Latin America Chapter 2 vocabulary review First the definition will pop up followed by the key term
capital city of the Aztec Empire
Tenochtitlan capital city of the Aztec Empire
a system of writing using signs and symbols
HIEROGLYPHICS a system of writing using signs and symbols
official count of all the people in area and how they make their living
CENSUS official count of all the people in area and how they make their living
knotted strings on which the Incas recorded information
QUIPUS knotted strings on which the Incas recorded information
corn
MAIZE corn
emperor of the Incas who expanded the empire
TOPA INCA emperor of the Incas who expanded the empire
a pipe or channel that carries water from a distant source
AQUEDUCT a pipe or channel that carries water from a distant source
conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
FRANCISCO PIZARRO conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
HERNAN CORTEZ conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
Italian explorer sponsored by Spain who landed in the West Indies in 1492
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Italian explorer sponsored by Spain who landed in the West Indies in 1492
one of the conquerors who claimed & ruled land in the Americas for the Spanish government in the 1500’s
CONQUISTADORS one of the conquerors who claimed & ruled land in the Americas for the Spanish government in the 1500’s
Ruler of the Aztecs
MOCTEZUMA OR MONTEZUMA ruler of the Aztecs
a large farm or plantation
HACIENDA a large farm or plantation
people of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry
MESTIZOS people of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry
An Italian explorer sponsored by Spain who landed in the West Indies in 1492
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS An Italian explorer sponsored by Spain who landed in the West Indies in 1492
Conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire
HERNAN CORTEZ Conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire
CONQUISTADOR WHO CONQUERED THE INCAS
FRANCISCO PIZARRO CONQUISTADOR WHO CONQUERED THE INCAS
MILITARY OFFICERS WHO RULED VERY STRICTLY
CAUDILLOS MILITARY OFFICERS WHO RULED VERY STRICTLY
A PERSON WITH SPANISH PARENTS WHO WAS BORN IN LATIN AMERICA
CRIOLLO A PERSON WITH SPANISH PARENTS WHO WAS BORN IN LATIN AMERICA
AN OVERTHROW OF A GOVERNMENT, WITH ANOTHER TAKING ITS PLACE
REVOLUTION AN OVERTHROW OF A GOVERNMENT, WITH ANOTHER TAKING ITS PLACE
A SOUTH AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY LEADER WHO FREED VENEZUELA AND COLUMBIA AND HAD A NATION NAMED FOR HIM
SIMON BOLIVAR A SOUTH AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY LEADER WHO FREED VENEZUELA AND COLUMBIA AND HAD A NATION NAMED FOR HIM
A RULER WITH COMPLETE POWER
DICTATOR A RULER WITH COMPLETE POWER
TO BRING PRODUCTS INTO ONE COUNTRY FROM ANOTHER
IMPORT TO BRING PRODUCTS INTO ONE COUNTRY FROM ANOTHER
A PARTICULAR GOVERNMENT OR ADMINISTRATION
REGIME A PARTICULAR GOVERNMENT OR ADMINISTRATION
TO SEND PRODUCTS FROM ONE COUNTRY TO BE SOLD IN ANOTHER
EXPORT TO SEND PRODUCTS FROM ONE COUNTRY TO BE SOLD IN ANOTHER
MONEY OWED BY ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER
FOREIGN DEBT MONEY OWED BY ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER