Chapter 8 Review History and Culture of Latin America
1 Another term for corn maize
2 form of writing that uses signs and symbols heiroglyphics
3 farm product grown for export cash crop
4 A cowboy of Latin America – known for roaming the Pampas of Argentina gaucho
5 high ranking military officers who ruled as dictators caudillo
6 Spanish conquerors conquistadors
7 a person who moves from place to place to find work migrant worker
8 A factory in Mexico used to assemble products – owned by a foreign company maquiladora
9 A person of mixed Native American and European descent mestizo
10 A large festival held on the last day before Lent carnival
11 A common tradition at this celebration is when a girl exchanges her flat shoes for high heels quinceanera
12 A language that is made by combining parts of different languages pidgin language
13 Latin America’s first civilization Olmec
14 Ancient civilization known for building roads and irrigation systems Inca
15 The civilization that developed hieroglyphics and a numbering system Maya
16 Ancient civilization known for holding a monopoly on trade because they had developed weapons from obsidian Toltec
17 Civilization that built their capital city on an island and developed floating gardens Aztec
18 Conquered the Aztec Hernan Cortes
19 Enslaved African who led a revolt in Haiti against French rule Toussaint- Louverture
20 Led the fight for independence in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia Simon Bolivar
21 Catholic priest who urged poorer Mexicans to fight for freedom from Spanish rule Miguel Hidalgo
22 Conquered the Inca Francisco Pizarro
23 Led a revolution in Cuba in 1959 Fidel Castro
24 Official language of most countries in Latin America Spanish
25 Official language in Brazil Portuguese
26 Main religion practiced in most Latin American countries Roman Catholic
27 Designed to shorten the distance from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean Panama Canal
28 Builders of the Panama Canal had to battle this disease malaria
29 People from Puerto Rico do not pay this even though they receive welfare from the Federal government Income tax
30 A celebration to honor the dead and make peace with death Day of the Dead
31 A celebration to honor a girl as she turns 15 Quinceanera
32 Many Latin Americans migrate to the U.S. to give their families a better... way of life
33 Three sports popular in Latin America Soccer, baseball, cricket
34 One of the most important things to the people of Latin America family
35 Who makes up the work force in a maquiladora? young women
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
Essay Question What is the significance of exchanging flat shoes for high heels in the quinceanera celebration?
Bonus Question Which country was the second country in the world to play baseball? Cuba