Landed in the Gulf of Mexico intent on conquering the Aztecs
Who was Hernan Cortes?
Lived on the Yucatan Peninsula and developed a calendar, hieroglyphics, and a number system based on 20
Who are the Maya?
This language is still spoken in Brazil because it was once a colony of this European country.
What is Portugal?
Mexican holiday
What is the Day of the Dead?
Major religion in Latin America today
What is Roman Catholic?
Ships transported gold, tobacco, and silver to Europe and brought back these
What are African slaves?
17 carved Gigantic head carved by these ancient people have been found to date
Who were the Olmecs?
This country has a large Native American population.
What is Peru?
Holiday celebrated before Lent
What is Carnival?
Latin American writing that combines fantastic events with the ordinary
What is magical realism?
Liberated Argentina and Chile from the Spanish
Who was Jose de San Martin?
Language spoken by the Inca long ago
What is Quechua?
Established as a country after a slave revolt
What is Haiti?
high-ranking military officers who often ruled as dictators
What are caudillos?
Set up a communist state in Cuba
Who is Fidel Castro?
He led the fight for freedom for Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia
Who was Simon Bolivar?
had huge temples with floating gardens
What is Tenochtitlan?
Who led the revolution in Cuba
Who was Fidel Castro?
It is tradition that these people searched for a home where there was an eagle sitting on a cactus eating a snake
Who were the Aztecs?
Most widely spoken language in Latin American today?
What is Spanish?
This pair of famous monarchs were from what country and commissioned Christopher Columbus
Who were Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain?
Their capital city was Tula
Who were the Toltecs?
Many people are forced to live in poor housing and over crowded conditions because of this
What is a low literacy rate?
father head of family, generations live together, adults care for their elderly parents, close extended family relationships
What is family life like in Latin American cultures?
Growing population, limited resources, crime related to illegal drugs, wide gap between rich and poor
What are some of the problems facing Latin America today?