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Bimochan Thapa
about 1 hour ago
The inland floodplain of the Niger River has been likened to which of the following?
A) Rome
B) Mesopotamia
C) Constantinople
D) Teotihuacán
A) Rome
B) Mesopotamia
C) Constantinople
D) Teotihuacán
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Jaire Sheppard
about 1 hour ago
The artist called the Master of the Symbolic Execution has been identified as a master workshop artist from which culture?
A) Jenne
B) Sapi
C) Benin
D) Igbo-Ukwu
A) Jenne
B) Sapi
C) Benin
D) Igbo-Ukwu
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Pattaranan Sikhiwat
about 1 hour ago
The Great Zimbabwe enclosure is unusual in being made of which material?
A) Layered clay
B) Wood beams
C) Ashlar granite
D) Dry stone
A) Layered clay
B) Wood beams
C) Ashlar granite
D) Dry stone
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DIEGO LIMON
about 2 hours ago
Who are considered the regional ancestors of the Shona-speaking people?
A) The people of Benin
B) The people of Ife
C) The people of Lydenburg
D) The people of Great Zimbabwe
A) The people of Benin
B) The people of Ife
C) The people of Lydenburg
D) The people of Great Zimbabwe
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charnice smith
about 2 hours ago
Where do Yoruba legends place the group's origins?
A) Benin City
B) Ife
C) Igbo-Ukwu
D) Tassili n'Ajjer
A) Benin City
B) Ife
C) Igbo-Ukwu
D) Tassili n'Ajjer
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Fajardo, Charles Johnson
about 3 hours ago
The Ife figures from the Yoruba kingdom were used mainly in which rituals?
A) Funereal rites
B) Initiations
C) Birth rituals
D) Sacred kingship
A) Funereal rites
B) Initiations
C) Birth rituals
D) Sacred kingship
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KeShaun Barnum
about 4 hours ago
Tassili n'Ajjer is in which of the following countries?
A) Nigeria
B) Algeria
C) Sierra Leone
D) South Africa
A) Nigeria
B) Algeria
C) Sierra Leone
D) South Africa
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Joshua Willingham
about 4 hours ago
Which of the following is one suggested interpretation for the form of the Great Serpent Mound?
A) Route of Anasazi invasion
B) Route of Halley's Comet
C) Trail of Olmec contact
D) Teotihuacán influence
A) Route of Anasazi invasion
B) Route of Halley's Comet
C) Trail of Olmec contact
D) Teotihuacán influence
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Ashraf Habib
about 4 hours ago
The Mimbres culture of southwestern New Mexico was renowned for which artistic form?
A) Red clay figurines
B) Jade celts
C) Black-on-white painted bowls
D) Multicolor textiles
A) Red clay figurines
B) Jade celts
C) Black-on-white painted bowls
D) Multicolor textiles
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SALONI VARMA
about 5 hours ago
Most extant objects from the Adena and Mississippian cultures were found in which of the following?
A) Village ceremonial sites
B) Tall stone pyramids
C) Kivas
D) Burial and temple mounds
A) Village ceremonial sites
B) Tall stone pyramids
C) Kivas
D) Burial and temple mounds
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mariama sesay
about 5 hours ago
The feathered serpent is one guise of which Mesoamerican Mexican deity?
A) Tlaloc
B) Coatlicue
C) Quetzalcoatl
D) Coyolxauhqui
A) Tlaloc
B) Coatlicue
C) Quetzalcoatl
D) Coyolxauhqui
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princess hernandez
about 6 hours ago
Which of the following was typical of Maya art and architecture?
A) Unornamented architectural construction
B) Use of wood for sacred construction
C) Use of ribbed and groined vaults
D) Creation of huge ceremonial centers
A) Unornamented architectural construction
B) Use of wood for sacred construction
C) Use of ribbed and groined vaults
D) Creation of huge ceremonial centers
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Waleed Farghal
about 7 hours ago
Which of the following describes Temple I at Tikal (Temple of the Giant Jaguar) ?
A) It is almost 150 feet below sea level.
B) It is an example of Aztec workmanship.
C) The tomb of a ruler is located beneath it.
D) It is made of cement.
A) It is almost 150 feet below sea level.
B) It is an example of Aztec workmanship.
C) The tomb of a ruler is located beneath it.
D) It is made of cement.
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keomany mitpasong
about 7 hours ago
We have a much better understanding of the chronology of Mesoamerica due to the deciphering of the writing and dating system of which of the following groups?
A) Aztecs
B) Maya
C) Mixtecs
D) Olmecs
A) Aztecs
B) Maya
C) Mixtecs
D) Olmecs
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Jaster Pascual
about 8 hours ago
What is the commonly suggested reasoning for the careful arrangement of key pyramids at Teotihuacán?
A) Related to the calendar of the gods
B) Related to astronomical phenomena
C) Related to the topography of the area
D) Related to the legend of the king
A) Related to the calendar of the gods
B) Related to astronomical phenomena
C) Related to the topography of the area
D) Related to the legend of the king
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NIKHIL SAINI
about 9 hours ago
Which of the following is NOT part of the Mesoamerica region?
A) Mexico
B) Bolivia
C) Guatemala
D) Honduras
A) Mexico
B) Bolivia
C) Guatemala
D) Honduras
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Brayden Rankin
about 9 hours ago
What important finds have been uncovered by recent archaeological work in West Mexico?
A) Stelae indicating trade with the Anasazi
B) Tiered platforms and ball courts
C) Maya cemeteries
D) Vases indicating trade with Tula
A) Stelae indicating trade with the Anasazi
B) Tiered platforms and ball courts
C) Maya cemeteries
D) Vases indicating trade with Tula
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Melanie M Rivera
about 9 hours ago
The human-animal representations used by Olmec religious practitioners are thought to symbolize which of the following?
A) Gods of the underworld
B) Transformations to wrest power from supernatural forces
C) The dance of life
D) The creation of the Olmec dynasty
A) Gods of the underworld
B) Transformations to wrest power from supernatural forces
C) The dance of life
D) The creation of the Olmec dynasty
