Latinamerica Ch 2

Question 1

Hieroglyphics

Answer 1

System of writing using signs and symbols used by the Mayans and other cultures

Question 2

Aqueduct

Answer 2

Pipe or channel used to carry water from a dost r source

Question 3

Quipu

Answer 3

Knotted string used by Incan govt officials and traders for record keeping

Question 4

Treaty of tordesillas

Answer 4

1494 treaty setting up the line of demarcation giving Spain the right to settle and trade west of the line and Portugal the same rights
East of the line

Question 5

Mestizo

Answer 5

Person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry

Question 6

Treaty

Answer 6

Agreement in writing between 2 or more countries

Question 7

Line of demarcation

Answer 7

Am imaginary line from the north to South Pole set forth in the 1494 treaty of tordesillas

Question 8

Hacienda

Answer 8

Plantation owned by the Spanish settlers or the Catholic Church in Spanish America

Question 9

Encomienda

Answer 9

The right to demand taxes or labor from native Americans. This right was granted to American settlers from the Spanish government

Question 10

Revolution

Answer 10

Political movement in which people overthrow the existing govt an set up another

Question 11

Criollo

Answer 11

Person born of Spanish parents born outside Spain, often among the best educated and wealthiest people in the spanish colonies

Question 12

Caudillo

Answer 12

Military officer that rules Strictly

Question 13

Campensino

Answer 13

Poor Latin American farmer

Question 14

Rural

Answer 14

Having to do with the country side

Question 15

Urban

Answer 15

Do w/ the city

Question 16

Economy

Answer 16

The way that goods or services are produced and made available to people

Question 17

Conquistador

Answer 17

16th century conquerors working for the Spanish Gov. who are in charge of gaining land and wealth in the Americas

Question 18

Maize

Answer 18

Both the plant and kernel of corn