Answer:
European languages were introduced.
Catholicism is the most widely-practiced religion.
Explanation:
During the colonization of South America, the Europeans impacted the culture of South America in the following ways:
1. The Europeans forced or ensure that the South Americans to learn the language of the country that colonized them. An obvious example is Portuguese in Brazil, Spanish in Peru, etc. That is, the south americans were prohibited to speak their Latin American language, rather to speak the European language instead. Hence, spanish language becomes more popular in Central and South American countries because Spain colonized most of this region.
2. The Portuguese and Spanish colonization of South America in the 16th Century led to native inhabitants to change over to Roman Catholicism. Such that the colonial masters prohibited the practice of their native religions, and introduced Christianity/Catholicism as the main religion in South America. Hence, Catholicism being the major religion practiced in the continent.
