How Ecuador is Organized and Colonization

Ecuador is divided into 24

• Regions

• Provinces

• Cities

• Cantons

The cities are composed of parishes and..........

• Regions

• Provinces

• neighborhoods

• Cantons

In Ecuador, the highest authority is the _______.

• prefect

• major

• president

The authority in the provinces is the _____

• President

• prefect

• Mayor

The ______ is the authority in the cities

• President

• Prefect

• Mayor

What was the name of the current Ecuadorian territory during the Spanish conquest?

• Portoviejo

• ‘Real Audiencia of Quito’

• Loja

• Riobamba

Which one was not an economic activity during the colonial period?

• Mining

• Agriculture

• Textile Production

• Oil Extraction

What was the ‘Mita’?

• A place where people had fun.

• A system to help people get a jo

• A system in which people had to donate their time to work for the Empire.

• . A place where people loved working.

Which was a characteristic of the colonization?

• The respect of religion

• The respect of private property.

• The control of the political and economic life.

• The inclusion of the indigenous people.

Which is the best description for the word Obraje

• Someone who had a Spanish father and a indigenous mother.

• A political and administrative territory controlled by Spain in South America.

• To be pushed to the edge or border of society

• Similar to a factory