Quiz 9-2 (Central America and the Caribbean)
Handwoven textiles from this country reflect ancient Maya symbols and weaving techniques.
Guatemala
Some Caribbean islands remain under foreign control, such as
Puerto Rico and some of the Virgin Islands.
Africans
brought forcibly to Latin America by Europeans
Fidel Castro
communist leader of Cuba after 1959
HIspaniola
first permanent European settlement
In the beginning, European colonies in the Americas were
free of the diseases found in Europe.
Francois Toussaint-Louverture
leader of a revolt against European rule in Haiti
Panama
location of shortcut between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
In the Caribbean, the structure of the family is often
matriarchal.
Throughout Central America and the Caribbean, about 60 percent of the population live in
towns and cities.
