This long journey for transported slaves was known as the:
Middle Passage
For Gold
What reasons do people leave Mexico today?
Economic opportunity and extreme poverty
These people conquered much of Central America
Who were the Conquistadors
The Aztec settled in this geological feature
What is a basin
Cuba has this form of government
Communist/Dictatorship
The Aztec used this technique for farming
Chinampas
Who are the Carib and Arawak
He led the first Mexican Revolution with his Cry of Dolores
Who was Father Miguel Hidalgo
This famous geological feature created fertile farm land for the early civilizations of Mexico and Central America
What is the Ring of Fire, Volcanoes
These two tribes were present in the Caribbean before Columbus arrived
The Carib and the Arawak
The Creoles were upset with Penisulare rule
Why were the two Mexican Revolutions started
The Arawak and Carib adapted to their environment by:
They hunted, fished and traded shells
This popular holiday celebrates the lives of the deceased
What is the Day of the Dead
This bird was sacred to the Maya and they often traded its feathers
Quetzal
This group lived in Southern Mexico and Central America and used the slash and burn tecnique
Who are the Mayan
Who was the first communist leader in Cuba
Fidel Castro
Chinampas were used primarily because the Aztec lacked
Space for farming so they built little islands
The cultivation of this cash crop led to the transatlantic slave trade
What is Sugar Cane
Who led the Haitian Revolution
T'Oussant L'ouverture
Why did the United States place and embargo on Cuban trade
They were fighting communism
What led to Central American Dictatorships
Mainly caused by Spanish Colonization and the sudden self government
Mayans made sacrifices because
they thought the gods would be weak without human blood
This popular ruler of Mexico promised to break up the large estates of the wealthy and give land to the poor farmers, he was however, unsuccessful
Who is Benito Juarez