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Episodio 2

Invitación a Honduras

Palabras clave
Antropología
Lencas
Arawacos
Mayans
Garífuna
Geografía
Tegucigalpa
La Ceiba
El Progreso
San Pedro Sula
15 de septiembre, 1821/September 15 1821
/Provincias Unidas de Centroamérica/United Provinces of Central America
Bandera/Flag

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In the Invitación a Honduras reading in your worktext on page 48, you learned about some of the history of Honduras. Use the Internet to do an independent search and find out more about this country by completing the following items.

  1. Two indigenous cultures native to Honduras that still preserve many of their traditions are...
    the Lencas and the Arawacos.
    the Mayans and the Garífuna.
    the Mayans and the Arawacos.
    the Lencas and the Mayans.

  2. The three largest cities in Honduras are...
    Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and El Progreso.
    Tegucigalpa, El Progreso, and La Ceiba.
    La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula, and El Progreso.
    Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and La Ceiba.

  3. The five stars on the Honduran flag represent...
    the five principal cities in Honduras: Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, El Progreso, La Ceiba, and San Lorenzo.
    the Honduran states of Yoro, Olancho, La Mosquitia, Francisco Morazán, and Colón.
    the five Central American states of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
    the five principal ethnic groups that make up the Honduran population: Mayans, Garífuna, Lencas, Africans, and Europeans.

  4. What happened on September 15, 1821?
    Honduras drafted its first constitution.
    Guatemala proclaimed Central America’s independence from Spain.
    Honduras declared its independence from Mexico.
    Honduras won its revolutionary war for independence from Spain.

  5. What is the United Provinces of Central America?
    It was a nation that was formed by Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica after these modern-day nations gained independence from Spain and Mexico.
    It is a political affiliation, similar to the European Union, between Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica; it regulates borders, trade, and economics within Central America.
    It was a united military force, representing Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, that fought against Spain for independence.
    It is a movement in modern-day Central America that seeks to boycott the United States.

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