Incas
What did the Incas build their huge cities and temples out of?
Large boulders with no mortar
How many countries are in South America?
12
Where in Latin America are gold and silver mined?
Brazil, Mexico, and Peru.
What are a group of colonies that are controlled by one ruler or country called?
An Empire
What two (2) countries share an island in the Caribbean Sea?
Haiti and Dominican Republic
What were three (3) animals domesticated by the Incas?
Dogs, Alpaca, & Inca Cuy (Guinea Pig)
How many countries are in Central America?
7
Where is bauxite mined and what is made out of it?
Jamaica, Guyana, and Suriname and is used to make aluminum.
What is a cabildo?
Town governments set up by Spanish colonizers who were wealthy landowners.
The Rio Grande is at the border of what two countries?
Mexico and the United States.
What farming techniques did the Incas use?
Terraced Farming ("stairs") w/complex irrigation and used fertilizer.
What is the long mountain range in western South America?
The Andes
Where in Latin America is oil primarily found?
Mexico and Venezuela.
What is the encomienda system?
Large pieces of land given to the Spanish settlers by the King of Spain.
The Amazon River ends in what ocean?
The Amazon River ends in the Atlantic Ocean.
How did Catholicism affect the Incas?
The Spanish destroy wealth, burn books, and tried to convert Incas to Catholicism.
What are the Pampas?
An area in South America that is a flat, grassy, temperate plain.
What metal is mined in Chile and Bolivia?
Copper
What is the idea that the purpose of the colonies was to provide as many raw material as possible to make the colonizing country more wealthy (but NOT to make the colonies in Latin America wealthy) called?
Mercantilism
Who were the first inhabitants of Latin America?
Indigenous people
How did the Incan empire fall (collapse)?
Emperor Atahuapa, was tricked and killed by Francisco Pizzaro, a Spanish conqueror.
Where and why are trees mainly harvested in Latin America?
For lumber in Brazil.
What is a cash crop?
A crop produced for its commercial value, rather than for use by the farmers.
What is the largest country in Latin America?
Brazil
Why were people of Latin America called “Indians”?
Columbus believed he landed in India