Question

name: amirah shabazz date: 12-16-2024
latin american history
early in history, the maya, aztec, and inca peoples lived in the region that we know
today as latin america. there were many other indigenous cultures in the region, too.
but in 1492, the whole history changed. christopher columbus, from italy, and other
men from spain and portugal arrived in latin america. these men are called
conquistadors because they violently took control of the land, the resources, and the
people.

in general, the indigenous peoples welcomed the visitors, but the visitors were not
simply visitors. during a period of many years, the visitors became cruel leaders and
inhabitants. they wanted gold, natural jewels, and the land’s riches. when they
arrived, the conquistadors brought contagious illnesses, greed, and violence to the
indigenous peoples.

the conquistadors created new cities in european styles. they divided the land into
new territories and divided families. the conquistadors violently forced the people to
work without pay in horrific conditions, speak spanish, have babies with them, and
convert to christianity. the conquistadors also killed many people. it is impressive that
some indigenous peoples survived the extreme violence and still maintain some
aspects of the indigenous culture today.

during the 1800s, some leaders of indigenous and spanish ancestry wanted a big
change. the mestizos, or people of indigenous and spanish ancestry, wanted to
reclaim their land and culture from the spaniards. many leaders, like simón bolívar and
josé de san martín, led the revolution for independence from spain. with many
difficult battles, the mestizos won their independence. due to the determination and
strength of the mestizos, the region of latin america today contains many
independent countries, free from spanish control.
a. fill in the blank with the correct word from the reading.

1. the maya, ________, and inca peoples lived in the region that we know

today as latin america.

1. some men from italy, spain, and ________ arrived in latin america.
2. the conquistadors took control of the land, the ________, and the people.
3. the indigenous peoples ________ the visitors in general.
4. the conquistadors wanted gold, natural ________, and the land’s riches.
5. the conquistadors brought contagious diseases, ________, and violence

to the indigenous peoples.

1. the conquistadors also ________ many people.
2. the mestizos wanted to ________ their land and culture.

Explanation:

To solve these fill - in - the - blank questions, we will refer to the given text about Latin American History.

Question 1

From the first sentence "Early in history, the Maya, Aztec, and Inca peoples lived in the region that we know today as Latin America", we can see that the word to fill in the blank is "Aztec".

Question 2

According to the sentence "Christopher Columbus, from Italy, and other men from Spain and Portugal arrived in Latin America", the word for the blank is "Portugal".

Question 3

From the sentence "These men are called conquistadors because they violently took control of the land, the resources, and the people", the word to fill is "resources".

Question 4

Based on the sentence "In general, the indigenous peoples welcomed the visitors, but the visitors were not simply visitors", the word for the blank is "welcomed".

Question 5

From the sentence "They wanted gold, natural jewels, and the land’s riches", the word to fill is "jewels".

Question 6

According to the sentence "the conquistadors brought contagious illnesses, greed, and violence to the indigenous peoples", the word for the blank is "greed".

Question 7

From the sentence "The conquistadors also killed many people", the word to fill is "killed".

Question 8

Based on the sentence "some leaders of indigenous and Spanish ancestry wanted a big change. The mestizos, or people of indigenous and Spanish ancestry, wanted to reclaim their land and culture from the Spaniards", the word for the blank is "reclaim".

1. Aztec
2. Portugal
3. resources
4. welcomed
5. jewels
6. greed
7. killed
8. reclaim

Answer:

To solve these fill - in - the - blank questions, we will refer to the given text about Latin American History.

Question 1

From the first sentence "Early in history, the Maya, Aztec, and Inca peoples lived in the region that we know today as Latin America", we can see that the word to fill in the blank is "Aztec".

Question 2

According to the sentence "Christopher Columbus, from Italy, and other men from Spain and Portugal arrived in Latin America", the word for the blank is "Portugal".

Question 3

From the sentence "These men are called conquistadors because they violently took control of the land, the resources, and the people", the word to fill is "resources".

Question 4

Based on the sentence "In general, the indigenous peoples welcomed the visitors, but the visitors were not simply visitors", the word for the blank is "welcomed".

Question 5

From the sentence "They wanted gold, natural jewels, and the land’s riches", the word to fill is "jewels".

Question 6

According to the sentence "the conquistadors brought contagious illnesses, greed, and violence to the indigenous peoples", the word for the blank is "greed".

Question 7

From the sentence "The conquistadors also killed many people", the word to fill is "killed".

Question 8

Based on the sentence "some leaders of indigenous and Spanish ancestry wanted a big change. The mestizos, or people of indigenous and Spanish ancestry, wanted to reclaim their land and culture from the Spaniards", the word for the blank is "reclaim".

1. Aztec
2. Portugal
3. resources
4. welcomed
5. jewels
6. greed
7. killed
8. reclaim