Ancient Latin America
The leader of the Aztecs when the Spanish arrived.
Who was Moctezuma?
He is known for capturing, ransoming, and later killing the Sapa Inca Atahualpa.
Who is Pizarro?
The year most Latin American countries became independent.
What is 1825?
The second largest country in Latin America by area.
What is Argentina?
The two most common types of jobs the indigenous were forced to do when conquered by the Spanish.
What is mining and farming?
The mountain chain where the Incan Empire flourished.
What is the Andes Mountains?
The term used for Spanish soldier-explorers in the early Americas.
What is "conquistador?"
Born in Latin America, but of European ancestry.
What is criollo or creole?
The Latin American countries have done this to improve their economies.
What is formed trade organizations?
The knotted strings used to record information were used by this group.
What is the Incan civilization?
The Mayan civilization were made up of these 2 cities.
What are Copán and Tikal?
A former slave that led a fight for independence for Haiti.
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?
The place where the Aztecs built their great civilization.
What is the Valley of Mexico?
The North American Free Trade Agreement benefits these countries.
What are Mexico, the United States, and Canada?
The imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole that divided Spain's territory from Portugal's territory.
What is the Line of Demarcation?
The caudillos who ruled Latin American countries after independence did this.
What is wanted money and power?
The writing system used by the Mayas.
What is hieroglyphics?