Bentley & Ziegler, Traditions & Encounters — Chapter 20: Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania
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Question 1
Section:
Tenochtitlan
On Page 405, find the sentence beginning with the words: “The Mexica dredged a…”
Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:
How did the Mexica adapt to the marshy environment of Lake Texcoco to support their growing capital of Tenochtitlan?
Question 2
Section:
Tribute and Trade
On Page 406, find the sentence beginning with the words: “Unlike imperial states in…”
Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:
How did the political administration of the Aztec Empire differ fundamentally from the imperial states of the eastern hemisphere?
Question 3
Section:
Mexica Women
On Page 407, find the sentence beginning with the words: “Women played almost no…”
Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:
What role did women play in the highly militaristic society of the Mexica?
Question 4
Section:
Trade
On Page 411, find the sentence beginning with the words: “Throughout the eastern woodlands,…”
Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:
What evidence indicates that widely separated regions of North America were connected by elaborate trade networks before the arrival of Europeans?
Question 5
Section:
The Inca Empire
On Page 413, find the sentence beginning with the words: “They routinely sought to…”
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What methods did the Incas use to encourage obedience and maintain control over their vast empire's conquered peoples?
Question 6
Section:
Quipu
On Page 413, find the sentence beginning with the words: “In the absence of…”
Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:
How did Inca bureaucrats manage the administrative challenges of a massive empire without a script or system of writing?
Question 7
Section:
Trade
On Page 414, find the sentence beginning with the words: “Administrators organized exchanges of…”
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How did the Inca economy and social structure regarding trade differ from that of the Mexica?
Question 8
Section:
Cultural and Religious Traditions
On Page 417, find the sentence beginning with the words: “Given the intense concern…”
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Why did the cultural and religious traditions of Aboriginal Australians rarely diffuse beyond their own immediate regions?
Question 9
Section:
Long-Distance Voyaging
On Page 418, find the sentence beginning with the words: “Sweet potatoes were especially…”
Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:
How did long-distance voyaging impact the agriculture and population of New Zealand?
Question 10
Section:
Development of Social Classes
On Page 420, find the sentence beginning with the words: “Distinct classes emerged as…”
Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:
How did population growth in the Pacific islands lead to the development of more complex social and political structures?