Latin america Flashcards
what three common languages in latin america (in order?)
spanish
portuguese
french
during periods of low global temperature, sea level drops as ____ and turns to ____
water; ice
the ____ are the native american people of mexico and central america, in and around the _____ peninsula
maya; yucatan
who had the largest land empire of the americas?
the inca
what were the inca known for?
their sophisticated road network with interconnected pieces of the empire
what two nations were the most powerful seafaring nations of the 15th century?
spain and portugal
what islands did portugal claim in the 15th century off the west coast of africa
cape verde islands
line of demarcation
drawn by pope, settling dispute of european colonization
spain and the line of demarcation
philippines lay west of the line making them in portuguese territory but spain took them anyway as they had no proven economic value (portuguese did not mind)
who held the area that is now brazil while spain held most of south america?
portugal
who was the first latin country to gain independence in 1804?
haiti
hispaniola is made of up
haiti and the DR
the monroe doctrine 1823
states that the american continents are not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any european powers
who helped fight for new world independence and when was there a mass independence movement
simon bolivar; 1800’s
what caused balkanization within central and south america
nationalism
