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29 Cards in this Set
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What is the Order and dates of the ancient civilizations
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Olmec-1500-300bc
Maya-300-900ad Toltec-1200ad Incan-1400-1520AD |
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Who was Herman Cortes
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Leader of the Spanish army
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Where did Herman Cortes explore
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Mexicos gulf coast
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When did Herman Cortes come/arrive
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1519
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Why did Herman come
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For gold and land
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How as Herman able to defeat the Aztecs
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Better weapons and they brought over a disease
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Who was Francisco Pizarro
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A Spanish explorer
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Where did Francisco explore
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South America (west coast)
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Why did Francisco come
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He came for the in ins and gold and silver
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When did Francisco come
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1532
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How was Francisco able to defeat the Incans
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They had better weapons,horses,they were already weakened with smallpox
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Why did capital cities in Latin America develop where they did
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They had water sources for imports and exports and trade
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What enviro entail factored limit the number of people loving in Latin America
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To harsh climates and bad soil to farm
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What tree types of areas have such problems
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Mountains( Andes)
Rainforest's (amazon basin) Desert(atacoma) |
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Where are most Latin Americans living
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The coast line
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Why are they choosing to live near the coast line
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Have better soil, easy transportation, mild climates
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Why are people emigrating from Latin America to other countries
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To find a better way of live and escape political problems/unrest
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Why are people in Latin America leaving rural areas for urban cities
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For better jobs, housing, schools, and more mild climates
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Similar government type
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Republic
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One Odd government type
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Communism
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Similar languages
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Spanish
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Odd languages
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Portuguese
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Similar exports
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Fruits, coffee, sugar, medals
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Similar imports
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Machinery, transport equipment, chemical products,consumer goods
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Similar industries
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Lots of clothes, cement, food processing, tobacco
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Similar poverty %
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Lots of people living below the poverty line
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Drinking water % unimproved (urban-rural)
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Urban areas have a better water source than rural areas
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Common major problems
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Illegal Durga and border issues
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Why are Latin America countries in economic position they are in
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Because there are still in valences between the rich and the poor. And they still are in dept. still having problems with illegal drugs and high amounts of people living below the poverty line
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