Unit 6 Latin America Cultural Influences

What was the exchange of people, goods, animals, ideas, technology, diseases across the Americas, Europe, and Africa called?

• Transatlantic Slave Trade

• Middle Passage

• Columbian Exchange

European exploration led to .........

• the spread of Catholicism and the Spanish language.

• the spread of Islam

• the spread of Catholicism only.

• the spread of the Spanish language only.

What kind of crops were grown in Latin America?

• Grapes

• Strawberries

• Sugarcane and Cofee

• Potatoes

Who claimed the area now known as Brazil during the European exploration in the Americas?

• Great Britain

• Spain

• Portugal

Who conquered large parts of Central and Southern America?

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

What is the primary language in Brazil?

• Spanish

• English

• Portuguese

What is the primary language in Latin America?

• Portuguese

• Spanish

• French

What are the official languages in Haiti?

• French and Haitian Creole

• Spanish and Haitian Creole

• English and Haitian Creole

When the Europeans came to Latin America, the Spanish and Portuguese settlers spread the _________ religion to the indigenous peoples.

• Hindu

• Catholic

• Islamic

The indigenous populations did not

have immunity to European diseases and

died by a large number.

• True

• False