1. Define: peninsulares, Creole

2. What developments led to Haiti's independence?

3. How did Bolivar and San Martin help to free South America from Spanish rule?

4. How did Mexico win its independence?

5. What made Brazil's route to independence different from that of the other Latin American countries?

6. Critical Thinking: Give examples of how events in Europe contributed to the independence movements in Latin America?

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Not part of the homework.  For use in presenting the lesson tomorrow.

Latin American Independence 1

Latin American Independence 2

Latin American Independence 3

1. Define: bureaucracy; polytheistic; artisan; pictogram; scribe; city-state; empire; steppe; cultural diffusion

2. How did conditions in some river valleys favor the rise of civilization?

3. How were government and religion linked in early civilizations?

4. What are three causes of cultural change?

5. Critical Thinking: How did job specialization lead to the emergence of social classes?

6. Activity: Draw a three-column chart.  In the first column, list the eight basic features of a civilization.  In the second column, describe each feature.  In the third column, give an example of each feature from modern society.