Latin America
Europe
Colonization
Independence
Misc
100
These are the four tribes that existed before Colonization.
Who are the Inca, Maya, Olmec and Aztec?
100
Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean in hopes of finding this.
What is a shorter route to Asia
100
This disease killed millions of natives
What is smallpox
100
This man started the independence movement from Mexico
Who is Miguel Hidalgo
100
The capital of the Incan empire
What is Cusco
200
All of the tribes practiced this type of religion before the Conquistadors colonized their land, they worshiped multiple gods and made human sacrifices.
What is Polytheistic
200
This man conquered the Incas and founded Lima.
Who is Pizarro
200
The religion that the natives were forced to practice after the Europeans arrived.
What is Christianity
200
These two men led the independence movements for South America
Who are Simon Bolivar and San Martin
200
This tribe of people made a calendar that predicts the world to end in December of this year
Who are the Maya
300
The Incas thrived in this present day country
What is Peru
300
These are the three main motivations behind colonization
What are Gold, Glory and God
300
This woman appeared to little John and performed three miracles to prove she was who she said she was.
Who is Lady Guadalupe
300
These two men are famous for helping the independence movement in Mexico, especially after Hidalgo died.
Who are Morelos and Iturbide
300
This is the reason that Belgium has chocolate and Italy has tomatoes
What is the Columbian Exchange
400
The Aztec capital is in which present day city?
What is Mexico City
400
Europe believed in this type of system, meaning that there is only so much wealth in the world
What is mercantilism
400
A class system was put in to place after the Europeans arrived, the five classes in order from highest to lowest are
What are Peninsulares, Creols, Mestizos, Indigenous and Africans
400
These are the long term affects of Colonialism on Latin America (name 2)
What are drug dependency, uneven distribution of wealth, dictatorships and NAFTA (the issues of trade).
400
This is the type of system that was put into place by the Europeans in Latin America. A lot like Feudalism, it allowed the Europeans to gain more and more land while controlling the natives.
What is the Encomienda System
500
The Inca spoke this language
What is Quechua
500
This country sponsored Columbus' voyage, but only after these three countries rejected him. (Name all four)
What are Spain, Portugal, France and England.
500
These are the three miracles the Lady Guadalupe performed.
What are, healing Old John, making the roses grow and appearing on Little John's tilma in front of Bishop John
500
Pinochet was the dictator of what country?
What is Chile
500
This is the type of government that Intrude tried to establish in Mexico
What is a constitutional monarchy