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