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Historical
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Indian
Civilizations
People
Places
Language
Independence
Movements
Vocabulary
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Who was the leader
of the Incas?
Atahualpa
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Which ancient Indian
civilization lived
in Mexico?
Aztecs
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What two men
conquered the ancient
Indian civilizations
in Latin America?
Hernán Cortes and
Francisco Pizarro
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What structure was at
the center of the capital
city of the Aztecs?
A pyramid temple
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In the Incan civilization,
who was thought to be
a living descendent of
the sun god?
Sapa Inca
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Who discovered
the New World?
Christopher Columbus
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What black
freedom fighter led
a revolt in Haiti?
Toussaint L’Ouverture
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Who was labeled
the Liberator of
South America?
Simon Bolivar
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Who was the father of
Mexican independence?
Miguel Hildago
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Who led a rebellion
in Cuba against
Fulgencio Batista?
Fidel Castro
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What city was
the capital of the
Aztec empire?
Tenochtitlan
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What city was the
capital of the Incas?
Cusco
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Where were the
Spaniards when they
set out to capture
the Aztecs?
Cuba
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From where did most
of the slaves come?
Africa
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Where did
Toussaint L’Ouverture
lead a rebellion?
Saint Dominigue
(Haiti)
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What is the modern
version of the
Aztec language?
Nahuatl
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What was the
language of the Incas?
Quechua
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What is the official
language of Brazil?
Portuguese
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What Latin American
country considered
Aymara as an
official language?
Brazil
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What two European
countries contributed
the most to the language
of Latin America?
Spain and Portugal
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From what country
did Haiti rebel to get
its independence?
France
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Against what country
did Simon Bolivar
lead rebellions?
Spain
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What event caused
people in Mexico to begin
to think about gaining
their independence?
France invaded Spain
and changed the
country’s government.
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Why were the Cuban
people unhappy under
Fulgencio Batista?
He ruled as a dictator
without any controls
over his power.
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Who are the
Zapatistas?
Mexicans who support
improved rights and
living conditions for
indigenous people.
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What is another name
for “conquistador”?
Conqueror
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What is the term for an
area which is controlled
by a foreign country and
whose purpose is to
contribute to the wealth
of the controlling country?
Colony
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What is the Spanish
word for governor?
Viceroy
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What is another word
for “native”?
Indigenous
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What is another
word for a
“natural resistance”?
Immunity
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What economic agreement
did the Zapatistas
protest against?
N.A.F.T.A
(North American Free Trade Agreement)
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