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Earlier than Aztec
Aztec
Spanish Colonization
Modern Day
100
Why do the Greater Antilles islands (Cuba, DR, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica) have a strong trading economy? (Think of their geography)
They are islands and have many seaports
100
Define Slash-and-burn agriculture
A farming method where forests are cut down and burned, and the ash is used as fertilizer
100
This is the Aztecs' capital; it was built on a lake.
Tenochtitlan
100
This was the main labor source brought over from Africa in the Transatlantic Slave Trade
African Slaves
100
This is one of the main economic activities that draws people to the Caribbean from all over the world
Tourism
200
This natural disaster is most likely to occur in Middle America (Think Tectonic plates)
Volcanic eruptions and/or Earthquakes
200
This language that the Mayans made is full of pictures... yaaay pictures
Hieroglyphics
200
This is how the Aztecs used dikes in their civilization
They controlled water levels on their lake
200
This is the system that the Spanish set up to pretty much enslave the natives of Mesoamerica
Encomienda System
200
Explain one challenge faced in Central America today
Cartel in Mexico, poverty, migration, and constant natural disasters
300
This is actually where Columbus explored on his first journey across the Atlantic
The Caribbean Islands
300
The Mayans made this discovery, some say it means nothing
The discovery of the number 0
300
This dude came in, the Aztects thought he was a god, and my god, he destroyed their entire civilization
Who is Hernan Cortes
300
This revolution was the first successful one against the Spanish
Haiti's Revolution
300
Cuba's government is now this
Dictatorship
400
This explains why the central plateau in Mexico is more populated than the desert.
The cooler weather makes it much more farmer-friendly
400
The Mayan calendar went up to this year, many thought this would be the end of the world
2012
400
These man-made islands were how the Aztec people used their geography to help increase crops
Chinampas
400
What goods were brought from the "Old World" to the "New World" via the Columbian Exchange
Foods such as Corn (Maize), Potatoes, tobacco, and chocolate
400
"To limit trade in order to pressure a government to change its politics." (Also a Pokémon move that does not allow you to use items such as potions to heal your Pokémon)
Embargo
500
The country in South America used to control Panama
Columbia
500
This is what the Olmec civilization is most known for
Influencing culture
500
These people held the most power in the Aztec society
Who are the nobles and priests
500
Other than goods such as horses, pigs, rice and sugar, what else came from the "Old World" to the "New World"
Diseases such as smallpox, malaria, and yellow fever decimated the "New World" tribes
500
Why would Mexican workers come to the United States if their family still lives in Mexico?
Workers get remittances and send part of their much higher paycheck back home to their family