Latin America History And Culture Vocabulary

Question 1

Tenochitlan

Answer 1

Now New Mexico; was the capital of the Aztec

Question 2

Nahuatl

Answer 2

Language of Aztec still spoken by thousands.

Question 3

Conquistador

Answer 3

Name to given to Spanish explorers by the king that came to Latin America and conquered the Sapnish

Question 4

Hernan Cortes

Answer 4

Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire; 1519-1521

Question 5

Colony

Answer 5

Area controlled by a foreign country that contributes to the wealth of the contributing country.

Question 6

Montezuma #2

Answer 6

Aztec ruler; 1500-1520

Question 7

Inca

Answer 7

Southern American Indians who lived along the western coast from modern day Colombia to Chile

Question 8

Cusco

Answer 8

Capital of Inca Empire

Question 9

Quechua

Answer 9

Language of Inca that is still spoken

Question 10

Francisco Pizzaro

Answer 10

Conquistador that conquered Inca Empire; 1531-1533

Question 11

Aztec

Answer 11

The most powerful native civilization in central and Southern Mexico during the European exploration

Question 12

Viceroy

Answer 12

Spanish name given by the king if Spain to someone who acts like a governor

Question 13

Atahualupa

Answer 13

The last ruler of the Inca Empire

Question 14

Indigenous Population

Answer 14

People who are native to a certain are

Question 15

Colombian Exchange

Answer 15

The moving of animals, plants, people, and diseases between the old and new world

Question 16

Mullatoes

Answer 16

Latin Americans in Brazil, Panama, and the West Indies whose ancestors were African and European

Question 17

Mestizos

Answer 17

People whose ancestors were European and Native American (Venezuelans)

Question 18

Santeria

Answer 18

Cuban Religion