[HIST 286] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (42 pages long)
29 Nov 2016
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Term latin america didn"t emerge until mid-1800s. Some have majority speaking in spanish, some don"t have a large latin population. Too diverse to be put into a certain sector. Teotihuacan: city in mexico that had a large population and politics reached america. Palenque: invented a number system, had an accurate calendar, astronomy was sophisticated. 1519: spanish first arrived on mexican mainland. Imperialists found a village built on an island (tenochtitlan). Macchu picchu: had efficient roads and a tight political org. that stretched throughout columbia and argentina. 1520-1820 (spanish/european occupation): europeans identified latin america with wealth because of silver mines in mexico and bolivia (potosi). 1600s: latin america became a center of wealth and culture. Had huge populations, had the first universities, epicenter for art and religion. Myth that there is no middle class. Last two centuries have not fulfilled the promise of the region. Barely makes it into the modern world and some border on being third world nations.
