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Chapter 5 Vocab
Latin America Map
Chapter 5 Vocabulary 2
Latin America Map 2
Latin America Timeline
100
Ancient native word meaning corn.
What is maize.
100
The capital of Brazil.
What is Brasilia.
100
Ancient for of written script that consists of symbols.
What is hieroglyphics.
100
The capitals of Bolivia.
What are La Paz and Sucre.
100
Which three ancient cultures are featured on this timeline?
Who are the Aztecs, the Incans and the Mayans.
200
Agricultural items that are grown directly for sale.
What is cash crop.
200
Body of water that borders both the United States and Central America.
What is Gulf of Mexico.
200
A semi-precious, green stone used as a decorative element within many Latin American ancient civilizations.
What is jade.
200
Second largest world's river located in Brazil.
What is the Amazon River.
200
Which culture flourished during 300 C.E to 900 C.E?
Who are the Mayans.
300
A modern day celebration and festival in many Latin American countries.
What is carnival.
300
Port Au Prince is the capital of this Caribbean country.
What is Haiti.
300
A term that describes the movement of people and ideas from one place to another.
What is migration.
300
Caracas is the capital of this country.
What is Venezuela.
300
What happened in 1531 in South America?
What is Francisco Pizzaro conquered the Incans.
400
A group of villages that belong to a larger and organized form of government, usually with one ruler.
What is an empire.
400
Ocean that borders the Andes mountains in South America.
What is the Pacific Ocean.
400
A person who is of mixed European and native Latin American descent.
Who is mestizo.
400
Narrow strip of water between Central and South Americas.
What is the Panama Canal.
400
The exploration era took place between which dates?
What is 1400's to 1500's C.E (A.D).
500
A South American political leader in Latin America during the colonial era.
Who is caudillo.
500
Desert which is located in both Chile and Peru in South America.
What is Atacama Desert.
500
A term which mixed, creole language of both Native American, European, and/or African descent.
What is pidgin language.
500
Mountain ranges located in both western and eastern Mexico.
What are the Sierra Madre mountains.
500
Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec civilization in which year?
What is 1519 C.E (A.D).