Mississippi River in what is now the United States and that are distinguished by their large earthen structures,which were built during the period 2000 B.C.E.-1250 C.E.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Question 15

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

The dominant center of an important Mississippi valley mound-building culture,located near present-day St.Louis,Missouri;flourished from about 900 to 1250 C.E.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Question 16

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The largest city of pre-Columbian America,with a population between 100,000 and 200,000;seemingly built according to a plan in the Valley of Mexico,it flourished between 300 and 600 C.E. ,during which time it governed or influenced much of the surrounding region.Its name is an Aztec term meaning "city of the gods."

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap

Question 17

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

City in southern Nubia that was the center of Nubian civilization between 300 B.C.E.and 100 C.E.

A)Meroë
B)Piye
C)Axum
D)Niger Valley civilization
E)Maya civilization
F)Teotihuacán
G)Chavín
H)Moche
I)Wari and Tiwanaku
J)Bantu expansion
K)Chaco Phenomenon
L)Mound Builders
M)Cahokia
N)Pohnpei
O)Tonga
P)mana and tapu
Q)Yap