Latin America Vocab Words Flashcards
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Aztecs
Old civilization that was located in the city of tenochtitlan.
Montezuma ll
He was the last Aztec.he was conquered by Hernan Cortez
Hernan Cortez
Spanish conquistador that conquered Montezuma ll and the Aztecs
Incas
Old civilization that was located in the city of Tenochtitlan .
Atahualpa
The last ruler of the Incan empire.
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the incas and Atahualpa.
Colombian exchange
The exchange of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americans.
European diseases
When europeans would explore and Colin’s new land
Mulattoes
It is the mixture of European ancestry and African ancestry.
Mestizos
Is a mixture of European ancestry and Native American ancestry.
Triangular slave trade
Also know as African slave trade.
Toussaint l overture
He was responsible for freeing Haiti
Miguel hidalgo
He was responsible for freeing Mexico
Simon bolivar
The independence movement in South America
Cuban revilution
Took place and settle Castro overthrew fulgencio
Zapatistas
A guerrilla movement started in capolis Mexico.
NAFTA
Created to unite trade barriers between American countries of Canada Mexico and United States
Languages of Latin America
Spanish and Portuguese are you playing languages in Latin America
Religion of Latin America
Most of the people in this region Are Roman Catholic
Dictatorship. In Cuba
Cuba’s I Fishel name is Republic of Cuba which usually means Democratic
Cuba
He is a very small and doesn’t have many natural resources so trading is very important for Cuba
Air pollution in Mexico
The problem in Mexico city is because it is located in the crack crater of an old volcano and exhaust from cars and smoke from factories getting trapped in the greater
Deforestation and the rain forest of Brazil
Deforestation is the cutting down of many trees
Oil spills in Venezuela
All of Venezuela’s cost for your spells happen over time
