Indigenous
Where the Aztec people are from in Latin America
Mexico
The European country that colonized most of Latin America
Spain
the religion that Europeans brought to Latin America
Roman Catholic Christianity
the year Fidel lead the revolution
1959
people in poverty have a difficult time affording these things
basic necessities (food, water, clothing, shelter)
water related system indigenous people invented
aquaducts/plumbing/pipes
What Europeans brought that killed many native people
diseases
the word that means a mix of native and Europeans people
mestizo
the president before Fidel
Batista
the USA only lets so many _________ into America each year
immigrants
where the Inca people are from
Peru or the Andes region
an animal Europeans brought to Latin America for the first time
horse
the language most people speak in Latin America today because of colonization
Spanish
the journalist's name in "Cuba and the Cameraman"
John (or John Alpert)
a more appropriate term for immigrants here "illegally"
undocumented
religious/spiritual leader of many indigenous spiritual practices
shamans
the part of Africa Europeans went to to enslave people to take to work in Latin America
West Africa
this tradition is a blend of Catholicism and indigenous practices
day of the dead
Fidel didn't like capitalism like America did, he preferred __________
communism
a word for governments that have been ruined by money, bribery, bad politicians, etc.
corrupt
celestial body sacred to many indigenous tribes/groups of people
sun
the people who PROFITED (made money) off of slavery in Latin America
Europeans/colonizers
most people in the Caribbean are descendants from what people
African people
Fidel's best friend and comrade in the revolution
Che (or Che Guevera)
cartels