1.  Which of the following statements about the Andean environment is false?

a. About 50% of the land is arable, producing adequate surpluses to support complex societies.
b. The coastal zone is a desert, so irrigation agriculture was necessary.
c. The soil is fertile, which enhanced agricultural productivity.
d. Rich marine resources provided food for coastal groups.
e. The primary environmental feature that circumscribes the area is mountain peaks and valleys.

2.  Based on the chronology presented in lecture, what is the oldest time period in Peruvian prehistory?

a. Early Horizon
b. Initial Period
c. Pre-Ceramic Period
d. Early Hunter Period
e. Paleoindian Period

3.  Which of the following was not a prehistoric plant cultigen in the Andean area?

a. peanut
b. maize
c. cotton
d. sunflower
e. beans

4.     Andean textiles

a. were used as indicators of social status and ethnicity.
b. functioned as burial wrappings.
c. were used exclusively by the elite members of society.
d. were used by inhabitants of the colder highland zone but not the coastal zone.
e. Both a and b are correct.

5. Terraces may have been used for all of the following functions except

a. food production.
b. calendrics.
c. defense.
d. habitation.
e. water control.

6. True or False:  There are few natural resources in the Andean culture area, so trade with groups outside the area developed early in prehistory.     there are natural resources
 

7. True or False:  The oldest archaeological evidence of plant cultigens and domesticated animals has been recovered from the highland areas of the Andes.
 

8. True or False:  Prehistoric animal domesticates of the Andean area included dog, guinea pig, llama, alpaca, and possibly [turkey] Muscovy duck.
 

9. True or False:  The Aztec empire was conquered by Spaniards led by Pizarro, while the Inca empire fell to Spaniards led by Cortes.    names are switched
 

10. True or False:  Stirrup pots, erotic art, quipus, and portrait vessels are associated with the Moche.   not quipu
 

11.  Plant domestication began  3000  years earlier in the highlands than in the coastal zone of the Andes.   8500 BC - 5500 BC
 

12.   The oldest plant domesticate from the Andean area is the  beans  .
 

13.   The site of Caral is significant because it is the oldest Andean site with  U-shaped ceremonial complex or pyramids .
 

14.  Sipan is a large site associated with the  Moche  state.
 

15.   Tumbaga  is a metal alloy of gold and copper.