Early Civilizations of Middle America
People of the Sun
European Conquest
Independence
Issues Today
100
A form of writing used by Mayas
What is Hieroglyphics
100
A pipe or channel that carries water
What is a Aquaduct
100
Spanish name for the men who took over the region
What is Conquistador
100
He was known as the liberator
Who is Simon Bolivar
100
The name for poor farmers in Latin America
What is campesinos
200
Important crop raised by Mayan farmers
What is Maze (Corn)
200
Knotted strings used for keeping records
What is Quipu
200
Half Indian and half Spanish
What is Mestizos
200
They had Spanish parents but were born in the new world
What is criollos
200
These companies worked out deals with local dictators to own land in Latin American countries
What is Foreign companies
300
Tax paid to Aztec conquerors
What is Tribute
300
The name of the Inca Sun God
What is Inti
300
A Spanish Ranch or Plantation
What is Haciendas
300
These people were military officers and ruled as dictators
What is caudillos
300
Another name for the countryside where people are leaving to find jobs in the citiy
What is rural
400
Capital city of Aztec Empire
What is Tenochtitlan
400
Disease that the Inca treated with Quinine
What is Malaria
400
Permission to enslave Native Americans from the Spanish crown
What is Encomiendas
400
He started the Mexican struggle for independence and began the "Cry of Dolores"
Who is Miguel Hidalgo
400
What it is called when the overall number of people goes up rapidly
What is population explosion
500
Where the Aztecs planted their crops
What is floating gardens (boats)
500
Capital city of the Inca
What is Cuzco
500
He defeated the Aztecs
Who is Cortes
500
These events inspired the Haitian Revolution
What is the American and French Revolution
500
45% of the land in Brazil is owned by this part of the population
What is 1%
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