Early Civilizations
The Incas
European Conquest
Independence
Issues in Latin America Today
100
a form of writing used by Mayas
What is hieroglyphics?
100
knotted strings used for keeping records
What is quipu?
100
conquerors working for Spain
What were conquistadors?
100
people of Spanish descent born in Latin America; some led the fight for independence
What are criollos?
100
These people live in rural areas and own only small tracts of land
Who are campesinos?
200
tax paid to Aztec conquerors
What is tribute?
200
a pipe or channel that carries water
What are aqueducts?
200
people of mixed Spanish and Native American descent
What is mestizos?
200
Latin American military officers who ruled very strictly
What are caudillos?
200
Many people have moved, or done this to urban areas or large cities
What is migrated?
300
This group built a city with floating gardens which was a major accomplishment
What are the Aztecs?
300
Peru has many people of this decent
What is Incan?
300
The event that marked the start of the struggle for Latin American freedom
What is the Night of Fire in Haiti?
300
the way in which goods and services are produced and made available to people is called a country's ________.
What is economy?
400
both the ancient Mayans and ancient Aztecs studied this
What is astronomy?
400
12 million people ruled by the Incas lived mostly in small villages OR large cities
What is small villages?
400
where Portugal and Spain could settle and trade
What did the Line of Demarcation show?
400
This person was the liberator of Chile
Who is Jose de San Martin?
400
The reason most countries in Latin America did not trade with one another for a long time
What is they produced the same goods/products?
500
Aztec doctors made over 1,000 medicines from this
What are plants?
500
One benefit of the Incan road system
What is road systems helped messengers travel OR Incan armies traveled on roads OR trade caravans traveled on roads
500
He wanted the wealth that he heard was there
What is the reason Hernan Cortes traveled to Mexico?
500
The most unusual thing about how Brazil gained independence
What is done without fighting?
500
Brazil is doing this to help campesinos, but many disagree about it
What is Brazil giving rain forest land to them?
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