1. Chapter 8 Review History and Culture of Latin America

2. 1 Another term for corn maize

3. 2 form of writing that uses signs and symbols heiroglyphics

4. 3 farm product grown for export cash crop

5. 4 A cowboy of Latin America – known for roaming the Pampas of Argentina gaucho

6. 5 high ranking military officers who ruled as dictators caudillo

7. 6 Spanish conquerors conquistadors

8. 7 a person who moves from place to place to find work migrant worker

9. 8 A factory in Mexico used to assemble products – owned by a foreign company maquiladora

10. 9 A person of mixed Native American and European descent mestizo

11. 10 A large festival held on the last day before Lent carnival

12. 11 A common tradition at this celebration is when a girl exchanges her flat shoes for high heels quinceanera

13. 12 A language that is made by combining parts of different languages pidgin language

14. 13 Latin America’s first civilization Olmec

15. 14 Ancient civilization known for building roads and irrigation systems Inca

16. 15 The civilization that developed hieroglyphics and a numbering system Maya

17. 16 Ancient civilization known for holding a monopoly on trade because they had developed weapons from obsidian Toltec

18. 17 Civilization that built their capital city on an island and developed floating gardens Aztec

19. 18 Conquered the Aztec Hernan Cortes

20. 19 Enslaved African who led a revolt in Haiti against French rule Toussaint- Louverture

21. 20 Led the fight for independence in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia Simon Bolivar

22. 21 Catholic priest who urged poorer Mexicans to fight for freedom from Spanish rule Miguel Hidalgo

23. 22 Conquered the Inca Francisco Pizarro

24. 23 Led a revolution in Cuba in 1959 Fidel Castro

25. 24 Official language of most countries in Latin America Spanish

26. 25 Official language in Brazil Portuguese

27. 26 Main religion practiced in most Latin American countries Roman Catholic

28. 27 Designed to shorten the distance from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean Panama Canal

29. 28 Builders of the Panama Canal had to battle this disease malaria

30. 29 People from Puerto Rico do not pay this even though they receive welfare from the Federal government Income tax

31. 30 A celebration to honor the dead and make peace with death Day of the Dead

32. 31 A celebration to honor a girl as she turns 15 Quinceanera

33. 32 Many Latin Americans migrate to the U.S. to give their families a better... way of life

34. 33 Three sports popular in Latin America Soccer, baseball, cricket

35. 34 One of the most important things to the people of Latin America family

36. 35 Who makes up the work force in a maquiladora? young women

37. Essay Question Describe at least two reasons why the people of Puerto Rico would like to remain a commonwealth of the United States rather than become a state

38. Essay Question What is the significance of exchanging flat shoes for high heels in the quinceanera celebration?

39. Bonus Question Which country was the second country in the world to play baseball? Cuba