Vocab 8

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Indigenous Native to a place

Mestizo Refers to people of Native American and European descent

Urbanization Movement of people from rural areas to cities

Glyph Picture writing carved in stone

Chinampas Floating farming islands made by the Aztecs

Conquistador Spanish term for “conqueror,” referring to soldiers who conquered Native Americans in Latin America

Viceroy Representative of the Spanish monarch appointed to enforce laws in colonial America

Caudillo A Latin American leader from the late 1800’s to the present day, often a military dictator

Syncretism A blending of beliefs and practices of different religions into one faith

Mosaics A picture or design made with small pieces of colored stone, glass, shell, or tile

Extended family Household made up of several generations of family members