1. Latin American History

2. What were the Mayans best known for?

3. Corn, calculus and pyramids

4. Where was the Mayan Empire located?

5. Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

6. What was the Inca Empire best known for?

7. Potatoes, building roads and bridges
Inca Road Map
Inca Rope bridges

8. Where was the Inca Empire located?

9. Andes Mountains, South America
Andes Mountains, Home of the Incas
Inca Empire
Inca city, Machu Pichu, in the Andes Mountains

10. What were the Aztec best known for?

11. Gold and human sacrifice!

12. Where was the Aztec Empire located?

13. Central Mexico

14. Why did Columbus set sail in 1492?

15. He wanted to find a western route to India, but he ran into the Caribbean island of Cuba.
Columbus thought India was here
Columbus’ first trip

16. Cuba became a colony of which country?

17. Columbus sailed for Spain, so he claimed Cuba for Spain

18. Who conquered the Aztec?

19. Hernan Cortez Spain
At first, Cortez was treated like a god
Then, Cortez was horrified by Aztec human sacrifice
But he really wanted the Aztec’s gold

20. Since Cortez defeated the Aztec, Cortez claimed Mexico for which country?

21. The Aztec Empire became part of the Spanish Empire
Spain
The Aztec Empire became part of the Spanish Empire

22. Who conquered the Inca Empire?

23. Francisco Pizzaro Spain
Pizzaro executes an Incan chief
Smallpox killed many Incas before Pizzaro showed up

24. Pizzaro claimed most of South America for which Empire?

25. Pizzaro used the excellent Inca roads to move quickly and defeat them
Spain
Former Inca Empire now belongs to Spain
Pizzaro used the excellent Inca roads to move quickly and defeat them

26. Brazil becomes the colony of which European country?

27. Brazil is claimed by Portugal

28. Most South American colonies were controlled by which country?

29. Spain
Virtually all of Latin America, with the exception of Brazil, was controlled by Spain

30. What missionaries were sent to Latin America?

31. Catholic missionaries, since Spain is Catholic
Jesuits
Catholic missionaries, since Spain is Catholic

32. What religion dominates Latin America today?

33. The Vatican, home of the Pope, Rome, Italy.
Roman Catholic
The Vatican, home of the Pope, Rome, Italy.
Pope John Paul II

34. What language dominates Latin America?

35. Spanish

36. Since the Spanish language and the Catholic Church dominate Latin America, what does this indicate about Latin America’s history?

37. Latin America was dominated by Spanish culture for an extended period of time (cultural diffusion).
Jesuit missionaries
Catholic Religion

38. What were the effects of European exploration?

39. Europeans R.A.C.E.D. to conquer the Americas
“Conquistadors” conquered America

40. The “R” in R.A.C.E.D stands for which effect on the Americas?

41. Native Americans, slaves on botton
R: Rigid class system and dictatorships in Latin America.
Spanish on top
Mulattos--part Spanish, part Native American
Native Americans, slaves on botton

42. The “A” in R.A.C.E.D stands for which effect on the Americas?

43. A: African slaves brought to America
African slaves were brought across on the “middle passage”
The cargo hold of a slave ship was hot, cramped, and putrid.

44. The “C” in R.A.C.E.D stands for which effect on the Americas?

45. C: Colonies imitate the culture of parent country

46. The “E” in R.A.C.E.D stands for which effect on the Americas?

47. E: Europeans immigrate to North and South America

48. The “D” in R.A.C.E.D stands for which effect on the Americas?

49. D: Demise of the Inca, Mayan, and Aztec Empires
Victims of smallpox
Although some Native American died from wars with Europeans, the vast majority died from diseases carried by Europeans, like smallpox

50. Name the four major European countries that R. A. C. E. D
Name the four major European countries that R.A.C.E.D.to conquer the Americas.

51. Spain: Caribbean, Latin America
Portugal: Brazil
France: Quebec
England: eastern North America

52. What did the exchange of products between America and Europe become known as?

53. The Columbian Exchange
“It was named after me, of course, since I started the exchange of goods between Europe and America!”

54. Which products went from Europe TO AMERICA due to the Columbian exchange?

55. Horses, Cattle, and diseases like smallpox went to America
Animals like the horse changed Native American lifestyles
Smallpox killed millions of Native Americans

56. Which products went from America TO EUROPE due to the Columbian exchange?

57. Corn, tobacco, and potatoes were seen for the first time in Europe

58. What were the effects of the Columbian Exchange?

59. The Columbian Exchange caused the growth of C.R.O.P.S!

60. The “C” in C.R.O.P.S stands for which effect of the Columbian Exchange?

61. C: Cash crops grown in the Caribbean and in Americas

62. The “R” in C.R.O.P.S stands for which effect of the Columbian Exchange?

63. R: Race based slavery (Africans)

64. The “O” in C.R.O.P.S stands for which effect of the Columbian Exchange?

65. O: Oh, the four main cash crops are cotton, tobacco, coffee, and sugar
Sugarcane
Coffee beans
Tobacco leaves drying
Cotton waiting to be picked

66. The “P” in C.R.O.P.S stands for which effect of the Columbian Exchange?

67. P: Plantation system: grow cash crops

68. The “S” in C.R.O.P.S stands for which effect of the Columbian Exchange?

69. S: Slaves brought from Africa

70. What is the typical government in Latin America?

71. Dictatorships
Spain had a similar government and Latin America countries copied its mother country

72. What two events influenced many Latin American countries to demand independence from Spain and Portugal?

73. The Declaration of Independence
The American Revolution and the French Revolution
Storming of the Bastille
The Declaration of Independence

74. Who led most of South America to independence from Spain?

75. Simon Bolivar
“The Liberator”
Freedom!

76. Haiti was a colony of which country?

77. France
Haiti was an important sugar producing colony for the French Empire
Haiti

78. Who led Haiti’s war of independence against France and Napoleon?

79. Toussaint L’Ouverture
After fighting the Haitian slaves for several years unsuccessfully, Napoleon finally gave in, and let Haiti go in 1804
Toussaint L’Ouverture was a former slave on a sugar plantation
Haitian slaves killed almost all the whites on the island

80. When did the Cuban Revolution take place?

81. 1959
Cuba

82. Who led the Cuban Revolution?

83. Fidel Castro

84. As an effect of the Cuban Revolution, what type of government did Castro create in Cuba?

85. Communist Karl Marx, author of “The Communist Manifesto ”
Vladimir Lenin: founder of the the first communist country the U.S.S.R.
U.S.S.R dictator, Joseph Stalin, one of Casto’s heroes

86. When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

87. 1962 vs

88. What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?

89. The Soviet Union tried to put nuclear missiles in Cuba--only 90 miles from the United States

91. How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?

92. After a naval blockade of Cuba by the U. S. , the U. S. S. R
After a naval blockade of Cuba by the U.S., the U.S.S.R. took the missiles home
U.S. naval blocade