S.S. Latin America Test
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- what did the mayas make that help the world greatly
- the 365 day calender
- what is central america
- isthmus
- what were the tthree g's that the europeans came to latin america
- god gold and glory
- Why is the Carribean islands called the west indies
- Because when english settlers were tring to come to india they hit the carribbean islands and thought they were the india
- What are the four major parts of Latin America
- Mexico,South America,Caribbean Island,Central America
- what are the four major groups in Latin america in the past
- omelec,maya,aztec,inca
- who is empire was were peru is today
- inca
- what reiligon did the europeans bring over
- roman cathlic
- what are the 3 main problems in mexico today
- overpopulation and poverty and pollution
- what was the mmost famouse city in the incan territory
- machu pechu
- which tribe lasted the longest in south america
- omelec
- who called the aztec the aztec
- spanish
- what were the omelecs nown for
- they were known for there sculptures and jewls
- what was the mayas major focas
- religon
- who built large temples out of stone in the shape of pyrimides
- mayans
- why was glory in the 3 g's
- to become famouse
- what is the offical language of mexico
- spanish
- which was the first civilisation in the americas in 1200 bc
- omelecs
- where did the incas live
- in the mountines of the andes
- what is the climate of central america
- troppical
- how many archipelegoes make up the carribean
- 3
- who lived in the yucatan peninsela
- the maya
- why was gold in the 3 g's
- because they wanted to use the incredible resources there
- who deafeted the incas and what did they want
- the spanish gold silver
- who built the dranage system t o lead water away
- omelec
- what did the aztecs call themselves
- mexica
- what percentige of mexicans live in urban areas
- 75%
- where is central america above
- 2 tectonic plates
- where does latin america get the latin
- because most of the languages spoken are based on the dead language latin
- what was the major thing other than war that killed the natives
- small pockes
- what are the 3 archipelgos that make up the carribean
- the bahamas the greater antilies and the lesser antilies
- where did the aztec build there capital city
- where mexico city is today
- wich tribe made there own form of hyroglifics
- mayans
- what is conquestidors translated mean
- conqeures
- why was god in the 3 g's
- because they wanted to spread chritianity to the pagan life
- when did the mayan empire decline
- 900 a.d.
- how many countries are in central america
- 7
- what are the 4 main languages spoken in latin america
- english,spanish,french,and portegese