Latin America Flashcards
what does Criollo mean
had spanish parents, but had been born in Latin America
Hieroglyphics
a system of writing using signs and symbols
Quipu
knotted strings in which Incas recorded information
Aqueduct
a pipe or channel that carries water from a distant source
Caudillo
military officers who ruled very strictly
Mestizo
people of mixed spanish and Native American ancestry
Hacienda
was a plantation owned by spaniards or the catholic church
Maize
corn, Mayans main food source
Census
an official count of all the people in an area
Where were the Mayans located?
Southern Mexico (Honduras and Guatemala)
what was Tenochtitlan
was very big and it had temples, gardens, zoos, markets. The emperor and nobles lived there and had many slaves to serve them. Aztecs also had temples to perform rituals.
what is a controversial thing that the aztecs believed in
human sacrifice
what was the Aztec calder based on
the Mayan calender
what did the aztec astronomers predict using their calendar
they predicted eclipses and the movement of planets and kept records of this using hierolypics
what what the aztecs farming technique
chinampas - floating gardens and canals
Where were the Aztecs located
modern day Mexico, Mexico city is the location on tenitection
where were the Mayans located
southern Mexico (honduras and guatamala)
did the aztecs have a writing system
no
what was the Mayan’s farming system
farming for yourself
what were the popular food for the mayan’s
maize, squash, beans, and cacao
what concept did the mayans make
the concept of 0
what were the two mayan calendars centered around
they had a yearly one and a religious one
what did the mayans rely on
mathematics and astronomy
what did the mayan politics look like
they had city-states run by individual leaders, who believed they got power from the Gods
what did the aztec politics look like
city-states run by individual leaders and collected tribute (taxes)
how did the mayans decline
no one knows
how did the aztecs fall
Spain conquered them (herman cortes)
how did the Inca’s fall
Spain conquered (Francisco pizzaro)
what were the incas farming teqniqes
terrace farming - farm on the side of mountain making steps
where did the Incas live
Andes mountains (ecuador, peru, bolivia, chile, and argentina
what were some of the Incas achivments
built very good road systems, aqueducts, very good engineers, calendars, and quipus
what were quipus
knotted strings used for messages
what did the Inca politics look like
one emperor for the whole civilization
what did economics look like in the inca civilization
collected taxes and created a census
what were the effects of spain conquering the Incas and aztecs
their buildings and architecture are highly influenced by european architecture, brought spanish language, Latin america started following Christianity
how was society organized in Latin America after Spain took over
Francissco Pizzaro kept the Incas as slaves for gold and siliver. Pizzaro said if they did this he would give them back his leader. It was a trick, Pizzaro killed their leader.
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what were spain’s 2 most important colonies
new spain and peru
how was society organized after Spain took over
society was organized into social classes.
what was the order of the social class after Spain took over
from spain or had parents from spain were the most powerful and lived in the city center. Mestizos were people of mixed spanish and Native american ancestry who lived on the outskrkes of lima and most were poor. Last class was the native americans and lived in the countysides and the spanish forced them to work
Understand current issues and government in Latin America
Oil prices in the rest of the world started going up and prices of products in Latin America started decreasing. This ment that Latin America had to borrow money from other countries which put them in foreign debt.
what was the colombian exchange
the exchange of food and products from the westrn hempisphere to the eastern and visa versa
how did the colobian exchange impact life for the natives and for the world
brought differnet cultures and languages and foofd to other countries
what does criollo mean
spanish parents but latin born in latin america
revolution
the overthrow of a government with another taking place
