Mesoamerica
Considered the "mother" culture of Mesoamerica
Olmec
When did Columbus arrive to America (month/year)
October 1492
What was the base of operations for the conquest of Mexico?
Cuba
Name of the Inca ruler
Atahualpa
Famous thinker of the XIX Century
Identify a culture/civilization that emerged during the Classic Period
Teotihuacan or Maya
When Columbus did not find gold in the Caribbean, what did he decide to do (two things)
Sugar and Slaves
Conquistador of Mexico
Hernan Cortez
Conquistador of Peru
Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro
According to Marx, who is exploited?
The Proleteriat
Why did the Mexica settle on an island?
That was the last piece of real estate in what is now the Central Valley of Mexico.
Author of the True History of the Conquest of New Spain...
Bernal Diaz del Castillo
Why did the Spanish decide to advance to Tenochtitlan?
Because they saw the potential of their conquest
True/False Statement:
Smallpox decimated South America prior to the Spanish conquest there
True
What are the benefits of a Socialist nation?
Free healthcare, education, housing?
True/False Statement:
The Mexica had consolidated their grip over other indigenous groups by the beginning of the 16th century.
False
True/False Statement:
Columbus found the Orinoco river on his final trip.
True
Why did the Spanish succeed in conquering Tenochtitlan?
Smallpox
What was the Capitulacion of Toledo?
Permission to conquer Peru
What is the main difference between Communism and Socialism according to Marx?
Communism does not have any type of government.
Group that helped the Spanish conquer the Mexica
Tlaxcaltecas
They either died or escaped to the Cuba or the Amazon region
How far did the Coronado expedition get to?
Kansas
They were both killed by synthesizers of the other group
Why does capitalism have economic crisis'?