Latin America and Europe

Which of the following letters indicates the correct location of Mexico on the above map?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following is one way cultures of Central America were influenced by Spanish colonization?

• Christianity and the Spanish language were introduced into the region.

• Mayan cultural practices were adopted by the Spanish settlers in the region.

• Women gained greater equality when Spanish laws were applied to the region.

• Farming became the primary economic activity in the region.

Enslaved Africans that were brought for work in South America were also responsible for the diffusion of many new popular forms of —

• sculpture, painting, and art

• dance, foods, and music

• advanced weaponry

• architecture

List items/inventions that European gained from trade that helped them conquer the world.

• Gun powder, New sails, astrolabe

• Machine guns and tanks

• Atomic bombs

• Airplanes

Explorers were able to conquer the natives of the New World because they had better

• housing

• weapons

• technology

Spreading Christianity is an example of what type of motivation?

• Religious
• Economic
• Cultural
• Political

Brought disease to the Native Americans.

• European Explorers
• Asian Explorers
• African Explorers
• Native Americans

Africans slaves forcibly taken to the New World during the Triangular Trade changed Latin America by the cultural diffusion of their

• dance

• food

• music

• all of the above

While most nations in Latin America speak spanish, Belize speaks english because it was settled by the British. Brazil also speaks another language. The official language of Brazil is

• Latin

• Portuguese

• French

• German

Spain and Portugal both colonized parts of Latin America. Through cultural diffusion from those nations, most people in Latin America are members of this Christian church .

• Catholic

• Baptist

• Methodist

• Lutheran