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Aztecs Incas Spanish Conquests

The Liberators

20th CenturyIssues in

Latin America

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Q: 100

•True or False?

•The Aztec capital was located in

present day Peru.

Q: 200

Why were war and warfare important to the Aztecs?

•War was important to expand the

empire and attain prisoners for

sacrifices.

Q: 300

Why did neighboring tribes dislike the

Aztecs?

A: 300

The Aztecs took prisoners from neighboring tribes to use as sacrifices

In addition, the Aztecs required conquered tribes to pay tributes (taxes).

Q: 400

Terraces: Inca

as

________:Aztec

Chinampas (floating gardens)

A:400

Q:500

Who is Quetzalcoatl and why is he significant?

A:500Quetzalcoatl is a celebrated god in the Aztec

Religion. In god form Quetzalcoatl was a feathered serpent. In human form he had a white face with a beard.

According to legend, Quetzalcoatl was to return in his birth year. By coincidence, Hernan Cortes came in the same year. Many Aztecs thought he was this god and therefore welcomed the Spanish instead of treating them as invaders.

Q:100

Name the city below

A:100

Q:200

Circle the term below that does not belong and justify your answer.

QuipuTerracingQuechua

Hieroglyphs

A: 200                                  

                                 

                                  

 

                                

 

                                

 

                                 

• Answers may vary

• Hieroglyphs- It is the only term that does not refer to the Inca civilization

Q: 300On the map below, shade in the

location of the Inca Empire.

• What physical feature dominated the empire?

• Name three present day countries that were located in the empire.

A: 300

• Andes Mountains

• Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile

Q: 400

What system of recording information does this image

depict?

A: 400

Quipu

Q: 500

List four achievements of the Inca Empire

A: 500 • Answers may include:

• Roads

• Bridges

• Aqueducts

• Terraces

• Stone architecture

• Large empire

• Quipu

• Statues and works of art.

Q: 100

________ conquered the capital shown below.

A: 100

Q: 200

True or False?

Coffee, cattle, and horses originally came from Europe.

A: 200

Q: 400

What three factors enabled Pizarro to defeat the Incas so easily?

A: 400

Q: 300

Complete the chart below depicting the social structure of New Spain

A: 300

Q: 500Put the following in chronological order. Place a 1 next to the event

that happened first etc.___ Cortes conquers Aztec Empire__ Columbian Exchange begins__ Inca Empire is defeated by Pizarro__ Mexico City is established

A: 500

_2_ Cortes conquers Aztec Empire

_1_ Columbian Exchange begins_4_ Inca Empire is defeated by Pizarro_3_ Mexico City is established

Q:100

Miguel Hidalgo led the

revolution for what country?

A:100

Q: 200

Toussaint L’Ouverture was in what social class

growing up?

A: 200

Q: 300

Toussaint L’Ouverture led revolts to gain

independence from what country?

A: 300

Q: 400What was the “Cry of Dolores” and

what was its significance?

A: 400

The “Cry of Dolores” is a famous speech given by Father Miguel Hidalgo which motivated the people of Dolores to begin a revolution. This is also the day Mexico celebrates its independence day.

Q: 500

On the map, identify the

countries that Simon Bolivar

helped to liberate from

Spain.

A: 500

Panama

Venezuela

Colombia

Ecuador

Peru

Bolivia

Liberated by Simon Bolivar

Q:100

The Zapatistas are a group of people fighting for the rights of

indigenous people in what

country?

A: 100

Q: 200

True or False

Fidel Castro is

the current

dictator of Cuba.

A: 200

In 2008, due to illness Fidel Castro transferred power to his brother Raul Castro.

Q: 300

Who was the dictator of Cuba before Fidel

Castro?

A: 300

Q: 400

How did the Cuban Revolution impact the

United States?How did it impact Cuban citizens?

A: 400- The Cuban Revolution resulted in a communist

government led by dictator Fidel Castro. As a result, American businesses were taken over by the Cuban government. The U.S. imposed an embargo on Cuba that is still current today. Americans can not travel to or trade with Cuba(exceptions apply).

- Cuban citizens had less political freedom. The government censored the media and imprisoned people who opposed the government. However, healthcare and education did improve. Cuba remains a very poor country (based on its GDP per capita).

Q: 500

What is NAFTA?

Explain why the Zapatistas are against NAFTA.

A: 500

– NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) NAFTA allows free trade between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.

– The Zapatistas felt that NAFTA would only benefit the rich and exclude the poor.

– They thought NAFTA would allow cheap farm goods into Mexico from the U.S. and the Mexican farmers would not be able to compete with the cheaper food.

Q: 100

___________ is the moving of goods, ideas, and diseases between the “Old World” to the “New World” and from the “New World to the “Old World.”

A: 100

Q: 200

Name the explorer who never actually sailed himself, but was known for starting the School of Navigation.

A: 200

Prince Henry the Navigator

Q: 300

Explain how the collapse of the Soviet Union led to the end of the Cold War

and German reunification.

A: 300

The Soviet Union was a communist nation. Therefore, when it collapsed and set up a

democratic government, the Cold War ended. With the end of the Cold War,

Berlin no longer needed walls to divide the city and Germany came together once

again.

Q: 400

Explain the difference between a parliamentary democracy and a presidential democracy and give

an example of each.

A: 400

The United Kingdom, Germany and Canada have a parliamentary system. The United States has a presidential system.

Parliamentary System

Presidential System

ExecutiveExecutive LegislativeLegislative

CitizensCitizensCitizensCitizens

LegislativeLegislative

ExecutiveExecutive

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Elect

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Q: 500

Explain the three types of governments and give an

example of each

A: 5001.Autocracy- Rule by one person, no citizen

participation

Dictatorship (Stalin); Absolute Monarchy (Czar Nicholas II)

2. Oligarchy- Rule by a group, very little citizen participation ex. Bolsheviks and the provisional government after the Russian Revolution

3. Democracy- Rule by everyone (representative democracies include parliamentary and presidential) ex. U.S.

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