A Key Reason for the Growth of Imperial Systems in the Americas

question 35

Multiple Choice

A key reason for the growth of imperial systems in the Americas was

• A) increased trade and competition between the rising empires in Central and South America.
• B) rapid demographic growth.
• C) new military technologies.
• D) a desire to spread religious belief.

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Definitions:

Linear Perspective

A method in art and design that depicts objects and scenes as they appear to the eye with diminishing size and converging lines for depth and proportion.

Convergence

The coming together of various factors or phenomena to produce a combined effect, or the ability of the eyes to simultaneously turn inward to focus on an object.

Perception

The process by which sensory information is interpreted and understood by the brain, leading to an awareness or understanding of the environment.

Bottom-up Processing

An approach to information processing based on incoming data from the environment to form a perception.