Vocabulary

Question 1

Mural

Answer 1

Wall paintings

Question 2

Mosaic

Answer 2

Picture or design made with small pieces of colored stone, glass, shell, or tile.

Question 3

Glyph

Answer 3

Picture writing carved in stone.

Question 4

Chinampas

Answer 4

Floating farming islands made by the Aztec.

Question 5

Cinco de Mayo

Answer 5

a celebration held on May 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.

Question 6

Syncretism

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Matriarchal

Answer 7

Family ruled by a woman such as a mother, grandmother, or aunt.

Question 8

Quipu

Answer 8

Knotted cords of various lengths and colors used by the Inca to keep financial records.

Question 9

Compadres

Answer 9

mid 19th century: Spanish, literally ‘godfather,’ hence‘benefactor, friend.’

Question 10

Fiesta

Answer 10

An event marked by festivities or celebration.

Question 11

Indigenous

Answer 11

Native to place.

Question 12

Dialect

Answer 12

Local form of language used in a particular place or by a certain group.

Question 13

Patois

Answer 13

Dialects that blend elements of Indigenous, European, African, and Asian languages.

Question 14

Megacity

Answer 14

A city with more than 10 million people.

Question 15

Urbanization

Answer 15

The movement of people from rural areas into cities.

Question 16

Viceroy

Answer 16

Representative of the Spanish monarch appointed it to enforce laws in colonial Latin America.

Question 17

Caudillo

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Extended Family

Answer 18

Household made up of several generations of family members.

Question 19

Conquistador

Answer 19

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