World Regional Geography:
Inca Civilization - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What was established in the Cuzco basin of Peru?
Incas - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<Who were expert road and bridge builders, colonizers, and
administrators?
Treaty of Tordesillas - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<During what did the pope split South American into
East/West divisions at a 46 degree longitude?
Middle America - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What is considered the region from South American to
the islands?
Ancient cultural hearth - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What is an ancient center of cultural innovations
from which ideas diffused?
Yucatan Peninsula/Guatamala and Honduras - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What is the Mayan
civilizations geographic location?
Mayan civilization - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<Which civilization has a physical environment of
tropical rain forests, and low elevation?
5000 up to 1200 years ago - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<When did the Mayan civilization peek?
Mayan civilization - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<Which civilization peeked anywhere from 5000 up to
1200 years ago?
Mayan civilization - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<Which civilization was said to have died out due to
overgrowing people, food production declined, and disease connected to malnutrition?
, Slash/burn - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<The Mayan's practiced what kind of cultivation?
Swidden - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<When the Mayan's picked a spot to slash/burn, what was the
spot called?
Slash/burn - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What is the action of cutting and burning down trees to
release the nutrients back into the soil called?
Plant - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What do the Mayans do with the swidden that is now ash filled from
the burnt down trees?
Shifting - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<The act of leaving one swidden untouched for a few years and
moving on to the next is called what?
Central Mexico - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What was the location of the Aztec civilization?
Gold - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What was the driving force of the Spanish coming to the Americas?
Aztec civilization - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<Which civilization was established 15 - 25 million years
ago when the Spanish Cortez arrived?
Aztec civilization - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<Which civilization was experts as controlling water?
Collect the gold, then go back home - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<When the Spanish came to the
America's for gold, what was their plan with it?
Competition for land - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<The Spanish came to the America's for gold, which
led to what?
Mainland - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What practiced a hacienda economy?
Inca Civilization - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What was established in the Cuzco basin of Peru?
Incas - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<Who were expert road and bridge builders, colonizers, and
administrators?
Treaty of Tordesillas - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<During what did the pope split South American into
East/West divisions at a 46 degree longitude?
Middle America - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What is considered the region from South American to
the islands?
Ancient cultural hearth - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What is an ancient center of cultural innovations
from which ideas diffused?
Yucatan Peninsula/Guatamala and Honduras - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What is the Mayan
civilizations geographic location?
Mayan civilization - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<Which civilization has a physical environment of
tropical rain forests, and low elevation?
5000 up to 1200 years ago - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<When did the Mayan civilization peek?
Mayan civilization - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<Which civilization peeked anywhere from 5000 up to
1200 years ago?
Mayan civilization - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<Which civilization was said to have died out due to
overgrowing people, food production declined, and disease connected to malnutrition?
, Slash/burn - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<The Mayan's practiced what kind of cultivation?
Swidden - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<When the Mayan's picked a spot to slash/burn, what was the
spot called?
Slash/burn - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What is the action of cutting and burning down trees to
release the nutrients back into the soil called?
Plant - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What do the Mayans do with the swidden that is now ash filled from
the burnt down trees?
Shifting - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<The act of leaving one swidden untouched for a few years and
moving on to the next is called what?
Central Mexico - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What was the location of the Aztec civilization?
Gold - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What was the driving force of the Spanish coming to the Americas?
Aztec civilization - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<Which civilization was established 15 - 25 million years
ago when the Spanish Cortez arrived?
Aztec civilization - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<Which civilization was experts as controlling water?
Collect the gold, then go back home - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<When the Spanish came to the
America's for gold, what was their plan with it?
Competition for land - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<The Spanish came to the America's for gold, which
led to what?
Mainland - correct answer <<<<<<<<<<<What practiced a hacienda economy?
