Study Guide for Latin America Quiz #2

STUDY GUIDE FOR LATIN AMERICA QUIZ #2

Topics Covered:

• Olmec, Maya, Aztec and Inca Civilizations: Where they were located, when they existed, and their important accomplishments

• European Explorers in the Americas: Prince Henry the Navigator, Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan, Cortez, Pizarro, Treaty of Tordesillas: who, what, when, where, why important

• Colonial Period in Latin America: Cash crops, Plantations, Middle Passage, Slave Trade, Great (Columbian) Exchange, Caudillos, Social classes: Viceroys, Creoles, Mestizos, Indigenas

• Liberators and Independence: Toussaint L'Ouverture, San Martin, Bolivar: Who, when, where, what did he accomplish and how?

Resources:

EOW textbook, Chap 8, section 1 has a good review of all the information we have studied so far.

Documents # 9 - 20 in binder, from Ancient Civilizations Scavenger Hunt to Timeline Activity

Study Suggestions:

• Plan to study each night between today and the quiz day for at least 30 minutes.

• Make flash cards with key terms on one side and descriptions on the other. Review for 15 minutes each night. Use these to review vocabulary and important people and events.

• Complete the sample questions below and on the back. Use your notes, the textbook and maps to find information. Write or type it out neatly and turn in for EXTRA CREDIT on the day of the quiz.

1. Describe the earliest known civilization in Mesoamerica. Where was it located and when did it exist. What was it known for?

2. Describe where the Maya civilization was located and when it existed. Describe important accomplishments of the Maya: hieroglyphics, mapping of stars, mathematical system, calendar, pyramids

3. Describe where the Aztec civilization was located and when it existed. Describe important accomplishments of the Aztec:fierce warriors, capital city, trade network

4. Describe where the Inca civilization was located and when it existed. Describe important accomplishments of the Inca:buildings, roads and bridges, built huge empire, used quipus

5. Why did the Europeans of the 15th and 16th centuries come to the Americas? Include original and later reasons.

6. What was the Treaty of Tordesillas and how did it affect the colonization of South America?

7. Who was Hernan Cortez, when did he live and what did he do in Mexico?

8. Who was Francisco Pizarro, when did he live and what did he do in South America?

9. What was the Great (Columbian) Exchange? Where and when did it take place? Describe some of the things that were exchanged at this time.

10. Why did the European colonists in the Americas enslave African people? How were they able to have so many slaves? Mention cash crops, plantations, disease, Native populations, the Middle Passage.

11. Describe or draw and label the Spanish colonial social class system. Describe each level in one or more sentences.

12. Why did the people of Haiti want independence from France and how did they achieve it?

13. How did Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin each help the people of South America achieve independence from Spain? Give specific details of names, places, dates.