influence on latin america
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Influence on Latin America
Social StudiesLatin America
Language• As the Spanish and Portuguese conquered
indigenous people, they spread their language.
• The Spanish language is still in use in the lands claimed and ruled by Spain. This includes most of Central and South America as well as the Caribbean Islands.
• Portuguese is the official language of Brazil. • Portugal rules Brazil from 150ss until 1822.
Language• Because Brazil is such a large country in area and
population, almost as many people in Latin America speak Portuguese as Spanish
• Europeans spread their language across Latin America
• Spanish and Portuguese were the official languages• They were the languages of government, business,
and power. • To be successful, people in these regions had to
know these languages.
Languages• Other languages did not die. • The indigenous people of Central and South America
moved into mountains and jungle. • Many of their languages were preserved. • Quechua, language of the Incas, is still spoken by 10
million people in western South America.• African languages survived in some places. • Haitian Creole is a blend of French and African
languages • However, Spanish and Portuguese are still the official
languages especially in relation to government, business and culture.
Religion• Replaced polytheism with the Catholic Religion• The Catholic Church played a role in expanding
the Spanish language as well as the religion• During the colonial period, the governments of
Spain and Portugal paid for missionaries to go to the new world.
• Church outposts were where Indians learned the Spanish language and the Spanish way of life.
• Over time, the Spanish language and Catholic religion led to a new culture in Latin America.
Religions• Priests, friars, and monks set up missions all
over Latin America. • Their job was to convert the indigenous
population. • They also ministered to the Europeans who
moved to the area. • The governments of Spain and Portugal
supported the missionaries with money to build churches.
• The governments sometimes supported with protection from the army.
Religions• The indigenous people were often forced to say they were accepting Christianity. • Sometimes they accepted Christianity easily
and other times they rebelled against it. • However, many continued to practice their
own traditional beliefs. • Some people mixed their traditional beliefs
with beliefs of the Catholic Church.
Today• Spanish is the primary language of Latin
America. • Portuguese remains the official language of
Brazil. • Catholicism is still the most widespread
religion in the region.
Q1: Which two countries contributed most to the languages
of Latin America? A. England and SpainB. Spain and PortugalC. France and PortugalD. England and Portugal
Q2: Spanish and Portuguese are important to Latin America
because they are____________?
A. The only official languagesB. The two main spoken languagesC. Spoken by everyone in Latin AmericaD. Understood by government workers and
businessmen
Q3: What is the most common religion in Latin America?
A. Creole B. AymaraC. QuechuaD. Roman Catholic
Q4: How did the Spanish government have an influence on the spread of the
Roman Catholic Church in the New World?
A. The Catholic Church controlled SpainB. Spanish royalty didn’t support the Catholic
ChurchC. It paid to build missions to bring Christianity
to the native populationD. Churches from other parts of the world did
not send missionaries to the New World