L.A Vocab

Question 0

Aztec

Answer 0

Old civilization that was located in the city of tenochtitlan which is present day Mexico City. They conquered by Spain (hernan Cortez )

Question 1

Panama Canal

Answer 1

Water short cut from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean for ships to use instead of going all the way around South America

Question 2

MontezumaII

Answer 2

He was the last Aztec ruler. He was conquered by hernan Cortez

Question 3

Hernan Cortez

Answer 3

Spanish conquistador that conquered montezumaII and the Aztecs

Question 4

Incas

Answer 4

Old civilization located in the Andes mountains of Peru. They conquered by Spain (Francisco Pizarro )

Question 5

Atahualpa

Answer 5

The last ruler of the inca empire. He was KOWN as the sapa inca ( descendent of the sun god ) he was conquered by Francisco Pizarro

Question 6

Francisco Pizarro

Answer 6

Spanish conquistador who conquered the incas and atahualpa

Question 7

Columbian exchange

Answer 7

The exchange of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americans responsible for introducing the hores to the Americans

Question 8

European disease

Answer 8

When European would explore and colonize new land they brought foreign diseases to the new lands that killed many people

Question 9

Mulattoes

Answer 9

It is the mixture of European ancestry and African ancestry

Question 10

Mestizos

Answer 10

It is a mixture of European ancestry and Native American ancestry

Question 11

Triangular slave trade

Answer 11

Also KOWN as the African slave trade. After Europeans conquered Latin America they brought people from Africa to become slaves. They came by boat

Question 12

Toussaint L ouverture

Answer 12

He was responsible for freeing Haiti. It became the first independent country of Latin America

Question 13

Miguel hidalgo

Answer 13

He was responsible for freeing Mexico

Question 14

Simon bolivar

Answer 14

Led the independence movement in South America. He freed many countries there. Boliva was named after him.

Question 15

Cuban revolution

Answer 15

This took place when Fidel Castro overthrow fulgencio Batista and took control of Cuba

Question 16

Zapatistas

Answer 16

A guerrilla movement started in Chiapas Mexico. ( Chiapas had very rich land, but people are very poor) they fought for the rights of the indigenous people (Mayan) in that area. Government did not care about the rights of the Mayan

Question 17

North America free trade agreement (NAFTA)

Answer 17

Created to eliminate trade barriers between the North America countries of Canada Mexico and the u s a

Question 18

Language I’d Latin America

Answer 18

Spanish and Portuguese are the main language in Latin America bc they settled the region

Question 19

Religion of Latin America

Answer 19

Most of the people in this religion are Roman Catholic which is a branch of Christianity bc Spain and Portugal belong to that relgilgion