A
B
C
D
E
100
Someone who was born in Latin America, but had Spanish parents or grandparents is called a(an) ____.
What is criollo
100
The main food and most important crop of the Mayas was corn, or ____.
What is maize
100
The Mayas recorded their history using signs and symbols that were part of a writing system called ____.
What is hieroglyphics
100
The Incas used knotted strings called ____ on which they recorded information.
What is quipu
100
The Incas used a(an) ____ to carry water from a lake to fields many miles away.
What is aqueduct
200
An official count of all the people in an area and how they make a living.
What is census
200
A military officer who gained power in Latin America after independence.
What is caudillo
200
Capital of the Incan empire.
What is Cuzco
200
Conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire.
Who is Hernán Cortés
200
Conquistador who conquered the Incas.
Who is Francisco Pizarro
300
A person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry.
What is mestizo
300
Overthrow of a government, with another taking its place.
What is a revolution
300
The first European colony in the Americas to win independence was A. Mexico. B. Cuba. C. Haiti. D. Brazil.
What is C. Haiti.
300
Capital city of the Aztec empire, located where Mexico City now stands.
What is Tenochtitlán
300
Which of the following are accomplishments of the Incas? A. pyramids B. floating gardens C. hieroglyphics D. roads and aqueducts
What is D. roads and aqueducts
400
Leader of Haiti’s fight for independence.
Who is Toussaint L’Ouverture
400
The city of Tenochtitlán was the center of which ancient civilization? A. Spanish civilization B. Mayan civilization C. Incan civilization D. Aztec civilization
What is D. Aztec civilization
400
Two leaders who contributed to independence in South America were A. Miguel Hidalgo and José Morelos. B. José de San Mart’n and Simón Bolívar. C. Toussaint L’Ouverture and Bernardo O’Higgins.
What is B. José de San Mart’n and Simón Bolívar.
400
Spain’s two most important colonies in the Americas were A. New Spain and Peru. B. Lima and Peru. C. Mexico and Central America. D. Mexico City and Lima.
What is A. New Spain and Peru.
400
Ruler of the Aztecs.
What is Moctezuma or Montezuma
500
Most of the caudillos who ruled Latin American countries after independence A. cared a great deal for the well being of the people of their countries. B. were concerned mainly with getting rich and holding power.
What is B. were concerned mainly with getting rich and holding power.
500
All of the following contributed to the Spanish victory over the Aztecs except A. Disease wiped out many of the Aztecs. B. Native Americans in the region resented paying tribute to the Aztecs. C. The Spanish had horses and superior weapons. D. The Spanish had more soldiers.
What is D. The Spanish had more soldiers.
500
The Line of Demarcation was an imaginary line that divided control of the territory in the Americas between which two countries? A. England and France B. Spain and Portugal C. Incas and Aztecs D. Mayas and Spain
What is B. Spain and Portugal
500
The Aztecs built a great civilization in the area now called A. Guatemala. B. the Andes. C. the Valley of Mexico. D. the Yucatán Peninsula.
What is D. the Yucatán Peninsula.
500
One of the conquerors who claimed and ruled land in the Americas for the Spanish government in the 1500s.
What is a conquistador
M
e
n
u