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Question 1

Who is the course coordinator for HIST1014 OS4?

Answer 1

Dr. Angel Cal Ph.D.

Question 2

What is the total value of the course assessments?

Answer 2

100%

Question 3

What was the hypothesis regarding migration to the Americas?

Answer 3

Migration from Asia (Siberia) to the Americas via Bering Strait.

Question 4

When is the first short group presentation due?

Answer 4

Week 4, Thursday, 13 February.

Question 5

What did settlers in the Americas primarily rely on before agriculture?

Answer 5

Hunting, fishing, and gathering.

Question 6

By what year did the native population in the Americas reach approximately 35 to 100 million?

Answer 6

By 1500.

Question 7

What is Mesoamerica recognized as?

Answer 7

The ‘mother culture’ of Mesoamerica.

Question 8

What civilization is known to have existed from 1800 B.C. to 400 B.C.?

Answer 8

Olmec Civilization.

Question 9

What major crop developments occurred around 500 B.C. in the Caribbean?

Answer 9

Introduction of farming.

Question 10

What is the time frame for the Maya civilization?

Answer 10

1200 B.C. to 1500 A.D. and beyond.

Question 11

Fill in the blank: The Aztecs are also known as ______.

Answer 11

Mexica.

Question 12

What was the capital city of the Aztecs?

Answer 12

Tenochtitlan.

Question 13

Which empire was centralized at Cuzco?

Answer 13

Inca Empire.

Question 14

What did the Inca use as a method of record-keeping?

Answer 14

Quipus.

Question 15

True or False: The name ‘Belize’ is derived from an English name.

Answer 15

False.

Question 16

Who is believed to have first recorded names of Maya settlements and rivers?

Answer 16

Friar José Delgado.

Question 17

What was the Maya name for the Haulover Creek?

Answer 17

Balis.

Question 18

What did the English primarily engage in after the Treaty of Madrid of 1670?

Answer 18

Logwood cutting.

Question 19

When did the British settle permanently in Belize?

Answer 19

Between 1642 and 1677.

Question 20

What is the significance of the year 1638 in Belizean history?

Answer 20

Some English sailors were shipwrecked and founded a settlement.

Question 21

What type of political organization existed in early Mesoamerica?

Answer 21

Urbanized, stratified classes with monumental architecture.

Question 22

What was a major achievement of the Maya during the Classic period?

Answer 22

Construction of monumental architecture.

Question 23

Fill in the blank: The Inca referred to their empire as ______.

Answer 23

Tawantinsuyu.

Question 24

What were the two types of crops grown by the Olmec civilization?

Answer 24

Maize and beans.

Question 25

What was a defining characteristic of the Olmec civilization's art?

Answer 25

Figurines showing a mix of people, often with jaguars.

Question 26

What led to the decline of the Classic Maya cities?

Answer 26

Climate change and societal collapse.