1. History of Latin America BINGO
Who was the ruler of the
Aztec when Cortes
arrived in Mexico?
What is Hernan Cortes
famous for?
Which modern country
includes land that was part
of the Incan empire?
Why did Pizarro conquer
the Inca?
What did Atahualpa hope to
keep when he gave away
rooms full of silver and gold?
Why was Cortes
welcomed to the Aztec
civilization at first?
What was the Columbian
Exchange?
Toussaint L’Ouverture
was famous for his role
in gaining independence
for which country?
Miguel Hidalgo was
known as the father of
independence for which
country?
What almost caused a
nuclear war between the
United States and the
Soviet Union?
What were the Spanish
explorer-warriors in Latin
America called?
Which European animal that
was brought to the Americas
helped the native people hunt
and trade over a large area?
Which country’s
government imprisoned
Toussaint L’Ouverture?
What job did Miguel
Hidalgo have in Mexico?
Why do the Zapatistas not
like NAFTA?
How did a small band of
conquistadors defeat the large
and well established empires of
the Aztec and Inca?
Why did Europeans chose
slaves from Africa as a
labor source in the New
World?
What important goal did
Toussaint L’Ouverture
want to achieve?
Who took over as dictator
of Cuba in 1959?
Who do the Zapatistas
support?
What was the purpose
of the Incan quipu?
Which two European
countries contributed
most to the languages of
Latin America?
Simon Bolivar was
known as the liberator
for which continent?
What type of
government did Castro
create in Cuba?
What is an area of
concern for the
Zapatistas?
Where did Europeans in the
sixteenth century find a cheap
labor source for work in the
New World (Americas)?
What is the most common
religion of Latin America?
Which country did Bolivar
and his fellow patriots fight
against?
Which country helped Castro
build Cuba into a communist
country?
What have the Zapatistas
done to show that they are
against NAFTA?
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