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Latin American Review Questions 2017
1. The Spanish encomienda system established in the Spanish colonies of Latin America was most
similar to European (1) guild systems (2) joint stock companies (3) subsistence agriculture (4)
feudal land grants.
• Emperor Montezuma falls from power. • Large numbers of Native Americans died from smallpox and
other diseases.
2. These events occurred as a result of the (1) Encounter (2) Latin American independence
movements (3) Mexican Revolution (4) Cuban Revolution
3. During the 19th century, the economies in most Latin American countries relied primarily on the
export of (1) cash crops (2) service jobs (3) hydroelectric power (4) factory-made goods
4. Portugal’s attempt to participate directly in the global spice trade was a factor leading to the (1)
Age of Exploration (2) formation of the Hanseatic League (3) Berlin Conference (4) creation of the
Council of Trent
5. The fall of the Aztec Empire, the encomienda system, and the missionary work of the Roman
Catholic Church are all associated with (1) ethnic tensions in the Balkans (2) oil politics in the
Middle East (3) colonialism in Latin America (4) migration in sub-Saharan Africa
6. What was an economic result of the Columbian exchange? (1) establishment of a feudal land
system in Europe (2) development of a European-dominated global trade network (3)
introduction of slash-and-burn farming techniques in the Americas (4) creation of the Hanseatic
League
7. Which term is defined as land grants and taxation policies used in colonial Latin America by the
Spanish to provide labor in the fields? (1) encomienda system (3) Middle Passage (2)
mercantilism (4) capitalism
8. Which country is located in the region known as Latin America? (1) Portugal (3) Vietnam (2)
Somalia (4) Argentina
9. In which way did the geographic diversity of Latin America affect newly independent countries?
(1) limiting the military power of Creoles (2) forcing the Church to guarantee land reform (3)
making political unity difficult (4) necessitating a reliance on Spain
10. Which situation was an unintended consequence of Spain’s colonization of the Americas? (1)
establishment of a favorable balance of trade (2) introduction of the encomienda system (3)
transmission of communicable diseases (4) exploitation of resources in new lands
11. The Haitian Revolution and the Sepoy Rebellion happened in response to (1) European colonial
policies (2) indigenous ethnic rivalries (3) urban development (4) religious divisions
12. Which civilization is credited with recording data with quipu, developing an elaborate road
system, and constructing Machu Picchu? (1) Roman (3) Mesopotamian (2) Egyptian (4) Inca
13. Between 1500 and 1750, which commercial products were produced on Latin American
plantations using enslaved laborers? (1) corn and squash (3) sugar and tobacco (2) bananas and
tea (4) potatoes and wool
14. Which geographic feature is located in Latin America? (1) rain forest of the Congo (2) Himalaya
Mountains (3) plateau of Tibet (4) Amazon River