1. Vocab 8

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3. Indigenous
Native to a place

4. Mestizo
Refers to people of Native American and European descent

5. Urbanization
Movement of people from rural areas to cities

6. Glyph
Picture writing carved in stone

7. Chinampas
Floating farming islands made by the Aztecs

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

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

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

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

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

13. Extended family
Household made up of several generations of family members