Native Americans
What is jade?
A shiny green stone
What is a plantation?
A large farm
What is a decree
A royal command
What is a dictator?
A leader with complete power over a country
What does the word emigrate mean?
To leave a country to live in another
These people designed their cities so that sunlight would shine into special buildings at certain times of year.
Maya
Who claimed San Salvador for Spain?
Christopher Columbus
Who led the first successful slave revolt in Latin America?
Toussant L'Ouverture
When the entire economy of a country is controlled by the central government . . . this is ?
Communism
What is a mural
A large painting that is painted on a wall.
These people built what is now Mexico City on an island.
Aztec
Who lead a Spanish army against the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
Who led the fight for independence to drive Spain out of Venezuela in 1810?
Simon Bolivar
Who took control of Chile by force?
Augusto Pinochet
What can happen when two cultures live side by side?
They can blend to form a new culture.
This civilization had amazing farmers who grew corn, squash, tomatoes, and raised llamas.
Inca
What Spanish explorer attacked and conquered the Aztec empire?
Francisco Pizarro
Who defeated the Spanish forces in Argentina in 1816?
Jose de San Martin
Which U.S. President sent the USS Maine to Cuba?
William McKinley
What is carnival?
a large festival held on the last day before the Christian holy period of Lent
These people's cities each focused on a certain activity, such as farming or religion.
Olmec
In 1500, what Portuguese explorer accidently landed in Brazil and then claimed the land for Portugal?
Pedro Cabral
Who ruled Brazil for 50 years?
Emperor Pedro II
Who was the first elected Socialist in the Western Hemisphere?
Salvadore Allende
Name the director who made a movie about a boy wizard.
Alfonso Cuaron