1. 10 sec. 2 Central America & The Caribbean

2. Mayans ZLocated in Guatemala, S. Mexico, El Salvador, and Belize ZHeart was in Guatemala - in Tikal ZAfter Spain conquered the Aztecs, they moved into Central America

3. Mayan Empire

4. Tikal

5. Mexican Independence ZAfter Mexico got its independence, Mexico and Central America were one country, except Panama Z6 other countries broke away from Mexico in 1823 and formed the United Provinces of Central America

6. Central America

7. ZUnited Provinces broke apart into 6 separate countries

8. Caribbean ZWere settled by various European powers ZFrance - Haiti ZBritish - Jamaica, Bahamas ZSpain - Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic

9. Africans in Caribbean ZBrought in as slave labor after Indians died ZMake up the majority of Caribbeans

10. Independence in Caribbean ZHaiti got independence with a violent rebellion (1804) ZCuba got independence in 1898 after Spanish American war ZBahamas and Jamaica got independence from Britain in 1962

11. Economy ZCaribbean - tourism ZCentral America - farming on plantations

12. Cultural Blends ZCaribbean - mulattos, blacks, and small number of whites ZCentral America - Indians and Mestizos