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Geography
Pre-Colombian Civ
Spanish Conquest
Colonial Life
Revolution and Independence
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What is the furthest South Latin American Region?
Southern Cone
100
Which Civilization practiced Human Sacrifice?
The Aztecs.
100
Which Pre-Colombian civilization did the Spanish NOT conquer?
The Mayans.
100
What did the Spanish Government force indigenous people to do for them?
Mine for silver.
100
Which revolutionary wanted a United States of South America?
Simon Bolivar
200
What region has the worlds longest Mountian Chain, the Andes?
The Andean Region.
200
Which Civilization was destroyed NOT by the Spanish?
The Mayans.
200
What did the Spanish want in the Americas?
GOLD.
200
Where were Catholic Churches located in towns?
In the center, on the Plaza.
200
Why was Padre Hildalgo's revolution unique?
He fought for and with an army of the indigenous peoples.
300
What region is most affected by Hurricanes?
The Caribbean.
300
Which Civilization was known for their extensive roads?
The Incas.
300
What three advantages did the Spanish have over the Incas and Aztecs?
Guns, Germs, and Steel.
300
What three groups or "races", did the Spanish categorize everyone into?
European, African, and Indigenous.
300
Why did the Criollos fight against the Peninsulares?
They were treated as second class Spanish, and denied power and jobs given to Peninsulares.
400
What region borders the United States?
Middle America.
400
Why did the Aztecs conquered peoples hate them?
They demanded people for human sacrifice.
400
How did the Spanish gain allies against the Aztecs?
The other peoples did not like that the Aztecs demanded tribute for human sacrifice.
400
What was the difference between Criollos and Peninsulares?
Both Spaniards. Criollos were born in Latin America, Peninsulares in Spain.
400
Why did African and Indigenous groups join the Revolutions?
To fight for freedom and rights for their peoples?
500
Why did the Spanish build their capitals in Highland Regions, and not Lowland Regions?
Because the Lowlands were hot, and held lots of disease.
500
How were the Mayans wiped out?
They were wiped out through ecological collapse, AKA, their crops couldn't grow.
500
What does Conquistador mean?
Conqueror. Term for the Spanish who conquered.
500
Why did the government want everyone outside all of the time.
So they could not be inside plotting rebellion.
500
Who won the most from the revolutions?
The Criollo Spanish won the most. They won independence, while denying power to the Indigenous and African groups.