Latin Dance History Vocabulary Quiz

Which term is defined as "the expansion of countries into other countries where they establish settlements and control the people"?

• Democracy

• Colonization

• Dictatorship

• Slave Trade

Which term is defined as "a dance form meant to be enjoyed by the participants within the context of a specific social group"?

• Dance Performance

• Improvisation

• Social Dance

Which is the place of origin of the Merengue and Bachata?

• Puerto Rico

• Dominican Republic

• Cuba

• Jamaica

Which is the National Dance of the Dominican Republic?

• Merengue

• Bachata

• Salsa

• Rumba

What is the region that includes Spanish and Portuguese-speaking nations south of the U.S.?

• North America

• South America

• Latin America

• Caribbean

What is the name given for a Spanish conqueror of the Americas?

• Dictator

• Prime Minister

• Conquistador

Who is a ruler who has complete power over a country?

• Dictator

• Prime Minister

• Conquistador

• President

What was the buying, transporting, and selling of Africans for work in the Americas?

• Pacific Slave Trade

• Colonization

• Indigenous Trade

• Atlantic Slave Trade

What is the region that consists of the Caribbean Sea and its islands?

• Latin America

• Caribbean

• South America

• Central America

What is the term for "originating or occurring naturally in a particular place (native)"?

• Foreign

• Regional

• Indigenous