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africa/mesoamerica test questions

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what is not an important primary resource for african history?
writings from government bureaucracies
what is the primary drawback for accepting the reports of outside reporters in early african history?
they are biased
the popular view of africa south of the sahara desert as a region isolated from civilization until it was discovered by europeans. What is the problem with that statement?
is incorrect
in the Moratic or Ghanaian empire, how was royal succession accomplished?
within the royal family, often through the maternal line
by the early 16th century, Mesoamerica and South american native empires shared this striking similarity
large empire despite tough geography(?)
difficulties confront scholars trying to understand the ancient civilizations of the americas for which of the following reasons?
andean civilizations never developed writing
what are the domestic crops that were domesticated in mesoamerica?
maize and beans
The people of the americas never developed the wheel for which reason?
they had no large draft animals
What do the carved images of bound prisoners at monte alban suggest?
that warfare played a role in establishing his authority
The mesoamerican calendar developed in monte alban is based on what things?
two interlocking solar cycles
This is the first true city state of mesoamerica that features a three mile long avenue of the dead, pyramids of the sun and moon, and a separate area for traders
teotihuacan
Teotihuacan's influence began to drop around 500 ad for which the following reasons/factors?
Large fire destroys city, eventually rebuilds but never achieves former height. aztecs carry on influence and legacy
The Mayan civilization was composed of cities that did what?
competed for dominance
Historians have recently learned much more about the mayan civilization for which of the following reasons
Before, historians believed there were 39 city states, but recently, a girl in Canada discovered the 40th.
Aztec civilization was centered around which mesoamerican city?
tenochtitlan
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