Olmec and Maya Civilizations
People learned how to farm in poor rain forest soils.
What is Mesoamerican civilizations?
Nobles and Commoners
What was the two main social classes of Aztec society?
Gold and Riches
What the Spanish conquistadors were in search for.
European, African and indigenous people
What are the cultures that helped produce Latin music?
Country that Central America gained independence from.
Effect: Soil would wear out and could no longer support farming.
Why the Olmec Farmers would move their farms time to time.
The Aztec did this because they believed their chief god needed blood to be strong.
What was human sacrifice?
Peninsulares
Who were the group of people in the highest position in the Spanish Empire Social Structure?
Rhythm
What makes latin music great to dance to?
A complete ban on trade with a country.
What is embargo?
Group of people that introduced the mathematical concept of Zero.
Who were the Mayans.
The Valley of Mexico
A leader in the Spanish conquests of America, Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
What is a conquistador?
Portuguese and Spanish
What most Latin Music is sung in?
Widespread poverty and leaders overturning the election.
What caused the Mexican Revolution?
Developed a complex calendar system.
The Maya
A canal or pipe that carries fresh water.
What is an aqueduct?
Who was Moctezuma?
Central America, South America, and Caribbean Islands
What are the countries that latin music comes from?
Dictatorships
What was the cause of the conflict that broke out in Central American countries such as Guatemala and Nicaragua?
A farming method in which trees and other plants on a plot of land are cut down and burned and ash is use for fertilizer.
What is Slash-and-burn agriculture?
A bowl-shaped area
What is a basin
A a Spanish ruler that arrived in the Aztec capital of Tenochititlan
Who was Cortes
Lead the first successful independence movement in the Caribbean
Who was Toussant L'Ouverture.