Spain's
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Vocabulary
Lagniappe
100

'a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of Peru

Who is Francisco Pizzaro?

100

the last Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire before the Spanish conquest ended his reign.

Who is Atahualpa?

100

powerful political, economic, and religious center of the greatest empire of Pre-columbian Mexico, a city of great wealth, obtained through the spoils of tribute from conquered regions.

What is Tenochtitlan?

100

large in size, quantity or quality.

What is Considerable?

100

Purple, forest green and dark gray.

What are Deep Park Middle School's colors?

200

someone held against his or her will in exchange for something

What is a hostage?

200

a Mesoamerican civilization noted for its logo-syllabic script—the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in pre-Columbian Americas—as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system.

What is the Mayan Empire?

200

one of the county’s oldest and largest ports in Mexico located on the Gulf of Mexico coast and, founded in the 16th century by Spanish settlers also used as a colonial fortress and former prison.

What is Veracruz?

200

in addition to flu-like symptoms, patients also experience a rash that appears first on the face, hands and forearms, and then later appears on the trunk, no treatment or cure.

What is Smallpox?

200

March 17th

When is St. Patrick's Day?

300

first Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca and a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century

Who is Hernan Cortez?

300

also known as the Triple Alliance, was an alliance of three Nahua altepetl city-states: Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan.

What is the Aztec Empire?

300

an Aztec deity of a feathered serpent, a flying reptile (much like a dragon), who was a boundary-maker (and transgressor) between earth and sky having contributed essentially to the creation of mankind

What is Quetzalcoatl?

300

spreads through the air by respiratory droplets produced from coughing or sneezing, symptoms appear 10 to 14 days after exposure and include cough, runny nose, inflamed eyes, sore throat, fever, and a red, blotchy skin rash.

What is Measles?

400

the ninth tlatoani or ruler of the Aztec Empire, reigning from 1502 or 1503 to 1520

Who is Montezuma II?

400

the largest empire in pre-Columbian America.

What is the Incan Empire?

400

involving the entire world.

What is Global?

400

to depend on; to count on for help.

What is Rely?

500

a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, who played a key role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, acting as an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés

Who is Milintzin?

500

a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World.

Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa?

500

a surprise attack.

What is an ambush?

500

those who support each other for some common purpose.

What are Allies?

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