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Vocabulary
Ancient Civilizations
Conquistadors
Independence
Past to Present
100
A ceremony or regularly performed practice
What is a ritual
100
A unique farming system created by Aztecs
What is a floating garden?
100
He conquered the Aztecs.
Who is Cortes?
100
Three reasons people settled in Latin America.
What is spread christianity, find/claim gold and other riches, settle and farm land
100
They gained political power in the colonies.
Who is the Criollos?
200
A Spanish soldier
What is a conquistadors?
200
Tenochtitlan
What is the capital city of the Aztecs?
200
He conquered the Incas.
Who is Pizarro?
200
August 424, 1791
What is the slave rebellion of Saint Domingue that lasted 10 years
200
They countries depended on this to survive.
What is exports?
300
A person born in Latin America but t Spanish parents
What is a criollo?
300
Left their cities in 900 A.D.
What is the great mystery of the Mayas?
300
Columbus arrived in the East Indies
When is October 1492
300
Mexico fights for _____ in 1810
What is Independence?
300
The US back the rebellion of Panama to gain this
What is the Panama Canal?
400
A strict military officer
What is a cadillos?
400
The system of wiriting developed by the Mayas and Aztecs.
What are hieroglyphics?
400
Brought by the Spanish soldiers
What is European diseases?
400
He fought for the independence of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
400
When oil prices rose and the pric of exports fell it plunged Latin America into this.
What is foreign debt?
500
A person of mixed Spanish and native american ancestry
What is a Mestizos?
500
2 great cities built by the Mayas
What are Copan and Tikal?
500
Divided South America on the 50 degree W longitude line.
What is the Treaty of Tordesilla?
500
A declaration for independence from the king of Portugal
What is how Brazil gained its independence?
500
To help regulate trade in Mexico, the U.S and Canada Latin America joined this
What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement?