Latin America OBJ 2

Which of the following are Aztec achievements?

• Inventing a method of communication with the Mayans

• Defeating the Spanish

• Expanding their empire by conquering neighbors

Which reason best describes the collapse of the Inca Empire in the 1500s?

• invasion by Aztec warriors

• conquest by Spanish soldiers

In what region did the Inca Empire develop?

• Peru

• Mexico

What was a major development of the Mayan civilization?

• a number system that includes zero

• the construction of a printing press

The Aztec civilization existed in

• Mexico

• Canada

• Peru

Most people in Central America speak Spanish because –

• Spanish explorers once conquered the area

• Spanish is the most popular language in the world

Which statement best completes this list?

• Competing tribes invaded for natural resources.

• European countries began to colonize the Americas.

In the 1800's, independence for many South American countries meant the end of what?

• political challenges

• colonial authority

• military dictatorship

Which religion was widely spread among indigenous people as a result of European colonization?

• Quechua

• Catholicism

At the time of the Spanish conquest, the economies of most of the Native Americans in Latin America were based on

• agriculture.

• trade.