CS 101 ALL EXAMS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. The name of Mesoamerica means- Answer -- Answer - Middle America, between North and South
America. It includes most countries of Central America
2. One of these countries is not a part of Mesoamerica- Answer - panama
3. One of these is not a true statement about Mesoamerican.- Answer - By the time
Hernan Cortes landed on its shores in 1519 much of Mesoamerica was under the control of the Mayas
4. One of these is not a true statement about the Olmecs.- Answer - What we know about
the Olmec culture is based on their complex writing system.
5. Most historians and anthropologists agree that the Olmecs were- Answer --
Answer - the mother culture of Mesoamerica
6. A human/animal hybrid creature with human and feline characteristics are a
common features found in Olmec art.- Answer - true
7. For the Olmecs and most Mesoamericans caves were considered- Answer --
Answer - Olmecs consider the cave to be the womb of the earth in which all life began.
8. The Cascajal block has been able to tell us the Olmec society, how
they governed or why they disappeared.- Answer - false
9. There is no tangible evidence that Mesoamericans were influenced by other
civilizations such as the Egyptians or Africans.- Answer - true
10. All the Mayan cities spreadout around Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
and Belize were politically unified under one king.- Answer - false
11. What we know about the Mayas is based on all the hundred of books called
codices that were saved and preserved by the Spanish during the conquest.-
Answer - false
12. The Temple of Kukulcan or El Castillo in Spanish was a testament to the highly
advanced mathematical, astronomical & spiritual knowledge of the Maya peo-
ples. This Pyramid is a giant representation of- Answer -- Answer - The Mayan Haab
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, Calendar
13. The Habb is an astronomical calendar which is used to track longer periods
of time. The Maya called it the "universal cycle."- Answer - false
14. The Maya's most important deity was Itzamnaaj. He was the lord over
the most fundamental opposing forces in the universe, life and death, day
and night, sky and earth.- Answer - true
15. In the film, the Lost Kingdon of the Mayas, where were the ordinary Mayan
people usually buried?- Answer - They were usually buried under the floor of their houses
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1. The name of Mesoamerica means- Answer -- Answer - Middle America, between North and South
America. It includes most countries of Central America
2. One of these countries is not a part of Mesoamerica- Answer - panama
3. One of these is not a true statement about Mesoamerican.- Answer - By the time
Hernan Cortes landed on its shores in 1519 much of Mesoamerica was under the control of the Mayas
4. One of these is not a true statement about the Olmecs.- Answer - What we know about
the Olmec culture is based on their complex writing system.
5. Most historians and anthropologists agree that the Olmecs were- Answer --
Answer - the mother culture of Mesoamerica
6. A human/animal hybrid creature with human and feline characteristics are a
common features found in Olmec art.- Answer - true
7. For the Olmecs and most Mesoamericans caves were considered- Answer --
Answer - Olmecs consider the cave to be the womb of the earth in which all life began.
8. The Cascajal block has been able to tell us the Olmec society, how
they governed or why they disappeared.- Answer - false
9. There is no tangible evidence that Mesoamericans were influenced by other
civilizations such as the Egyptians or Africans.- Answer - true
10. All the Mayan cities spreadout around Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
and Belize were politically unified under one king.- Answer - false
11. What we know about the Mayas is based on all the hundred of books called
codices that were saved and preserved by the Spanish during the conquest.-
Answer - false
12. The Temple of Kukulcan or El Castillo in Spanish was a testament to the highly
advanced mathematical, astronomical & spiritual knowledge of the Maya peo-
ples. This Pyramid is a giant representation of- Answer -- Answer - The Mayan Haab
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, Calendar
13. The Habb is an astronomical calendar which is used to track longer periods
of time. The Maya called it the "universal cycle."- Answer - false
14. The Maya's most important deity was Itzamnaaj. He was the lord over
the most fundamental opposing forces in the universe, life and death, day
and night, sky and earth.- Answer - true
15. In the film, the Lost Kingdon of the Mayas, where were the ordinary Mayan
people usually buried?- Answer - They were usually buried under the floor of their houses
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