History Of Latin America And The Carribean Flashcards
Atahulpa?
Emperor of the Inca on the arrival of the Spanish.
Monteuzuma ll?
Emperor of the Aztecs on the arrival of the Spanish.
Conquistador?
Spanish word that means “conqueror”.
Hernan Cortes?
Spaniard that conquered the Aztec.
Pizarro??
Spaniard that conquered the Inca.
Nahuatl?
Language of the Aztec.
Tenochitlan?
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Floating Gardens
Means by which the Aztec turned a swamp into a city.
Malintzin?
A native woman who served as a translator and helped the Spanish.
Horse
Animal brought by Europeans which helped them in battle.
Crops taken from the New World to the Old World.
Tomatoes, potatoes, and corn
Creole/Criollo
Person born in the Americas whose parents were born in Europe.
Triangular Trade
Atlantic route which brought slaves to work on plantations in the Americas.
Mestizo
Offspring of a Native American and a European.
Hacienda
Huge farm/ Ranch in Spanish American colonies.
Catholic Christianity
The religion spread by Spaniards arriving in the New World.
Enlightenment
Philosophy from Europe which said that all people have the right to rule themselves.
Napoleon
French emperor who first freed slaves, then re-enslaved them.
Miguel Hidalgo
Catholic priest who liberated Mexico from Spain.
Simon Bolivar
Nickname was the “Liberator”.
Brazil
South American country colonized by Portugal.
Cuzco
Capital city of the Inca Empire.
Quechua
Language of the Inca.
Paved Highways
Means by which the Inca were able to connect the distant parts of the empire.
Diseases
Killed more American natives then weapons.
Colombian Exchange
Exchange of crops, animals, diseases, and ideas between the Old and New Worlds.
Crops taken from the Old World to the New World.
Sugar cane, coffee, and wheat.
Mulatto
Offspring of Native American and a European.
Mission
Spanish compound made up of church, school, and agricultural area run by a priest
Spanish and Portuguese
The two most commonly spoken European languages in Latin American.
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Former slave who led a movement to liberate slaves in St. Domingue
Cry of Dolores
Then name of the speech given to encourage native Mexicans to revolt against colonizers.
Haiti
Name of St. Domingue after it became a free republic.
Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia
6 countries of northern South America liberated together.