Geography/Culture
Are Spaniards from Spain (Espana) considered Latinos?
No, they are European.
What does Mesoamerica mean?
Middle America
Who invaded the Americas?
Europeans (Spaniards, British, Portuguese, French etc.)
Most of Latin America rebelled for their independent against what European nation?
Spain
Cinco de Mayo is known for what battle?
Battle of Puebla
What Latin America nation only speaks Portuguese?
Brazil
What was the most important crop invented by the Mesoamericans?
Corn
What conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire (Mexico)?
Hernan Cortez
What did Mexico become after it gained its independence from Spain?
Mexican Empire
Who ruled the Second Mexican Empire?
Emperor Maximiliano Burgos
What are the four regions that make up Latin America
1) Mexico
2) Central America
3) South America
4) Caribbean Islands
What were three famous ancient civilizations that existed in the Americas?
Aztecs, Maya and Inka
What conquistador conquered the Inka Empire (Peru)
Francisco Pizzaro
What Central American country only speaks English as their official language and why?
Belize - Conquered by the British Empire
Creaser Chavez lead what group for better conditions and wages?
United Farm Workers Labor Union
What is the difference between a Latino vs Hispanic?
Latino = you're from Latin America
Hispanic = you're from a Spanish speaking nation
Where were the Andean Civilizations located?
Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador
What killed 90 percent of the Indigenous population?
European Diseases (Small Pox)
What social class (in the Casta System) led revolutions against the Spanish Crown?
Creoles - Latin Americans of Spanish blood who were born in Latin America
What were Central American countries known as when the US Fruit Company came into the region?
Banana Republics
What are some minority groups make up the Latino identity?
Afro-Latinos
Asian-Latinos
Indigenous peoples
Euro-Latinos
Etc.
Mesoamericans and Andeans were famous for their contribution in what fields?
Mathematics and Astronomy
What was the system called to socially and racially divide the populations of Latin America?
Casta System
What countries make up Central America Federation?
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Belize
What were the 1960s walk-outs about?
When Latino students walked out school for not being treated with fairly