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| Of what value would a political alliance be to an individual tribe? | It would provide protection from enemies. |
| WHat artificial symbols are used by nations or organizations in a way similar to totems? | Flags, mascots, religious signs. |
| In what ways did the peoples of North America share similar cultural patterns? | Most of the native people shared a love of the earth, valued the family unit, believed in the Great Spirit, and used totems. |
| What evidence is there that societies in North America interacted with each other? | Cultural groups throughout North America traded for goods they needed. Groups established alliances such as the Iroquois League for defense. Artifacts, ruins, and stories offer evidence of such interaction. |
| What does the ability to construct complex building reveal about a society? | Workers had to be available for more than raising food and had to be highly organized and skilled in constructioon of larger buildings. |
| How are math, astronomy, and calendars related? | Calendars are based on astronomical observations and are recorded in mathematical terms. |
| Which of the causes for the fall of the Maya do you think was most important? Explain. | Invaders from the north. |
| How important do you think the development of advanced mathematics was in the creation of the Mayan calendar? | Advanced mathematics was critical to the development of the Mayan calendar. The Maya needed a system of mathematics to record celestial movements over the years, to handle large numbers, and to calculate the solar and lunar year with great precision. |
| Why would the followers of the war god rebel against the king? | They did not wish to worship a peaceful god or perhaps feared the wrath of the war god if they did not worship him. |
| How are the Aztec's methods of controlling the empirelikethose of other empires you have read about? | Most other empires demanded s ome sort of tribute. Some allowed locals to rule if the tribute was paid. Failure to pay was severely punished. |
| Why were so many war captives taken? | They were needed for sacrifice to the gods. |
| Why would freezing the number of government officials reduce the need for tribute money? | They would not need to be paid. |
| How did the Aztec need for victims for sacrifice lead to problems controlling the empire? | Dmeands for victims for sacrifice aroused the hatred of rht conquered people. The goal of the army was to capture their enemies, not kill them. After a time, a number of provinces rebelled against Aztec rule. |
| Of all the methods used to create unity, which do you think would be most sucessful? why? | Probably the strongest answer is language. It allowed for easy communication throughout the empire. |
| How would relocating trouble some people help government control of an area? | Reduce the ability of the troublemakers to gather followers. |
| Why do you think the Inca used the ayllu system as the basis for governing the people of the empire? | System was already in place; it allowed the Inca to organize thousands of people into manageable units; people viewed it as a traditional practice. |
| What were Native American socieities in North America so diverse? | They were diverse because they developed in different environments. |
| What were the three things that most Native Americans in North America had in common? | Native Americans in North America had in common trade, religious beliefs, and social patterns (importance of family). |
| What role did religion play ini Mayan life? | Religion i nfluencedmost aspects of Mayan life. Gods were associated with death, war, weather, directions, and color, among many other things. Mayans believed eachd ay was a god. They had many ways to worship gods. Religious beliefs led Mayans to the development of calendars, mathematics, and astronomy. |
| What were three major achievements of the Mayan civilization? | The Maya developed a solar calendar, a system of mathematics that included the co nept of zero, and the most advanced writing system in the ancient Americas. |
| How did the Aztecs build and control their empire? | The Aztecs built their empire by forming the Triple Alliance and controlled it by demanding tribute and responding harshly to defiance. |
| What role did trade play in the Aztec Empire? | Trade brought great wealth to the Aztec Empire and helped to spread Aztec culture. |
| Why did the Aztecs sacrifice humans being to their gods? | The Aztecs believed that the sun god Huitzilopochtli made the sun rise every day, as long as he was nourished by human blood. Without it, the sun would fall from theh sky and all life would perish. |
| How did the Inca custom of worshiping dead rulers affect the conquest of new territories? | Dead Inca rulers and their descendants retained rights to all wealth and prosperity accumulated during the ruler's lifetime. Succeeding rulers had to acquire their own wealth, which lead them to conquer new territories. |
| List three ways in which the Inca government involved itself in people's lives. | The Incan government imposed a single official language, founded schools to teach Incan ways, created structured communities, require tribute in the form of labor, regulated the production and distribution of goods, and cared for the aged and disabled. |
| How did Inca religion reinforce the power of the state? | The incan ruler was considered a descendant of Inti, the sun god and one of the most important gods. Thus, worship of Inti amounted to worship of the king. |
