This native empire existed in the area that surrounds what is now Mexico city, Mexico
What is the Aztecs (or Mexica)
100
Caribbean island that was the first Latin American country to "kick out" the Europeans (the French, in this case)
What is Haiti?
100
leader of the native american empire in Mexico that was conquered by the Spanish
Who is Montezuma (or Moctezuma II)
100
Took over as President (although he became a dictator) of Cuba in 1959
Who is Fidel Castro
100
After the failure of attempting to use native Americans as slaves in the new world, which continent did the Europeans start buying slaves from?
What is Africa
200
This native american empire spanned nearly 2 million square miles of western South America
What is the Inca
200
What European empire were most Latin American independence movements attempting to "kick out"?
What is the Spanish
200
This conquistador conquered a large Mexican empire in 1521
Who is Hernan Cortes
200
This country helped Cuba become communist after the United States cut off it's economic relationship with Cuba
What is the Soviet Union?
200
Spanish (and sometimes Portuguese) soldiers, explorers, and adventurers in the new world were called:
What is Conquistadors?
300
What was the deadliest "weapon" of the Spanish against the Native Americans?
What is Disease (Smallpox mostly)
300
Freed slave who led a revolution against the French on the island formerly known as Hispaniola
Who is Toussaint Louverture
300
Spanish conquistador who conquered a vast native american empire in South America in 1532
Who is Franciso Pizzaro?
300
Who are the Zapatistas fighting for?
Who are the indigenous people of Mexico (mostly Maya from the state of Chiapas)
300
The movement of plants, animals, diseases, and humans between the Old and New Worlds after 1492 is known as:
What is the Colombian Exchange
400
The modern country of Peru is located in an area that used to be part of what native american empire?
What is the Inca
400
This South American country was first to gain it's independence on the continent, with a movement led by Simon Bolivar (he was also from this country).
What is Venezuela
400
Hernan Cortes was welcomed by the Aztec empire because they thought he was this:
What is a god (Quetzacoatl)
400
What trade agreement did the Zapatistas feel would cause poor Mexican farmers to go out of business?
What is NAFTA
400
Why did Native Americans make for bad slaves?
They died by the millions due to disease (and to a lesser extent war)
500
What language was spoken by the Aztecs, of which many words like avocado, chocolate, chili, and tomato are still used today?
What is Nahuatl?
500
This Catholic priest, using the inspiration of the Lady of Guadalupe, began a peasant revolt that led to Mexican Independence in 1821
Who is Miguel Hidalgo?
500
In what order did these events take place?
1. Pizzaro learns Inca emperor has gold
2. Inca emporer is executed
3. Pizzaro attacks the emporer
4. The Spanish king gives Pizzaro permission to attack
1, 4, 3, 2
500
What did the Zapatistas do to protest the free trade agreement between the U.S. and Mexico?
took over several towns in Southern Mexico
500
What animal, not native to the Americas, allowed the Europeans to more easily conquer and later helped Native Americans hunt over large areas?