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European Contact On Latin America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aztecs | Native people of Central Mexico whose civilization was at its height at the time of the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century. |
| Incas | A group of people of highland Peru who established an empire from Northern Ecuador to Central Chile before the Spanish conquest. |
| Hernan Cortes | A Spanish conqueror who is famous for conquering the Aztec Empire in Mexico from 1519-1521. |
| Montezuma | An Aztec ruler from 1500-1520. He was most famous for ruling the Aztecs when they were invaded by Cortes. |
| Francisco Pizzaro | A Spanish Conquistador who is famous for conquering the Inca Empire in South America between 1531-1533 |
| Atahualpa | Last ruler of the Inca Empire. He was captured and executed by the Inca's on August 29-1533. |
| Colombian Exchange | The moving of animals, plants , people and diseases from the old world to the new world and from the new world to the old world. |
| Tenochtitlan | The main city of the Aztec Empire. |
| Nahauatl | Aztec language. |
| Conquistador | Spanish conqueror. |
| Cusco | Capital of Peru, where the Inca's lived. |
| Quechua | Inca Language. |