History of Middle and South America

European conquerors were looking for what in Central and South America?

• Religion

• Sugar

• Potatoes

• Gold and Silver

There are no groups of indigenous people that Europeans encountered still around today.

• True

• False

What was the capital of the Inca Empire?

• Machu Picchu

• Chichen Itza

• Cuzco

• Tenochtitlan

The earliest indigenous civilization in Middle America was what?

• Olmecs

• Tenochititlan

• Maya

• Aztecs

What were the European conquerors called?

(a)  

What was the only domesticated animals in the Americas?

(a)  

The Mayan civilization was centered around which area?

• Andes Mountains

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Valley of Mexico

• Lake Titicaca

What is the term that means Middle America and is used to describe history of the area?

(a)  

The Inca lived in what area of South America?

• Andes Mountains

• Yucatán Peninsula

• Tierra de Fuego

• Valley of Mexico

What was the European country that conquered most of Central and South America?

(a)