April 16th Latin America

Question 1

The most powerful civilization in central and southern
Mexico.

Answer 1

Aztecs

Question 2

The Spanish conquistador that conquered
the Aztecs.

Answer 2

Hernan Cortes

Question 3

He was an Aztec ruler from about 1500 to 1520
(also known as Moctezuma II)

Answer 3

Montezuma

Question 4

The capital city of the Aztecs, which is now
Mexico City.

Answer 4

Tenochtitlan

Question 5

Aztec language still spoken by thousands of people
in Mexico.

Answer 5

Nahuatl

Question 6

An ancient civilization that lived along the coast of South
America.

Answer 6

Incas

Question 7

He was the last ruler of the Inca empire.

Answer 7

Atahualpa

Question 8

A Spanish conquistador famous for
conquering the Inca empire.

Answer 8

Francisco Pizarro

Question 9

The living descendant of the sun god. Atahualpa won the
battle against his brother, and became Sapa Inca.

Answer 9

Sapa Inca

Question 10

The language of the Inca empire, which is still spoken today.

Answer 10

Quechua

Question 11

Pizarro founded this city, and built a palace there.

Answer 11

Lima, Peru

Question 12

It was believed to be a sacred religious site for Inca
leaders.

Answer 12

Machu Picchu

Question 13

The moving of animals, plants, people
and diseases between the Old World to the New World.

Answer 13

Columbian Exchange

Question 14

What was considered “the Old World”

Answer 14

Europe, Africa, Asia

Question 15

What was considered “the New World”

Answer 15

the Americas

Question 16

This was a
system in which slaves, crops
and manufactured goods
were traded between Africa,
the Americas, and Europe.

Answer 16

Triangular Trade

Question 17

Took place across the Atlantic Ocean
from the 15th - 19th century. Over the period of the Atlantic
Slave Trade, some 12.5 million slaves had been shipped from
Africa to the Americas.

Answer 17

Atlantic Slave Trade

Question 18

The trip across the Atlantic Ocean was called….

Answer 18

Middle Passage

Question 19

Which place
received the MOST
slaves during the
slave trade?

Answer 19

South
America (Brazil)

Question 20

Which of the
following was NOT a
product harvested in
Brazil?
a-Tobacco
b-Coffee
c-Cotton
d-Sugar

Answer 20

Cotton

Question 21

What were the TWO
main industries of the
West Indies?

Answer 21

Sugar and Mining

Question 22

Approximately how
many slaves were
transported to the
Americas during the
slave trade?

Answer 22

10-15
million slaves

Question 23

He was a Cuban army sergeant who took
command of Cuba’s military before being elected president in 1940. He
was overthrown by Fidel Castro.

Answer 23

Fulgencio Batista:

Question 24

Dictator/Former President of Cuba. His rule over
communist Cuba lasted over 50 years.

Answer 24

Fidel Castro

Question 25

The revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship (Batista) in Cuba; 1956-1959.

Answer 25

Cuban Revolution:

Question 26

In 1980, over 125,000 Cubans fled Cuba to go to the United States. This mass exodus was a result of a weakened Cuban economy due to the U.S. embargo.

Answer 26

Mariel Boatlift

Question 27

This invasion occurred in 1961 in which the U.S. tried to overthrow Fidel Castro from power. This failed attempt was under the Kennedy administration.

Answer 27

Bay of Pigs

Question 28

Movement from one locality to another.

Answer 28

Migration

Question 29

Reasons people move to an area. Ex: Better jobs, better climate, safer

Answer 29

Pull Factors

Question 30

Reasons people leave an area. Ex: high crime rates, drought, poverty

Answer 30

Push Factors

Question 31

Criminal drug-trafficking organizations

Answer 31

Drug Cartels

Question 32

The state of being extremely poor.

Answer 32

Poverty