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MPMS SS Chapter 8
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1
What are two major sports in Latin America?
basketball and baseball
football and swimming
hockey and soccer
soccer and baseball
2
Is the following statement true or false? The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday.
False
True
3
What was the name of high-ranking military officers who often ruled as dictators?
caudillos
kings
mestizos
presidents
4
What is the capital of the Inca Empire?
Cuzco
Yucatan Peninsula
Tenochtitlan
Portugal
5
What city had huge temples and floating gardens?
Tula
Cuzco
Tecochtitlan
Pizarro
6
Which of the following was a colonial ruler of Brazil?
England
Spain
Portugal
France
7
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Cuzco
Yucatan
Tenochtitlan
Tula
8
What was Latin America's first civilization?
Aztec
Inca
Olmec
Maya
9
What country is home to the largest number of Japanese in one place outside of Japan?
Cuba
Brazil
Venezuela
Colombia
10
What is the most widely spoken language in Latin America?
Spanish
pidgin language
Portuguese
English
11
Who led the fight for freedom for Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia?
Simon Bolivar
George Washington
Jose de San Martin
Fidel Castro
12
What percentage of people in Central America and the Caribbean live in cities?
95%
80%
50%
65%
13
During the 1400s, the Inca had a powerful civilization in what is now_______________________.
Peru
Mexico
Argentina
Bolivia
14
Which of the following is a famous Latin American painter?
Diego Rivera
Leonardo Da Vinci
Pablo Picasso
Michelangelo
15
What language do most Brazilians speak?
Spanish
Portuguese
French
Creole
16
What percentage of people in SOUTH AMERICA live in cities?
80 percent
70 percent
65 percent
75 percent
17
Who landed on Mexico's Gulf coast with the goal of conquering the Aztec?
Francisco Pizzaro
Hernan Cortes
Simon Bolivar
Christopher Columbus
18
What is a major religion in Latin America?
Roman Catholic
Islam
Methodist
Jewish
19
Why did Panama give the United States permission to build the Panama Canal?
The U.S. helpe Panama win it's freedom form Spain.
The U.S. helped Panama win its freedom form Colombia.
The U.S. treatened to take over Panama's government.
The U.S. paid $250 million.
20
Which country was the second country in the world to play baseball?
Argentina
United States
Cuba
Japan
21
Which ancient civilization developed a calendar, hieroglyphics,and a number system based on 20?
Maya
Toltec
Olmec
Aztec
22
What is a holiday celebrated before Lent?
Day of the Dead
Christmas
Easter
Carnival
23
Who led the revolution in Cuba in 1959?
President Obama
Fidel Castro
Jose de San Martin
Simon Bolivar
24
True or False? Family life is improtant to most Latin Americans?
True
False
25
Who set up a communist state in Latin America?
Fidel Castro
Jose de San Martin
Toussaint-Louverture
Simon Bolivar
26
Who liberated Argentina and Chile from Spanish rule?
Herman Cortez
Miguel Hidalgo
Jose de San Martin
Fidel Castro
27
What seriously weakened Latin American economies in the mid-1900s?
war
cash crops
foreign investments
increased debt
28
During colonial times, what did the ships often carry to Latin Am. when returning from Europe?
luxuries such as spices and silk
enslaved people from Africa
seeds to plant crops
bananas, coffee, and chocolate
29
African Latin Americans form a high percentage of the population in ____________________.
Venezuela
Mexico
the Caribbean Islands
Chile
30
Pele, one of Latin America's well-known athletes, is famous for playing _____________________.
futbol
baseball
basketball
football
