I gave you some Q's and A's because this is how I best learned it. and it gives you a little bit more of a chance to put a well written answer together.
Explanation:
Where were the Maya located?
Yucatan Peninsula
Where were the Aztec located?
Central Mexico
What was the capital city of the Aztec?
Tenochtitlan
What stands today where the former Aztec capital stood?
Mexico City
Where was the Incan Empire located?
Andes Mountains in South America
Who led the group that conquered the Aztecs?
Cortes
Who was the leader of the Aztec when they were conquered?
Montezuma
Who was the leader of the group that conquered the Inca?
Pizarro
Who was the leader of the Inca that was held hostage and killed by the Spanish?
Atahualpa
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of people, animals, plants, and even diseases between the Old World and the New World
What were conquistadors?
Spanish conquerors; fortune hunters who were able to keep a percentage of the valuables they found
Why were the Spanish welcomed by the Aztec?
They thought Cortes was a god
Which animal brought to them in the Columbian Exchange helped native people hunt and trade over a larger area?
Horse
What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today?
Many people are descended from slaves
What were two causes for the decimation of the indigenous population?
Diseases and slavery
What two things enabled the Spanish to defeat the indigenous populations so easily?
Better weapons and diseases
Why were Africans brought to the Americas as slaves?
Because there were not enough natives available for work on plantations
In what two jobs were enslaved natives forced to work?
Plantations and mines
What are the two official languages in Latin America?
Spanish and Portuguese
Between what three areas did Triangular Trade take place?
Americas, Europe, Africa
What is the most predominant religion in Latin America?
Roman Catholicism
What is the ethnic group formed from a mixing of European and Indian ancestors?
Mestizo
What is the ethnic group formed from a moxing of European and African ancestors?
Mulatto
What does indigenous mean?
Native to a specific place or region
Which country did Portugal control as a result of te Treaty of Tordesillas?
Brazil
How did the religions of the indigenous people change with the arrival of the Europeans?
Many changed from traditional polytheistic religions to Roman Catholicism
What are plantations?
Large farms that raise a single crop which is sold for profit
