LA History

Which one of the following countries did not send explorers to Latin America?

• Spain

• Germany

• Portugal

What language to most Latin Americans speak?

• Portuguese

• Spanish

What language does most Brazilians speak?

• Portuguese

• Spanish

What is the major religion in Latin America?

• Judaism

• Islam

• Roman Catholicism

This term refers to the Americas

• New World

• Old World

The movement of peoples, agricultural commodities, diseases, and cultures between the Old World and New World during the European Age of Exploration.

• Triangular Trade

• Slave Trade

• Columbian Exchange

The enslavement and forced transportation of 12-15 million Africans to the Americas between the 15th and 19th centuries to replace the indigenous people who died

• Columbian Exchange

• Triangular Trade

• Trans Atlantic Slave Trade

Which of the following was not an ancient civilization found in Latin America?

• Incas

• Inuits

• Mayas

• Aztecs

Where did the slaves come from on the plantations and haciendas in Latin America?

• North America

• China

• West Africa

• Europe

What happened to some of indigenous people in Latin America?

• They owned the plantations and haciendas

• They died from diseases

• They peacefully lived with the Europeans

• They would escape to other countries