Latin American Culture 1 Spanish

Latin American Spanish

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Today, the native peoples of the _____________ are descendants of the Pre-Columbian Inhabitants of the Americas.

• Americas

• Islands

• Oceans

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Ancestors of the Indigenous people were civilizations like the Aztec and Inca

• True

• False

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In what century did Europeans arrive in the Americas?

• 1400's

• 1500's

• 1300's

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What is another name for "soldier explorers" that took over Brazil?

• Soldiers

• Conquistadores

• Militia

• Mulattos

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Contact created between Europeans and Indigenous people became know as ______________

• Cultural Exchange

• Columbian Transfer

• Columbian Exchange

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Mestizos are part of an Ethnic group that is a mix of African Slaves and Indigenous People

• True

• False

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___________ are the largest ethic group in most Latin American Countries.

• Peninsular

• Latino

• Ladino

• Mestizo

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What two countries had the biggest impact on Latin American Culture?

• Spain and France

• Spain and the United States

• Italy and Spain

• Spain and Portugal

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Did Columbus discover the Americas?

• True

• False

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What area of Latin America did Portugal conquer?

• Mexico

• Panama

• Caribbean Islands

• Brazil

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What is the official language of Brazil?

• Spanish

• English

• French

• Portuguese

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Spain conquered Florida, Mexico and parts of Canada.

• True

• False

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What is the language that is most spoken in Latin America?

• Portuguese

• Spanish

• English

• French

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Language, and religion unite the Latin American region. What are other elements of culture that unite them?

• History, traditions, customs, and food

• geography, currency, and climate

• government, economy, and trade

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French is also spoken in Latin America

• True

• False

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Indigenous communities still speak Indigenous Languages

• True

• False

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Catholicism is practiced by over __________ % of the people of Latin America.

• 70

• 80

• 90

• 85

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What other religions are practiced in South America?

• Tribal and Christian

• Jewish and Protestant

• Anglican and Jewish

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Many celebrations and holidays in Latin America are a blend of ___________ and _____________ beliefs.

• Spanish and French

• Indigenous and Catholic

• Christian and Catholic

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Plantations were established in Latin America and North America for nearly ____________ years.

• 200

• 400

• 300

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Indigenous people were used as slaves

• True

• False

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Disease killed off most indigenous people and the Europeans were forced to look for cheap labor.

• True

• False

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Africans were captured and enslaved, they were brought to _____________ and the Caribbean to work on plantations and in the mines.

• Brazil

• California

• Panama

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African slaves were immune to many of the European diseases.

• True

• False

• The

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Raw products were sent to Europe

• True

• False

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Slaves were brought to Europe

• True

• False

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In what year was the first shipment of slaves sent to Caribbean to work on sugar plantations

• 1492

• 1618

• 1518

• 1815

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The British introduced slaves to Canada and Mexico

• True

• False

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Which country imported more slaves than any other country in the World?

• United States

• Mexico

• Brazil

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Mulatto is a term used to describe people of

• African and Mexican

• African and European

• African and Indigenous

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Spanish is spoken in most Latin American countries and Portuguese In Brazil

• True

• False

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Voodoo is practiced in Haiti

• True

• False

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Are all Latin Americans treated the same regardless of ethnic background?

• Yes

• No