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Latin America History Vocab

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was the leader of the Aztecs when the Spanish explorers arrived in Latin America.

a)

Montezuma II

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

2.

He was born a slave, but helped Haiti gain independence from France.

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Miguel Hidalgo

c)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

d)

Francisco Pizarro

3.

He was the Spanish Conquistador who led the defeat of the Incas.

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Miguel Hidalgo

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Francisco Pizarro

4.

He was known as "The Liberator" (or George Washington) of South America.

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Miguel Hidalgo

5.

This was the indigenous culture located in central Mexico when the Spanish arrived.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Olmecs

c)

Incas

d)

Mayans

6.

He was the Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztec Empire.

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Atahualpa

d)

Fidel Castro

7.

He was the leader of the Incas when the Spanish explorers arrived in Latin America.

a)

Montezuma II

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Atahualpa

d)

Christopher Columbus

8.

This was the indigenous population that was located in the Andes Mountains on the western border of South America.

a)

Persians

b)

Aztecs

c)

Native Americans

d)

Incas

9.

This was a Mexican movement that occurred in 1994 to protest NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement), native rights, and crop prices.

a)

Cuban Revolution

b)

Zapatistas Movement

c)

Battle of Pueblo

d)

The Colombian Exchange

10.

This was the exchange of agriculture, livestock, ideas, and diseases between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (the Americas).

a)

The Colombian Exchange

b)

Mexican Revolution

c)

Zapatistas Movement

d)

Battle of Puebla

11.

He was the leader of the Cuban Revolution who became a dictator, and made Cuba into a communist country.

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hugo Chavez

d)

Fidel Castro

12.

He was a Catholic priest who started the Mexican Independence movement against Spain.

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Hernan Cortes