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Ms. U's SS Test 2
Ancient Latin America to independence
| 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 |