Early Civilizations
European Conquests
Vocabulary
Timeline
Odds and Ends
100
They people ruled over the Andes Mountains
Who are the Incas
100
Much of Latin America was conquered by this European Nation
What is Spain
100
A european person married to a native person makes a...
What is Mestizo
100
These people ruled from the Dawn of Time until roughly the 1500's
Who are the Native Americans
100
This is the most spoken Language in Latin America
What is Spanish
200
These people ruled over present day Mexico and their capital Tenochitlan is under Modern Day Mexico city
Who are the Aztec
200
This conqistador conquered the Aztec with 600 soldiers
Who is Hernan Cortes
200
These were the very rich people who ran Latin American countries after the Europeans left. They carried more about their own wealthy than equality.
What is Cuadillos
200
What happened in 1519
What is Cortes conquered the Aztecs
200
This is the most popular religion
What is Christianity
300
These people played a game involving a rubber ball and getting it through a hoop without using your hands
Who are the Mayans
300
This Spaniard (person from Spain) conquered the Incan people in 1533?
Who is Francisco Pizarro
300
A language which is made by combining and mixing other languages together
What is a pidgin language
300
Who ruled from 1500's until 1800's
Who are the Europeans
300
This is the Official language of Brazil
What is Portugeuse
400
These people gave all of their crops and supplies to their leader who then would spread out the goods to all the people who need them.
Who are the Incas
400
This killed more people than the Spanish guns
What is disease
400
This is a form of writing that uses signs and symbols
What is Hieroglyphics
400
What was happening around 1800's in Latin America?
What is countries began getting their independence
400
This is celebrated the day before lent in Brazil
What is Carnival
500
These people practiced human sacrifices to their gods
Who are the Aztecs
500
What 3 things allowed the Europeans to conquer the Native Americans
What are horses, steel weapons and disease
500
A large painting directly done onto a wall
What is a mural
500
Which was the first country to gain it's independence
What is Haiti
500
This is a mixture of French words and African sentence structure
What is Creole