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What is the name of the figure above?

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A
bwami byeri
B
nlo byeri
C
biiga byeri
D
uli byeri
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What do initiation rituals represent in the bwami system of the Lega people?

A
a new birth
B
admittance to the tribe
C
moving up in status or levels
D
a girl becoming a woman
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What are the three techniques used in basket weaving?

A
coiling, weaving, roping
B
coiling, twilling, twisting
C
coiling, twining, plaiting
D
crimping, twining, plaiting
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What is nkanda?

A
the West African word for “Force Publique”
B
the vigor of the initiate
C
initiation rights
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What role are textiles believed to have played in Incan culture?

A
used as decorative clothing
B
used to identify a person’s profession
C
indicated a person’s ethnic identity and social rank
D
used for rituals
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Who was the ruler of the Aztec empire when the Spanish conquest began?

A
Moctezimo
B
Moctezuma
C
Xiuhtecuhtli
D
Tenochtitlan
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What purpose did the piece above serve?

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It was placed on the front doors of houses to ward off evil.
B
It adorned storehouses and meeting houses.
C
It was a prayer sculpture placed in shrines.
D
none of the above
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What country are the Maori from?

A
Tahiti
B
Australia
C
Easter Island
D
New Zealand
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What are ancestors regarded as?

A
the guide to your personal path
B
guardians for those left on earth
C
wise spirits
D
evil spirits
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What Native American tribe created the shoulder bag seen above?

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Delaware People in Mississippi
B
Delaware People in Kansas
C
Delaware People in Delaware
D
Delaware People in Alaska
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How are the Aztec pyramids positioned?

A
They are positioned like a giant celestial calendar.
B
They are positioned in a path that leads to a garden of deities.
C
They are positioned in a line that creates a path.
D
They are positioned in a perfect oval.
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How did the Aztec people decide where to settle?

A
They had seen an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus.
B
They asked the gods.
C
They followed a map passed down from ancestors.
D
The wandered until they found an ample supply of water.
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What did the Northwest coast tribes believe they descended from?

A
sea animals
B
a mythic animal
C
birds
D
the earth mother
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What is this headdress made from?

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A
eagle feathers
B
quetzal bird feathers
C
ostrich feathers
D
cactus wren feathers
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What significance does the location above hold?

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A
It is the only surviving architecture of the Inca people.
B
The site had important religious function.
C
It is modern day Mexico.
D
It is the only surviving architecture of the Aztec people.

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