Test 1 Questions Flashcards
Which of these groups were a part of the collision of cultures in the New World in the 15th century that gave rise to the region that we know as Latin America?
A.) Islamic, Jewish, European
B.) Islamic, European, Indigenous (Native Americans)
C.) European, Jewish, African
D.) Indigenous (Native American), Jewish, European
E.) African, European, Indigenous (Native America)
F.) All of these
E.) African, European, Indigenous (Native America)
Which of the following is NOT one of the modern day components of the common process of conquest, colonization, resistance and accommodation that allows us to speak of the unity of Latin America?
A.) They live in nation-states that were formed out of European legal and political traditions
B.) All of these point to a certain unity of a very diverse region known today as Latin America.
C.) They speak romance languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French)
D.) They are integrated into the capitalist system
E.) They practice varieties of Christianity, but are mostly Roman Catholic
B.) All of these point to a certain unity of a very diverse region known today as Latin America.
In Mexico, Central America, and the Andean regions (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia), there are still large numbers of _____.
A.) None of these: the groups in these areas are mostly European since they were more desirable to the Europeanized (white) elites of the regions and displaced the non-whites.
B.) Indigenous peoples, many of whom mixed with the European conquerors
C.) Descendants of Africans who were brought as slaves
D.) Middle Easterners and Asians, since these groups were preferable to the Indigenous and Africans
B.) Indigenous peoples, many of whom mixed with the European conquerors
Slaves brought from Africa had a profound effect on the ethnic make up and society in \_\_\_\_\_\_. A.) the Caribbean and Mexico B.) Brazil and Central America C.) Brazil and Argentina D.) Brazil and the Caribbean E.) Argentina and the Caribbean
D.) Brazil and the Caribbean
In the 19th and 20th centuries, peoples from the Middle East and Asia begin to emigrate to the Americas.
A.) True
B.) False
A.) True
The term "Latin America" appeared for the first time in \_\_\_\_\_. A.) 1950s B.) 1500s C.) None of these D.) 1490s E.) 1850s
E.) 1850s
The most traditional definition of the term “Latin America” is a political one that includes 20 countries that gained their independence from Spain, Portugal, and France in the 19th century. The British West Indies, Guyana, Suriname, and Curaçao do NOT fit into this definition even though they were once part of the Spanish Empire.
A.) True. They are no longer part of Latin America politically.
B.) False. These are seen as part of Latin America since they were once part of colonial Latin America.
A.) True. They are no longer part of Latin America politically.
Even though Latin America obviously went through tremendous social, cultural, and political upheavals in the first centuries after the conquest by the Europeans, the author feels that what we know as Latin America is still evolving. That is, it is not a static, unchanging region but rather a dynamic, shifting, and expanding area.
A.) True
B.) False
A.) True
Which of these groups of cultures made up the unique cultural intersection in SPAIN in the centuries prior to the discovery of the New World?
A.) African, European, Indigenous (Native America)
B.) Islamic, Jewish, European
C.) Indigenous (Native American), Jewish, European
D.) Islamic, European, Indigenous (Native Americans)
E.) European, Jewish, African
F.) All of these
B.) Islamic, Jewish, European
African slavery predates the discovery of the New World. In fact, the Europeans and Africans had traded in goods and slaves for at least a century prior to Columbus’s voyage. And the practice of slavery within the African continent itself goes back much, much further.
A.) True
B.) False
A.) True
Which of the following helped propel the Europeans out of Europe and into the vast world in search of gold, glory and also allowed them to spread the gospel?
A.) The rise of the nation states
B.) a militant Christianity
C.) Western science (e.g., advances in navigation and shipbuilding)
D.) the emergence of commercial capitalism
E.) All of these were part of this process
E.) All of these were part of this process
Approximately how many African slaves were brought to the New World? A.) 1,200 - 1,500 B.) 12,000,000 - 15,000,000 C.) 1,200,000 - 1,500,000 D.) 120,000 - 150,000 E.) 12,000 - 15,000
B.) 12,000,000 - 15,000,000
Millions of African slaves came to Brazil to do forced labor mainly because the Portuguese crown sought to protect the Indigenous peoples of that country. In Spanish America, however, both indigenous peoples and African slaves were forced to work the mines, fields, etc. The Spanish monarchs did not see the indigenous as human beings worthy of protection.
A.) True
B.) False
B.) False
The military conquest of the core regions of Latin America was completed within a little more than a century.
A.) True
B.) False
A.) True
Which of these is NOT one of the syncretic* religions in the New World? (*mixtures of Catholicism and African religions or Catholicism and Native American religions. Santería would be an example of this type of mixture.)
A.) candomblé
B.) All of these are syncretic religions
C.) macumba
D.) mestizo
E.) vodun (voodoo)
D.) mestizo
