Independence
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History
Misc.
Vocab
100
When did most Latin American countries gain their independence?
What is the 1800s
100
Mexico City is built on this site.
What is Tenochititlan
100
The first Latin American country to gain its independence.
What is Haiti
100
Major religion of LA.
What is Roman Catholic
100
family ruled by a woman
What is matriarchal
200
What language do people in Brazil speak?
What is Portuguese
200
Celebrated in the week before the Roman Catholic observance of Lent.
What is Carnival
200
The 3 major LA civilizations before Europeans.
What is the Maya, Aztec, and Inca
200
Percentage of Mexicans that live in urban areas.
What is 77%
200
the loss of highly educated and skilled workers
What is brain drain
300
South American country that remains a part of France today.
What is French Guiana
300
People must purchase homes directly from them, in Cuba.
What is the government
300
This man, made waterway creates a shortcut between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
What is the Panama Canal
300
Natural resource that attracted the Spanish to Hispaniola.
What is Gold
300
knotted cords of various lengths and colors used by the Inca to keep financial records
What is quipu
400
The islands in the Caribbean that are possessions of the U.S.
What is Puerto Rico and some Virgin Islands
400
Mexican Diego Rivera is a well known as this.
What is a painter
400
The swapping of plants, animals, and the transmission of infectious disease between Europe and the Americas.
What is the Columbian Exchange
400
Mexico's national sport.
What is bullfighting
400
dialects that blend elements of indigenous, European, African, and Asian languages
What is patois
500
He was a Venezuelan revolutionary leader.
Who is Simon Bolivar
500
Voodoo is a religion practices in these Caribbean countries that share an island.
What is Haiti and the Dominican Republic
500
Time period when the Maya ruled southern Mexico and Central America.
What is A.D. 250 - A.D. 900
500
City in Brazil that is home to largest Carnival festivals.
What is Rio de Janeiro
500
a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith
What is syncretism
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