Latin American Conflict and Change

What culture traits did enslaved Africans that were brought for work in South America introduce? 

• architecture

• religion, music, food, and dance

• advanced weaponry

• sculpture, painting, and art

A system of slavery which forced Africans to the Americas to work on sugar and cotton plantations that last from 1505-1888

•  indentured servants

• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

• Columbian Exchange

• indigenous populations

How did European colonists in South American change the character of the region?

• Men and women gained greater social equality.
• Economic practices
• Native groups switched from terrace to field farming
• Religion and language patterns changed significantly

The Aztecs were conquered by Spain in 1521. Which of these statements is true regarding the defeat of the Aztecs?

• The Aztecs were greatly outnumbered by the Spanish army
• The Aztec's enemies helped to defend the Aztecs from the Spanish
• Smallpox and hunger killed more people than actual battles
• The siege of Tenochtitlan wasn't very long and the battle was over quickly

Which of these statements is true regarding the Incan religion?

• The Inca got the conquistadors to practice their religion
• The Inca only worshipped one god
• The Inca worshipped the Greek gods
• The Inca worshipped many different gods

Human sacrifice was an important part of the Aztec religion.

• True
• False

The Aztec and Inca were polytheistic in their religion. This means that they believed

• in one god.
• in many gods.
• in no god.

How did the Inca create more farmland?

• They cut terraces into the Andes mountains
• They prayed to their gods and more farmland appeared
• They moved out of the mountains and farmed in another area

Describe the Columbian Exchange.

• named after Christopher Columbus, it is the exchange of crops, goods, animals, and diseases between Europe and its colonies in the Americas after Columbus' voyage in 1492
• named after the country of Colombia, it is the celebration week in South America remembering when the first Europeans showed up in the New World
• it is an exchange of information between present-day computer systems in South America

Why did disease kill so many Native Americans?

• Native Americans did not die from the diseases brought from Europe
• the Native Americans had no immunities to the diseases brought from Europe
• they could not develop medicines for the diseases brought from Europe