Show:
Definitions - Terms
Definitions - Terms
Multiple Choice
Multiple Choice
Multiple Choice
100
These are elaborate ceremonies that display family rank and prosperity.
What are potlatches?
100
Maya writing consisted of about 800 hieroglyphic symbols otherwise known as these.
What is a glyph?
100
The Anasazi lived in this kind of home.
What are cliff dwellings?
100
This is how the Inca mainly add territory to their empire.
What is diplomacy and military strength?
100
A province- or nation-wide vote on a specific issue. (Sometimes called a plebiscite or ballot-question.)
What is a Referendum?
200
These are villages of large, apartment style compounds made of stone and adobe (sun baked clay).
What are pueblos?
200
Under this emperor, the once mighty Aztecs began to weaken.
Who is Montezuma II?
200
In this system of government the party in power must be more responsive in order to stay in power.
What is a minority government?
200
The Mayan calendar was based on these.
What is religion and astronomy?
200
This part of the electoral process is conducted on a single day.
What is the VOTE?
300
The main demand the Incan state placed on its subjects was for tribute, usually in the form of labor.
What is mita?
300
This group was the last Mound Builder culture and lasted from 800 - 1500.
Who are the Mississippian?
300
Which Quiz question does this apply to? "By law there must be a federal election every FOUR calendar years; if a government loses and important vote in the House of Commons (vote of non-confidence); and if the Prime Minister or Premier feels that the Government is popular and an election would increase its standing in the House of Commons (i.e., move from a minority to a majority, or increase its majority)"
What are "reasons why and election might be called?"
300
Which Quiz question does this apply to? "Securing more votes than any other party is not a guarantee for winning an election because a party needs to win the most votes in one particular area to win a seat in that riding."
What is "getting more votes than any other party is not a guarantee of winning an election?"
300
These are benefits from what type of government: 1) greater stability and continuity; and 2) legislation is easier to pass.
What is a Majority government?
400
This god is known as "the feathered serpent," and was worshiped by the Toltec.
Who was Quetzalcoatl?
400
This powerful and ambitious ruler took the Incan throne in 1438.
Who was Pachacuti?
400
This ruler expanded Inca territory the fastest.
Who is Pachacuti?
400
Which Quiz question does this appply to? "Someone is an elected member of a provincial or territorial legislature or they have been convicted of an election offence in the last five years."
What are "reasons why a person might be disqualified from running in federal election?"
400
For a candidate to win, he or she must obtain one more vote than his or her next closest opponent. (What electoral system?)
What is First-Past-the-Post system?
500
These are bark-paper books used for recording historical events. Only three of these have survived form the Maya.
What is codex?
500
This term refers to a natural object with which an individual, clan, or group identifies itself.
What are totems?
500
These were the ways the Inca and Romans were similar.
What is stonemasons and masterful engineers?
500
This is the type of government the Incan government was most closely related to.
What is socialism?
500
Another name for "First-Past-the-Post."
What is "winner-take-all?" (Or > "single member plurality")