L.A. History
L.A. Misc.
U.S. & Canada History
Cuba
MIXED
100
Knotted strings used by the Inca to record information
What is QUIPU
100
THe longest river in Latin America
What is the AMAZON?
100
Formal agreements between Native Americans and settlers that were often broken when settlers wanted Native American land.
What are TREATIES?
100
The country from which Cuba won it's independence from in 1898.
What is SPAIN?
100
Musical instruments made from recycled oil containers that are very popular throughout the Caribbean.
What are STEEL DRUMS?
200
The main food ond most important crop of the Maya
What is MAIZE (corn)?
200
The largest country in Latin America
What is BRAZIL?
200
How Canada's navite peoples plan on preserving their cultures
What is "BY WORKING WITH EXISTING GOVERNMENTS"?
200
The current President of Cuba
Who is RAUL CASTRO (Fidel's brother)
200
The capital of the Incan empire
What is CUZCO?
300
Someone of mixed Spanish and indigenous blood
What is a MESTIZO?
300
The first Latin American colony to win it's independence, thus sparking revolution in the region
What is HAITI?
300
A country in which many cultures blend together to form a single culture.
What is MELTING POT?
300
The 1991 event that triggered severe economic conditions throughout Cuba.
What is the COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION?
300
These were built into the sides of steep slopes to increase the amount of farmland available to the Incas
What are TERRACES
400
Used to carry water from a lake to fields many miles away
What is an AQUEDUCT?
400
Sysyem of writing used by the Maya
What is HIEROGLYPHICS?
400
Where the most recent wave of immigrants have come from
Where is LATIN AMERICA and ASIA?
400
Cuba's national pastime.
What is BASEBALL?
400
Rivers and streams that flow into larger rivers.
What are TRIBUTARIES?
500
A Spanish plantation style home in Latin America
What is a HACIENDA?
500
The floating islands of the Aztec.
What are CHINAMPAS?
500
Land that indigenous peoples were sent to live on by the Canadian government
What are RESERVES?
500
People that leave Cuba for another country because of political reasons and may never return to Cuba.
Who are EXILES?
500
A person of mixed European and African descent.
What is CREOLE?
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