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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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