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Latin America Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ a system of writing using signs and symbols.

a)

sanskrit

b)

quipu

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

criollo

2.

Another word for corn.

a)

maize

b)

lockzy

c)

succotash

d)

criollo

3.

What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

a)

Machu Pichu

b)

Tikal

c)

Chichen Itza

d)

Tenochtitlan

4.

______ was the capital of the Incan Empire.

a)

Cuzco

b)

Tikal

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Macchu Picchu

5.

The emperor of the Incas who expanded their empire was named ______.

a)

Pachacuti

b)

Topa Inca

c)

Quetzalcoatl

d)

Viracocha

6.

______ is an official count of all the people in an area.

a)

criollo

b)

quipu

c)

census

d)

caudillo

7.

What was a set of knotted strings on which the Incas recorded information?

a)

heiroglyphics

b)

census

c)

quipu

d)

maize

8.

A word for a pipe or channel that carries water from a distant source.

a)

aqueduct

b)

canal

c)

hydroelectricity

d)

quipu

9.

Who was the leader of the Aztec empire at the time the Spanish arrived there?

a)

Quetzalcoatl

b)

Topa Inca

c)

Viracocha

d)

Moctezuma

10.

Which Italian explorer was sponsored by Spain and landed in the West Indies in 1492?

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

11.

What name was given to one of the conquerors who claimed and ruled land in the Americas for the Spanish government in the 1500's?

a)

missionaries

b)

criollos

c)

caudillos

d)

conquistadors

12.

Which conquistador conquered the Incas?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

13.

Which conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

14.

What is the name given in Latin America, to a person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry?

a)

mestizo

b)

criollo

c)

caudillo

d)

quipu

15.

What do they call a large farm or plantation in Latin America?

a)

criollo

b)

caudillo

c)

hacienda

d)

mestizo

16.

Who led the revolution for Haiti's fight for independence?

a)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

b)

Jose de San Martin

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Francisco Pizarro

17.

What word means to overthrow a government, with another taking its place?

a)

rebellion

b)

revolution

c)

battle

d)

independence

18.

What name is given to a person with Spanish parents but was born in Latin America?

a)

hacienda

b)

caudillo

c)

mestizo

d)

criollo

19.

Which South American revolutionary leader was also known as the Liberator and liberated a large area of land he called Gran Colombia?

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Jose de San Martin

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Francisco Pizarro

20.

Which South American revolutionary leader was originally a high-ranking officer in the Spanish military before leading the rebels in their fight for independence?

a)

Jose de San Martin

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

d)

Miguel Hidalgo

21.

What name is given in Latin America to a military officer who rules a country very strictly?

a)

caudillo

b)

criollo

c)

hacienda

d)

mestizo

22.

What is a ruler with complete power called?

a)

hacienda

b)

caudillo

c)

criollo

d)

dictator

23.

What is it called when products are sent from one country to be sold in another?

a)

import

b)

export

24.

What is it called when a product is brought into a country from another?

a)

export

b)

import

25.

What is the term when money is owed by one county to other countries?

a)

NAFTA

b)

foreign debt

c)

International Monetary Fund

d)

The World Bank

26.

What term is used to describe a particular administration or government?

a)

regime

b)

dictatorship

c)

caudillo

d)

criollo