Latin America - Chapter 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Hieroglyphics | a system of writing using signs and symbols |
| Maize | corn |
| Tenochtitlán | capital city of the Aztec empire, located where Mexico City now stands |
| Cuzco | capital of the Incan empire |
| Topa Inca | emperor of the Incas, who expanded their empire |
| Census | an official count of all the people in an area and how they make a living |
| Quipu | knotted strings on which the Incas recorded information |
| Aqueduct | a pipe or channel that carries water from a distant source |
| Moctezuma | ruler of the Aztecs |
| Christopher Columbus | Italian explorer sponsored by Spain who landed in the West Indies in 1492 |
| Conquistador | one of the conquerors who claimed and ruled land in the Americas for the Spanish government in the 1500s |
| Hernán Cortés | conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire |
| Francisco Pizarro | conquistador who conquered the Incas |
| Mestizo | a person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry |
| Hacienda | a large farm or plantation |
| Toussaint L'Ouverture | leader of Haiti's fight for independence |
| Revolution | overthrow of a government, with another taking its place |
| Criollo | a person with Spanish parents who was born in Latin America |
| Simón Bolívar | a South American revolutionary leader |
| José de San Martín | a South American revolutionary leader |
| Caudillo | a military officer who rules a country very strictly |
| Dictator | a ruler with complete power |
| Export | to send products from one country to be sold in another |
| Import | to bring products into one country from another |
| Foreign debt | money owed by one country to other countries |
| Regime | a particular administration or government |
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