Aztecs
Incas
Columbian Exchange
Famous People
Religion/Language
100
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochitlan
100
Who was the leader of the Incas?
Atahulapa
100
What animal had the largest impact on the New World during the Columbian Exchange?
Horse
100
Who was the Father of Independence in Mexico?
Miquel Hidalgo
100
What common language are the languages of Spain and Portugal based on?
Latin
200
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
200
Who conquered the Incas?
Francisco Pizarro
200
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The moving of animals, plants, people and diseases from the Old World to the New World and back again.
200
Who was famous for liberating Haiti?
Toussaint L'Ouverture
200
What is the most common religion in Latin America?
Roman Catholic
300
Who was the leader of the Aztecs?
Montezuma II
300
Where was Pizarro from?
Spain
300
What were some of the things that were exchanged?
horses, pigs, goats, coffee, peaches, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, humans, diseases
300
Who was the liberator for South Americans?
Simon Bolivar
300
What are the two main languages of Latin America?
Spanish and Portuguese
400
What happened to Tenochitlan after the defeat of the Aztecs?
It was destroyed.
400
What were some of the achievements that the Incas were known for?
gold and silver pieces, textiles, network of roads, terrace farming, system of math
400
Why was the horse so important?
It allowed people to travel further and faster and it was useful in battle and hunting.
400
Who took over as dictator of Cuba in 1959?
Castro
400
How did the Spanish government have an influence on the spread of the Roman Catholic Church in the New World?
It paid to build missions in the New World.
500
What was the language of the Aztecs called?
Nahuatl
500
What evidence is there today of the Inca Empire in Peru?
The Quechua language is still spoken.
500
What was introduced that resulted in the deaths of some 50-75% of the native population?
diseases.
500
Who conquered the Incas?
Pizarro
500
Which countries are included in the term Latin America?
Countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
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