Study Guide Unit 8: History of Latin America and the Caribbean

Wednesday February 24, 2010

. People and Vocabulary You Need to Know

AtahualpaConquistadors Simon Bolivar ZapatistasHernan Cortes Miguel Hidalgo Montezuma Quipu Fidel Castro Francisco Pizarro Touissaint L’Ouverture

• Become familiar with locations of the Aztec and Incan cities, especially the present day cities.

• Know the events in ORDER in which the fall of the Inca empire falls/collapse.

• What were some of the main reasons why Cortes and Pizarro conquered the Aztecs or Incans?

• Why was Cortes not attacked immediately when he traveled to the Aztec empire?

• What were some of the advantages that the Conquistadors had over the Aztecs or Inca?

• What was the Columbian Exchange? What animals were brought over through the Columbian Exchange?

• Why were slaves brought from Africa during the Columbian Exchange?

• Which two languages are primarily spoken in Latin American countries today?

• What is the common religion of Latin America?

• Which country imprisoned L’Ouverture?

• Which country gained independence under Bolivar’s efforts?

• What type of government is in Cuba under Fidel Castro?

• What were some of the reasons why there was almost a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

• Why did the Zapatistas not like NAFTA? How did they show their opposition against them?