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1.In which part of America were Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) and Wari (Huari) civilizations established in Middle Ages?
Central America
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South America
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North America
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2.What ancient pre-Columbian Native American civilization flourished in settlements along rivers in the northeastern and midwestern Eastern Woodlands from 100 BC to 500 AD?
Anasazi
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Hopewell
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Chimu
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Moche
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3.What was the largest city in the pre-Columbian Americas, with a population estimated at 125,000 or more?
Tulum
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Teotihuacan
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Palenque
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Chacchoben
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4.In which present US state Hohokam culture existed between 300 and 1500 AD?
Minnesota
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Florida
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Louisiana
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Arizona
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5.The Toltec culture ruled a state centered in which present country?
Mexico
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Brazil
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Peru
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USA
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6.The Toltecs were religious warriors who spread the cult of their God, Quetzalcoatl. What kind of creature was Quetzalcoatl?
Hairy dragon
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Feathered serpent
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Winged horse
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Two-headed lion
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7.What was the capital of the Toltec Empire?
Chacchoben
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Tenochtitlan
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Tula
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Chichen Itza
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8.Which explorer is thought to have been the first European to have set foot on continental North America?
Leif Erikson
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Harald Hardrada
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Henry the Navigator
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Erik the Red
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9.What was the other name for the Ancestral Puebloans, an ancient Native Americans?
Adena
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Mogollon
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Anasazi
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Cahokia
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10.What was the name of the creator god in Mayan religion?
Kukulkan
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Itzamna
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Hunab Ku
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Yum Kaax
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11.The Maya are famous for their rituals of human sacrifice. Which of these was the most valuable person to sacrifice?
Mayan king
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A farmer
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A high priest
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An enemy king
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12.Which of these modern countries is not once home to Mayan civilization?
Belize
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Mexico
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Honduras
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Panama
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13.When the Spanish military began taking over Maya land, what did they demand as tribute?
Slaves
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Spices
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Women
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Gold
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14.The Maya people are famous for their system of writing, at that time the only written language in the Americas. What do we call it?
Equations
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Alphabet
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Hieroglyphics
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Cuneiform
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15.What animal was a god of the Mayan underworld and a powerful symbol of ferocity, strength and valor?
Jaguar
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Wolf
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Bear
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Tiger
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16.What were the name of multi-story villages built of adobe, stone and other local materials where people lived since 10th century?
Ciudalelas
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Chanampas
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Pueblas
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Morelos
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17.Capital of which empire was Tenochtitlan before it was conquered by Spain?
Maya
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Inca
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Aztec
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Toltec
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18.Who settled the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico?
Anasazi
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Maya
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Aztec
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Inca
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19.The Aztec empire was an alliance among three major city-states. Which of these was not a major Aztec city?
Xunantunich
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Tenochtitlan
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Texcoco
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Tlacopan
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20.What was the largest and possibly the oldest of the Maya cities?
Palenque
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Copán
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Tikal
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Banampak
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21.What did the Aztec believe was necessary to keep the sun rising and moving across the sky?
Mummify the dead
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Grow wheat and corn
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Pray at sunset
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Human sacrifice
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22.Which explorer is known for defeating the Aztec empire and taking Mexico in the name of Spain in 1521?
Hernan Cortes
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Hernando de Soto
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Francisco Pizarro
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Amerigo Vespucci
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23.Whose emperor was Montezuma II, known for his dramatic confrontation with the Spanish army?
Tiwanaku
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Aztec
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Maya
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Wari
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24.The Inca worshipped many gods. Who was the creator god?
Cusco
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Pachamama
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Viracocha
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Quechua
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25.What civilization built El Castillo pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site?
Inca
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Maya
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Aztec
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Hopewell
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26.What was the famous capital of the Incan empire?
Machu Picchu
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Teotihuacan
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Cusco
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Tikal
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27.Manco Capac is the mythical founder of what kingdom?
Aztec
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Inca
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Toltec
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Maya
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28.Which of these modern countries was not once part of the Incan empire?
Peru
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Ecuador
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Bolivia
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Mexico
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29.Who conquered the Incas in 1532?
Amerigo Vespucci
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Juan Ponce de León
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Francisco Pizarro
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa
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30.The calendar of which empire predicted the end of the world to be on December 21, 2012?
Good stuff! I definitely had to do some guessing, but a course I took last semester that dealt a lot with the Pueblo People helped a fair bit.
I was a bit surprised at how few North American groups (Iroquois, Algonquin, Blackfoot, Haida, etc) were on here, but maybe that's just because I'm more familiar with them
Thank you for the interesting quiz on a topic matter in which I have very limited knowledge. I was surprised I ended up with 21/30, and am impressed that it's pretty much par for the course for Jetpunk users - you're a knowledgeable bunch.
I was a bit surprised at how few North American groups (Iroquois, Algonquin, Blackfoot, Haida, etc) were on here, but maybe that's just because I'm more familiar with them