Download Study Guide for History of Latin America Unit Test

Study Guide for the History of Latin America Unit Test
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SS6H1 The student will describe the impact of European contact on Latin America.
a. Describe the encounter and consequences of the conflict between the Spanish and the
Aztecs and Incas and the roles of Cortes, Montezuma, Pizarro, and Atahualpa.
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What was the capital of the Aztec empire?
Who was Cortes and what did he do?
Who was the ruler of the Aztec and Inca empire and what areas did they control?
Who was Pizarro and explain who he conquered and why?
How were the Spanish able to defeat the Aztecs and the Incas?
What are some major achievements and cultural characteristics of the Aztecs and Incas?
b. Explain the impact of the Columbian Exchange on Latin America and Europe in terms of the
decline of the indigenous population, agricultural change, and the introduction of the horse.
7. Define the Columbian Exchange.
8. How did the Columbian Exchange contribute to the decline of the indigenous population?
9. How did the Columbian Exchange lead to agricultural change in BOTH Europe and the New
World?
10. Overall, understand how the Columbian exchange affected BOTH Europe and the New World.
SS6H2 The student will explain the development of Latin America and the Caribbean from
European colonies to independent nations.
a. Describe the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americas.
11. Why were Africans used as labor in the New World instead of Native Americans?
12. What was Triangular Trade? What continents were involved?
13. What are the five classes and ethnic groups established in the Encomienda System and who had
the most power and wealth . Who had the least?
b. Describe the influence of the Spanish and the Portuguese on the language and religions of
Latin America.
14. What are the two major languages in Latin America?
15. Why is Portuguese the main language in Brazil?
16. What is the most prevalent religion in Latin America today? Why?