Identify an Accurate Statement About the Mississippians

question 25

Multiple Choice

Identify an accurate statement about the Mississippians.

• A)Their civilization was formed after the weakening and dissolution of the Anasazi civilization.
• B)They were the earliest settlers of North America who were of European origin.
• C)They built fourteen "great houses" in the Chaco Canyon as a testament to the grandness of their civilization.
• D)Their civilization disintegrated around 1100 C.E.
• E)They developed an accurate calendar and built a pyramid.

Recognize how historical criticism of religious texts and figures like Joseph Ernest Renan influenced the development of secular thought in the 19th century.

Identify how sociological studies began with figures like Auguste Comte and the methodologies they proposed.

Understand the characteristics and influences of artistic movements such as Impressionism and avant-garde.

Comprehend the development and organization of socialist and labor movements in Europe and their impacts on social and political structures.

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Definitions:

Demographic Transition

A model that describes the transformation of countries from having high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a society progresses economically and socially.

World Population

The total number of living humans on Earth at a given time, which affects resource demand, environmental sustainability, and global policies.

An Essay on the Principle of Population

A work by Thomas Malthus arguing that population growth would outpace agricultural production, leading to widespread poverty and famine unless controlled by societal measures.

Thomas Malthus

An 18th-century British economist known for his theory on population growth, which posits that population increases geometrically while food supply increases arithmetically.