Latin America Vocabulary
Latin American Explorers / Colonists
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Latin American Historical Figures
True or False
100
The time from 1500s-1800s where European explorers traveled to Africa and Americas.
What is the Age of Exploration?
100
A German who told the Moravians about the terrible treatment of slaves.
Who is Zinzendorf?
100
The first European explorers to see the Pacific Ocean were ___________ and his men.
Who is Balboa?
100
The man who gave us his encomienda and led Indians to Christ.
Who is Cortes?
100
A diary kept by Balboa proved that people who travel around the world must add or subtract a day from their calendars.
What is false?
200
A person who has the absolute power in a country often in a harsh way.
What is a dictator?
200
The first man to discover an all-water route to the East.
Who is Vasco de Gama?
200
The country to gain independence from Portugal without a war was _____________.
What is Brazil?
200
The man who tried to bring unity to American countries but failed.
Who is Bolivar?
200
Self-sufficient Spanish plantations in Latin America are called encomiendas.
What is false?
300
A rapid spread of disease.
What is an epidemic?
300
The Italian who established the first European colony in the Americas, namely Hispaniola.
Who is Columbus?
300
Europeans born in the Americas are called _____________.
What are Creoles?
300
The man who helped several South American countries gain independence.
Who is San Martin?
300
Large land areas controlled by the king's deputies were called viceroyalities.
What is true?
400
The line drawn to settle arguments over newly discovered land between Spain and Portugal.
What is the Line of Demarcation?
400
A leader who forces the encomienda system.
Who is Pizarro?
400
Cortes and his men destroyed Tenochtitlan and built __________ in the same place.
What is Mexico City?
400
The man who was an Aztec emperor of Tenochtitlan; killed by his own men.
Who is Montezuma?
400
Portuguese designed ships called caravels that were narrow, light, and fast.
What is true?
500
The law that required Latin American countries to buy and sell goods only to Spain.
What is Spanish Law?
500
Who helped the Creoles win their independence from Spain?
Who is Iturbide?
500
Cabral claimed land for Portugal which later became known as ________________.
What is Brazil?
500
The man who treated the Aztecs cruelly and deceptively.
Who is Cortes?
500
The Aztecs in Tenochtitlan were weakened when a smallpox epidemic broke out during the siege.
What is true?
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