Study Guide for the History of Latin America Unit Test
SS6H1 The student will describe the impact of European contact on Latin America.
a. Describe the encounter and consequences of the conflict between the Spanish and the Aztecs and Incas and the roles of Cortes, Montezuma, Pizarro, and Atahualpa.
1. What was the capital of the Aztec empire?
2. Who was Cortez and what did he do?
3. Who was the ruler of the Aztec empire and what areas did he control?
4. Who was the ruler of the Inca Empire and what areas did he control?
5. Who was Pizarro and explain who he conquered and why?
6. How were the Spanish able to defeat the Aztecs and the Incas?
7. Know the achievements of the Aztecs and the Incas.
b. Explain the impact of the Columbian Exchange on Latin America and Europe in terms of the decline of the indigenous population, agricultural change, and the introduction of the horse.
8. Define the Columbian Exchange.
9. How did the Columbian Exchange contribute to the decline of the indigenous population?
10. How did the Columbian Exchange lead to agricultural change in BOTH Europe and the New World?
11. Overall understand how the Columbian exchange affected BOTH Europe and the New World.
SS6H2 The student will explain the development of Latin America and the Caribbean from European colonies to independent nations.
a. Describe the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americas.
12. Why were Africans used as labor in the New World instead of Native Americans?
13. What was the Triangular Trade?
14. What are the five classes and ethnic groups established in the Encomienda System and who had the most power and wealth . Who had the least?
b. Describe the influence of the Spanish and the Portuguese on the language and religions of Latin America.
15. What are the two major languages in Latin America?
16. Why is Portuguese the main language in Brazil?
17. What is the major religion in Latin America?
c. Explain the Latin American independence movement; include the importance of Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simon Bolivar, and Miguel Hidalgo.
17. Know the country each liberator fought for AND THEIR GOAL :
· Toussaint L’Ouverture:
· Simon Bolivar:
· Miguel Hidalgo:
SS6H3 The student will analyze important 20th century issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.
a. Explain the impact of the Cuban Revolution.
18. What were the causes and effects of the Cuban Revolution?
19. Know the key people:
Batista
Fidel Castro.
b. Explain the impact and political outcomes of the Zapatista guerrilla movement in Mexico.
20. Who were the Zapatistas and what was their goal?