1. 1.Most countries of Latin America were colonized by… (Hint: What language do most people of Latin America speak?)

2. 2. What is one word would you to characterize the ancient civilizations of Latin America?

3. 3. What was the encomienda system?

4. 4. Why were the Spanish able to so easily conquer the Native Americans?

5. 5. Who benefitted off European imperialism of Latin America? How?

6. 6. Why were Dom Pedro, Father Miguel Hidalgo, Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Touissant L’ouverture important figures in Latin American history?

7. 6. What were 2 lasting impacts of Christopher Columbus?

8. 8. What is a conqusitador? Who were the first 3 conquistadors?

9. 9. Describe each of the following social classes that existed in Spanish colonial society: – Peninsulares – Creoles – Mestizos – Mulattos

10. 10. What country is each individual important to? Aztecs Incas Dom Pedro Touissant L’ouverture Father Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo Fidel Castro Rafael Trujillo

11. 11. What social class led most of the Latin American independence movements?

12. 12. Why did many Latin American countries fight for independence?

13. 13. Who was Fidel Castro? Rafael Trujillo?