Early Civilizations
European Exploration
Independence
Key Terms
Key Terms and People
100
Copan and Tikal
What is cities of the Mayan civilization?
100
Two fierce rivals for land in the Americas
Who is Spain and Portugal?
100
the first European colony in the Americas to win independence
Who is Haiti?
100
a writing system that uses signs and symbols
What is hieroglyphics?
100
A person born in Latin America, but had Spanish parents or grandparents
Who is a criollo?
200
city of Tenochtitlan
What is the center of the Aztec civilization?
200
an imaginary line that divided control of the territory in the Americas between the countries of Spain and Portugal
What is the Line of Demarcation?
200
Two leaders who who contributed to independence in South America
Who is Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar?
200
a pipe built to carry water from a far away river or lake to fields
What is an aqueduct?
200
Someone who has both Spanish and Native American ancestry
What is a Mestizo?
300
located along the western coast of South America
What is the Incan civilization?
300
Brazil was once a colony of this European country
What is Portugal
300
When the price of oil rose in the 1980s, prices for Latin American goods done this
What is dropped?
300
spend money to make money
What is invest?
300
the liberator of Chile
Who is Jose de San Martin?
400
thrived in Central America and southern Mexico
Who is the Mayan civilization?
400
as a result of this, the language and background of present day Brazil are Portuguese
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
400
Latin American countries have tried to control foreign investment by doing this
What is limiting how foreign investments can be made?
400
a plantation owned by Spaniards or the Catholic Church
What is a hacienda?
400
peacefully declared Brazil independent
Who is Dom Pedro?
500
created a numbering system that included the idea of zero
Who is the Mayas?
500
Spain's two most important provinces in the Americas
What is New Spain and Peru?
500
Under Simon Bolivar's leadership, independent Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama became joined in a federation called this
What is Gran Colombia?
500
a military officer who gained power in Latin America after independence
Who is a caudillo?
500
defeated the Spainish and declared Mexico independent
Who is Agustin de Iturbide?
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