Chapter 1 - QUIZ Wednesday 9/25
- Identify and assess the relative advantages and disadvantages of the Europeans and Latin Americans at the time of the contact.
- How were Cortes and Pizarro able to exploit existing conditions in the Aztec and Incan empires to conquer them?
- Who were the Moors? What was the reconquest of Spain? How was it similar to Spanish conquest in the “new world”?
- Briefly explain the involvement of Brazil in the “New World”. Why did the Portuguese turn to Africa for slaves? Why were African slaves “preferable”?
- The Latin American civilizations established prior to European contact were civilized. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Include characteristics of the civilization in your answer.
- Explain the conquests of Cortes and Pizarro. What happened? Who were their adversaries? How/why were they able to defeat them?
- Briefly describe the differences in the use and treatment of slaves in Africa to the use of slaves in the “New World”.
Chapter 2 - QUIZ Tuesday 10/1
- How did European economic needs and wants shape the organization of colonial society (i.e., social hierarchy and government structure)? Provide several examples in your explanation.
- What was gracias al sacar? How did it undermine (contradict) the caste system?
- What is transculturation? Where could it be seen in colonial society? Provide examples in your answer.
- What was the purpose of the caste system? Describe some categories of the caste system.
- In your own words, define the concept of hegemony. How did religion and patriarchy create hegemonic control by the minority Europeans in the New World?
- What were the two major sources of income for the Spanish and Portuguese by the 1600. Explain the systems each country used to extract these commodities.
