HISTORY of LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN

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• HISTORY of LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN
• REVIEW GAME
• WINNING TEAM RECEIVES 5 points on TOMORROWS
  TEST and CANDY!

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RULES of PLAY

• 2 teams equally split by DNM, M, and E standards.
• 1 player from each team goes to the front of the
  room and sits in the HOT seat to answer the
  question.
• The team whose player answers the question
  correctly earns points for their team.
• Sportsmanship points are awarded and taken away
  (no whispering answers if its not your turn, no
  arguing with the teacher, and no arguing with
  teammates or opponents).

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HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED

• 1 person from each team comes up to the front.
• The question will be projected on the screen
• The first team member to hit the easy button is
  allowed first chance to answer the question.
• If they answer the question correctly they are
  awarded points
• If they answer the question incorrectly they lose
  points and the other team has a chance to steal
  for DOUBLE the points!
• At the end of the game the team that has the most
  points WINS the bonus points on the test and the
  candy.

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Question 1 Name two advanced civilizations of
Latin America that would later be conquered by
the Spanish.
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Answer 1 Aztecs and Incas
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Question 2

• This civilization of central Mexico built an
  empire during the 14th Century. They built
  pyramids, houses, temples, and other magnificent
  buildings. They were very religious and offered
  praise to many gods, including sacrifice.

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Answer 2

• Aztecs

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Question 3 This ancient civilization built
their empire in modern day Peru. Their empire
extended as far as Ecuador, parts of Chile, and
the western edge of the Amazon Basin. They built
roads that allowed traders and troops to move
quickly through the Andes Mountains.
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Answer 3 Incas
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Question 4 This man was the first European of
his era to discover the new world. Although
Native Americans already lived there, he claimed
the territory for Spain.
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Answer 4

• Christopher Columbus

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Question 5 Trade between the Americas and
Europe where European explorers shipped raw
materials back to Europe. Manufacturers in
Europe then shipped finished goods back to the
Americas. This was the beginning of what we know
as the _____.
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Answer 5

• Columbian Exchange

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Question 6 Give two reasons why the Columbian
Exchange was terrible for Native Americans.
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Answer 6 Slavery and death from diseases, such
as smallpox
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Question 7 The world conquistador in Spanish
means _____.
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Answer 7

• Conqueror

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Question 8 In 1519 the Spanish arrived in
Mexico and South America. With small forces this
man had modern weapons and was able to overthrow
Montezuma II, the Aztec King.
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Answer 8

• Hernan Cortes

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Question 9 This man arrived in South America in
1530 and enlisted the help of Atahualpas enemies
and captured the new emperor and executed him.
This allowed the Spaniard to conquer the Incan
capital of Cuzco.
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Answer 9

• Franciso Pizarro

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Question 10 A territory in a foreign land over
which a country claims authority is known as a
_____. IN Latin America, Spain and Portugal were
the main powers that established them.
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Answer 10

• Colonies

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Question 11 Spain and Portugal were both
responsible for bringing the ideas of this
religion to their colonies.
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Answer 11

• Catholicism (a form of Christianity)

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Question 12 Countries under Spanish control
speak _____. while the one country, _____ under
Portuguese influence speaks _____.
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Answer 12

• Spanish, Brazil, Portuguese

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Question 13 The main resource that the
Europeans wanted
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Answer 13

• GOLD

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Question 14 Once the Aztecs and Incas were
captured and forced into slavery and began dying
off. Europeans had to find new slaves. They
would go to this continent in order to find their
free labor in the fields of Latin America and the
Caribbean.
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Answer 14

• Africa

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Question 15 If you lived during the time of
slavery you would find these large farms that
grew cash crops for trade. Toussaint LOuverture
lived on one and this is where he learned how to
read.
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Answer 15

• Plantation

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Question 16 What animal from Europe helped the
natives hunt and travel over a large area?
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Answer 16

• The horse

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Question 17 Which revolutionary leader is
famous for his role in gaining independence for
Haiti from France?
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Answer 17

• Toussaint LOuverture

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Question 18 What was the main goal for
Toussaint LOuverture?
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Answer 18 Freedom for slaves
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Question 19 What did Toussaint LOuvertures
owner teach him?
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Answer 19

• How to read and write

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Question 20 What does the word liberate mean?
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Answer 20

• To free

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Question 21 Which revolutionary leader was
known as the liberator and the George
Washington of South America whom Bolivia was
named after?
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Answer 21

• Simon Bolivar.

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Question 22 Which European country did Simon
Bolivar and Miguel Hidalgo fight for independence?
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Answer 22

• Spain

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Question 23

• Which revolutionary leader was known as the
  father of independence for his country?

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Answer 23

• Miguel Hidalgo

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Question 24 What was the job of Miguel Hidalgo?
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Answer 24

• Catholic priest

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Question 25

• Who took over Cuba in 1959 and would be the
  countrys dictator for almost 50 years?

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Answer 25

• Fidel Castro

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Question 26

• What type of government was created in Cuba in
  1959?

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Answer 26

• Communist

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Question 27

• Which two countries provided Cuba with support to
  help build them into a communist country?

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Answer 27

• The Soviet Union and China

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Question 28

• Which group in Mexico would like to see the
  Mexican government eliminated so the people can
  take over and control the resources of the
  country?

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Answer 28

• Zapatistas

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Question 29

• Who does this quote describe?
• He is the hero of our country. His ringing of
  the bell will never be forgotten, but will live
  on as the moment Mexicans truly declared
  themselves a free nation.

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Answer 29

• Miguel Hidalgo

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Question 30 Read the quote below

• I dont know why it bothered me to see the
  little boy cry so. His mother, reaching out,
  weeping stretching to hold on to the small
  child. I felt sad. It moved me. But why?
  Arent they just property? Didnt God make them
  to serve whites and work the fields? Why should
  I feel for them more than a horse separated from
  its colt? Daughter of a Caribbean plantation
  owner, 1803.
• The quote above is most likely describing

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Answer 30

• Slavery

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Who am I?

• Greeted Hernan Cortes with gold
• I led the Aztecs
• My people live in what is now the country of
  Mexico.

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Answer

• Montezuma II

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• 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue was a famous
  rhyme. Which century did this take place?

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• 15th Century

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• Who was the last Incan emperor?

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• Atahualpa

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• The animal that was native to the Incan Empire.
  Watch out that it doesnt spit on you!

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• Llama

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• Spain and Portugal were leaders of European
  exploration. Which physical feature do both of
  these European countries share?

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• The Iberian Peninsula

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• Who was known as El Liberador?

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• Simon Bolivar

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• Name of the ship that Fidel Castro sailed on from
  Mexico to Cuba.

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• The Grandma

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• The people of Mexico knew to arm themselves when
  Miguel Hidalgo gave a speech. How did he call
  them to the church?

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• By ringing the church bells

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• The name of the 13 day crisis between the United
  States and the Soviet Union that brought the
  world on the brinks of nuclear annihilation.
  Cuba was involved because the Soviet Union set up
  their missiles in Cuba. What was this conflict
  called?

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• The Cuban Missile Crisis

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This is a sugar plantation in Cuba. Why would
you not buy Cuban sugar in the US?
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• The United States has a trade embargo on Cuba.

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Who am I? What am I best known for?
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• I am Fidel Castro and I was the dictator of Cuba
  for nearly 50 years.

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Look at this picture. What does it represent?
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• NAFTA

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Who am I?
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• Zapatistas