HIST6 Ch. 16 Test

Which of the following is NOT part of Latin America?

• Mexico

• Central America

• South America

• The United States

This is the oldest of the native Mexican civilizations

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

This ancient civilization is native to Peru

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

This ancient Mexican civilization is famous for having invented the concept of zero

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

This native Mexican civilization was the one conquered by the Spanish conquistadores

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

This Italian explorer “rediscovered” the Americas in 1492

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Francis Drake

• Christopher Columbus

This Spanish conquistador conquered Mexico and captured it for Spain

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Francis Drake

• Christopher Columbus

This Spanish conquistador conquered the Incas and captured Peru for Spain

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Francis Drake

• Christopher Columbus

This priest was one of the first people in the world to fight for universal human rights

• Bartolome de las Casas

• Junipero Serra

• Martin de Porres

• Francis of Assisi

Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to a man named

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Diego

• Francisco Marti

• Hernan Cortes