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The continents and island group that Latin America includes
north America(only parts of United States not all of north America) south America Caribbean islands
Climate of Central America
High mountain ranges with fertile valleys with a tropical climate and tropical rainforests.
The major river in South America
The Amazon.
The name of the mountain range that stretches the Pacific coast of South America
Andes mountains.
Body of land/type of landform that joins North and South America.
Isthmus of Panama
At least 3 characteristics of Mayan society
The oldest pre-Columbian civilization, farmers mainly grew maize, and did lots of human sacrifice.
At least 3 characteristics of Inca society
The Inca ruler was believed to be a descendant of the sun god, They cut terraces in the mountain sides to farm, Their capital was Cuzco.
The man who was remembered for “discovering” America, What date did he do so
Christopher Columbus, 1492
Who was Quezalcoatl, what was he said to look like, what was supposed to happen when he arrived.
He was an Aztec God who had white skin, dark hair, and a flowing beard. It was said that when he returned he would abolish human sacrifice.
What general lead the conquest of the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes
Be able to describe and explain the encomienda system
Land that was given or granted by the Spanish king to some person and they were able to use Indians to work on them .
Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Inca capital of Cuzco
Francisco Pizzaro
The two priests that lead the revolution of Mexico in 1810
Padre Miguel Hidalgo and Jose Maria Morelos
Why the Cristeros rebel against the Mexican government
Because of constant persecution of christians
Who leads the revolution for independence in South America, What he hoped to achieve (besides independence from Spain), and is he successful
Simon Bolivar led it. And he was successful. He really wanted to unite several Spanish colonies into one nation and to call it Colombia but parts of Colombia couldn’t agree and they eventually broke apart.
