Ch 10 Geography

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maize


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both the plant and the kernel of corn

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hieroglyphics


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a system of writing using signs and symbols, used by the Maya and other cultures

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aqueduct


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a pipe or channel used to carry water from a distant source to dry areas

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Copan

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a ruined ancient Mayan city in western Honduras

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Valley of Mexico

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the area in Mexico where Lake Texcoco, Tenochtitlan, and modern Mexico City are located.,

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Tenochtitlan

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Aztec capital city covering more than five square miles on a series of islands in Lake Texcoco; Spanish conquerers destroyed the city and built modern Mexico City atop its ruins

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Cuzco

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a city in Peru; capital of the Inca empire.

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Treaty of Tordesillas


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the 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.

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treaty


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an agreement in writing made between two or more countries.

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Line of Demarcation


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an imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole set forth in the 1494 Treat of Tordesillas

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conquistador


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16th century conquerors working for the Spanish government who were in charge of gaining land and wealth in the Americas

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mestizo


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a person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry

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hacienda


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plantation woned by the Spanish settlers or the Catholic church in Spanish America

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Hernan Cortes

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the Spanish soldier that conquered the Aztecs

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Christopher Columbus

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Spanish explorer that thought he could reach Asia by sailing across the Atlantic Ocean

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Moctezuma

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An Aztec ruler

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Francisco Pizarro

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a Spanish conquistador

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revolution


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a political movement in which people overthrow the existing government and set up another.

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criollo


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a person born of Spanish parents born outside of Spain

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invest


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to spend money to earn more money.

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economy

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the ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people

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Toussaint L'Ouverture

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former slave who led other slaves to revolt

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Miguel Hidalgo

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a Mexican criollo priest who helped lead the revolt against theSpanish

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Agustine de Iturbide

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Spanish high ranking officer who joined the rebels

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Simon Bolivar

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the greatest Latin American revolutionary leader who eventually became the Venezuelan leader.

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Jose de San Martin

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an Argenting serving in the Spanish army who led the Artentinians against Spain.