A Brief History of Latin America Unit 2, Lesson 2

1.Set up your notebook with title, objective, and date. 2.Write down HW in your planner. 3.Answer the questions below. SWBAT define a cultural region and explain the common history, language and traditions that make up Latin America. Use the graph to answer the following questions. 1.Which months receive less than 4 inches of rain? 2.Which months receive more than 12 inches of rain? 3.How much total rain does the winter usually get?

Turn and Talk What happened to these people? Do you think their culture still matters today?

What is a cultural region? A cultural region is a place that shares a common history, beliefs and cultural traditions. Latin America, as a cultural region, includes South America, Central America, Mexico and parts of the Caribbean.

What is the Latin America’s Common History? Latin America was once dominated by large civilization—the Incan, Aztec, and Mayan empires. These empires left a lasting influence on architecture, food, and language. Spanish Words from Nahuatl (Aztec) coyote, chile, techalote, chicle, tomato, guacamole, Mexico, Guatamala, and many many more!

Shared History of Colonization The Mesoamerican empires were conquered and colonized by European conquistadors and European colonists, mostly from Spain and Portugal.

Lasting Influence of Colonization: Language, food, religion and traditions are all things passed down that still dominate the culture of the entire region.

Let check ourselves… 1. What is a cultural region? 2. What makes a cultural region different than a political region? 3. How do you think cultural regions form? Humanities!

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1.What is the difference between “Latin America” and “South America” 2.What is one way the Incan, Aztec and Mayan empires still influence Latin America today? 3. In which of the following ways is Latin America NOT similar? a. The share a common history of colonization. b. They all live in the same climate zones. c. They all speak a Romance language such as Spanish or Portuguese. d. Many of the same holidays are celebrated throughout Latin America.