Geography
What is urbanization and why has it occurred in Latin America?
Creation and movement of people to cities.
People want a better life and job opportunities.
Which explorer claimed the Aztec Empire for Spain?
Hernan Cortes
Why were roads so important to the Inca?
Roads connected their large empire for travel and trade
In what year did the Maya civilization begin to decline?
900 AD
What two European countries had the biggest impact on Latin American Culture?
Spain and Portugal
What term describes the destruction on the Amazon Rainforest in South America?
Deforestation
What helped the Spanish defeat the Aztecs?
More advanced weapons (Guns, Germs, Steel, Horses)
What is the name of the large stone city in the Inca empire?
Machu Picchu
What form of writing did the Maya use?
Hieroglyphs
What three ethnic groups had the biggest impact on the culture of Mexico?
Spanish, Aztec, Maya
In what country is most of the Amazon Rainforest located?
Brazil
The Aztec empire officially ended when what city fell to the Spanish?
Tenochtitlan
What was the name of the last Inca king?
Atahualpa
Maya mathematics was notable for what reason?
Being one of the first people to use the number zero
In what ways has in Spanish cultural influence still seen in Latin America?
Oil is the most important natural resource to what two Latin American countries?
Mexico and Venezuela
What was the name of the Aztec king that welcomed Cortes into the city?
Montezuma II
Who is the conquistador that conquered the Inca empire?
Francisco Pizarro
Maya astronomers were able to chart the relative movement of stars, the moon, and sun to create what?
A calendar
What is the only country in Latin America that speaks Portuguese?
Brazil
What is the longest mountain range in the world?
The Andes
What was the encomienda system?
The King of Spain owned all conquered land and gave it out to conquistadors who would have Natives farm the land. 1/5 of all resources were then sent to the King.
What did the Spanish do with the Inca people after they were conquered?
They were enslaved to work on plantations and in silver mines
What was the Mission System?
When the encomienda system failed, conquistadors were replaced with Priests who would build large Missions to teach Catholicism and protect the land from invaders.
What resources did Spain bring to Europe from Latin America?
Minerals (Gold and Silver) and Crops (Sugar, Corn, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Peppers...)