Latin American Revolutions

Before the revolutions which three things held power over the people?

• Patriarchy, monarchy, and oligarchy

• The Spanish/Portuguese crown, the church, and the Enlightenment

• The church, the English/French crown, and the matriarchy

• Patriarchy, the Spanish/Portuguese crown, and the church

What is the best definition of transculturation in Latin America?

• the mixing of the European, indigenous, and African cultures

• the fact that only European culture was allowed to be expressed

• the mixing of plants and animals from the Americas and Asia

• when all cultures are kept separate but equal

What is one example of transculturation here in Ecuador?

• Bomba music which is has elements from African and Andean sources.

• Events like guaguas de pan which are a combination of Spanish-Catholic and indigenous Andean traditions.

• The fact that we use Kichwa phrases in our Spanish like guagua, achachai, shunsho, etc.

• All of these are examples of transculturation

How did Simon Bolivar unify South Americans from different hierarchal groups?

• He appealed to their common sense of South Americaness.

• He appealed to their hatred of monarchies, the Spanish, and everything colonial.

• He appealed to their common religious beliefs.

• He appealed to their interest in communism and the feelings of the proletariat.

What was the most revolutionary idea of the Latin American independence movements?

• The importance of the idea of monarchies.

• The importance of the idea of popular sovereignty.

• The importance of the idea of class systems.

• The importance of the idea of capitalism.

Which is NOT one of the reasons why Latin American independence movements were not very revolutionary?

• Catholic church remained powerful

• patriarchy remained

• monarchy remained

• social hierarchy remained