Ms. U's SS Test 2 Word Scramble
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Word | Definition |
hieroglyphs | basic units of writing |
chinampas | Aztecs floating gardens |
deforestation | cutting down of trees |
mestizo | someone in Mexico of mixed Spanish and Native heritage |
crillo | a Spanish person, born in Mexico |
encomienda system | a system created by the Spanish in which each Spanish man recieved a village of Native Americans to work for him |
penisulares | Spanish people living in Mexico |
Hernan Cortes | a conqueror from Spain |
Montezuma | an Aztec leader |
Father Miguel Hidalgo | leader of Mexican independence movement |
What system took power from Native Americans? | encomienda system |
Why did the Spanish defeat the Aztecs? | better weapons, small pox, some Native Americans sided with Cortes |
Did winning independence help the mestizos and Native americans? | No, they still had little power. |
Which civilization created stone roads? | Inca |
Who had the first written language? | Maya |
Who were the best warriors? | Aztec |
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