Latin America - GeografÃa E Historia
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Quiz over notes taken in class about Latin America.
- 1.
![Identify region 1.]( "Identify region 1.")
Identify region 1.- A.
- 2.
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Identify region 3- A.
- 3.What Native Latin American tribes were conquered by the Spain during the 1500's?SELECT ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.
- A.
Maya
- B.
Inca
- C.
Olmec
- D.
Aztec
- E.
All of the above
- 4.Which of the following is NOT an accomplishment of the Incas?
- A.
Building terraces to farm on the steep Andes slopes.
- B.
A unique and complex writing system and alphabet.
- C.
Building canals to farm in desert lands.
- D.
Building stone roads as way to travel and communicate
- 5.One of the Mayans great achievements was the the creation of a __________ day calendar based on the movements of the sun.
- 6.
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Identify region 2.- A.
North America
- B.
South America
- C.
Central America
- D.
Caribbean Islands
- E.
Mexico
- 7.
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Identify region 4.- A.
North America
- B.
South America
- C.
Central America
- D.
Caribbean Islands
- E.
Mexico
- 8.Spain took over much of Latin America -- including their culture. Another word for this process that we used in class was _____________________.
- 9.If a boy is from in Brazil (and is a native speaker of their language), he is...
- A.
Both Hispanic and a Latino
- B.
Hispanic, but not a Latino
- C.
Latino, but not Hispanic
- D.
Neither Hispanic nor Latino
- 10.Which of the following are Mayan accomplishments.SELECT ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.
- A.
Writing using hieroglyphs
- B.
Building a major city atop a swamp.
- C.
A 365 day calendar
- D.
Understanding the mathematical concept of zero.
- 11.For what reasons did conquistadors sail for Spain. SELECT ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.
- A.
Gold
- B.
Games
- C.
Glory
- D.
God
- E.
Garland
- 12.A conquistador is a(n)...?SELECT ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.
- A.
Spokesperson
- B.
Explorer
- C.
Sailor
- D.
Conqueror
- E.
All of the above.
- 13.Which of the following did the Spanish NOT bring to Latin America
- A.
Their culture and religion
- B.
A new language - Spanish
- C.
Guns
- D.
Foods like sweet potatoes and corn
- E.
A belief that they were superior to natives.
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