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L.amer Content Test
questions from the study guide for latin america content test
Question | Answer |
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Cacao | tropical tree whose seeds are used to make chocolate and cocoa |
Che Guevara | He helped the communist uprising in Cuba. He was a great leader but Castro eventually gained control. |
Commonwealth | A self-governing territory |
Creole | A blend of European, African, Carribean Indian languages (one of the official languages of Haiti) |
El Nino | Weather phenomenon marked by very heavy rains in western South America (often causing flooding) |
Favela | An overcrowded city slum in Brasil |
Francisco Pizarro | Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca |
Hacienda | (spanish from estate) usually seen as plantations, mines, or even business factories |
Hernan Cortes | Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec |
Machu Piccu | Located in Peru. It was abandoned by the Inca and reclaimed by the forest. it is a 100 acre complex with temples, houses and irrigation systems and terraces for farming |
Mercosur | the "Common Market of the South," is the largest trading bloc in South America |
Mestizo | in Latin America, a person mixed Native American and European hertiage |
Monothesitic | the belief of only one god |
Montezuma | leader of the Aztec, the highest priest |
Mulatto | A person with one white parent and one black parent |
Polythestic | the belief of many gods |
Simon Bolivar | liberated Latin America from Spanish control |