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Geography and Early Civilizations
Exploration and Imperialism
Trade
Labor Supply
Modern Latin America
100
What were the three most advanced civilizations in pre-European Latin America?
Inca, Aztec and Maya
100
What was the 2nd most important imperial power in Latin America after Spain?
Portugal
100
What was the exchange of goods between the Americas and Latin America called?
The Columbian Exchange DD #2!
100
Why did millions of native americans die after "the encounter"?
European Diseases DD #3!
100
Most Latin American Countries now have what kind of government?
Democracy
200
An important factor that limits development of transportation systems in Latin America is.....
Geography
200
Why were the Spanish able to quickly defeat the Native American civilizations in Latin America?
Military Technology
200
What is another term for colonizing country?
Mother Country
200
What was the name of the trade of human beings between Africa, Europe and the Americas?
The Atlantic Slave Trade
200
Who was the famous leader of Cuba?
Fidel Castro DD #4!
300
What does polytheistic mean?
belief in many gods
300
What were the three Gs that Spanish explorers were in search of?
gold, god and glory
300
What is the name of the economic relationship where colonies produce raw materials and the mother country produces manufactured goods?
mercantilism
300
Why did Europeans begin to import slaves from Africa?
cheap labor/scarcity of labor
300
What kind of revolution took place in Cuba in 1959?
Communist/Marxist
400
What is the name of the large mountain range spanning Latin America?
Andes Mountains
400
Who were the "three elite" in Colonial Latin America?
landowners, church and military DD #1!
400
What are two vegetables native to the Americas?
Corn and Potatos
400
What was the name of the forces labor system that forces Native Americans to work for the Spaniards?
Encomienda System
400
What are two challenges facing modern Latin America?
Poverty, Uneven Distribution of Wealth and land, lack of investment capital