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Question 1
A)Which of the following could be used as evidence for a hypothesis supporting the internal decline of the Mayas?(1 point)
Responses

A volcanic eruption destroyed Mayan civilization.
A volcanic eruption destroyed Mayan civilization.

Figurines of non-Mayan figures were found.
Figurines of non-Mayan figures were found.

The region where the Maya lived suffered from two megadroughts.
The region where the Maya lived suffered from two megadroughts.

The Toltec were aggressive neighbors to the Maya.
The Toltec were aggressive neighbors to the Maya.
Question 2
A)Which of the following represents an external factor for civilization decline?(1 point)
Responses

foreign invasion
foreign invasion

a cataclysmic volcanic eruption
a cataclysmic volcanic eruption

a prolonged drought
a prolonged drought

the outbreak of disease
the outbreak of disease
Question 3
A)Which of the following could be determined after an investigation of land and resource use practices of the Maya?(1 point)
Responses

Food remained abundant and trade routes intact.
Food remained abundant and trade routes intact.

Deforestation allowed for constantly full reservoirs.
Deforestation allowed for constantly full reservoirs.

The Maya became vulnerable to climate variability.
The Maya became vulnerable to climate variability.

Slash and burn agriculture had minimal long-term consequences.
Slash and burn agriculture had minimal long-term consequences.
Question 4
A)Which statement correctly compares competing theories on Mayan civilization’s collapse?(1 point)
Responses

The environmental degradation theory and the warfare theory both explain how climate change led to civil unrest.
The environmental degradation theory and the warfare theory both explain how climate change led to civil unrest.

The overpopulation theory and the warfare theory both explain that warfare led to population decreases.
The overpopulation theory and the warfare theory both explain that warfare led to population decreases.

The overpopulation theory and the environmental degradation theory both explain that warfare led to food shortages.
The overpopulation theory and the environmental degradation theory both explain that warfare led to food shortages.

The overpopulation theory and the environmental degradation theory both explain that droughts caused famines in the classical period.
The overpopulation theory and the environmental degradation theory both explain that droughts caused famines in the classical period.
Question 5
A)Which of the following would be most important in analyzing a historian’s interpretation of a past event?(1 point)
Responses

knowledge of whether the historian analyzed climate data
knowledge of whether the historian analyzed climate data

knowledge of where the historian attended college
knowledge of where the historian attended college

an understanding of the types of sources used by the historian