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| Highly civilized native groups of Latin America |
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| Spanish conquerors/explorers who explored Central and South America while at the same conquering the early civilizations |
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| Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain |
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| The capital of the Aztec Empire which was built on an island. |
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| Spanish Conquistador who defeated the Incas and claimed parts of South America for Spain |
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| Economic Theory that European countries should have colonies to provide raw materials and markets for European countries |
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| Spanish colonial system in which they had large plantations and mines to harvest natural resources for Spain. It led to the creation a strict social class system. |
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| Group of the Spanish colonial class system. 100% Spanish blood born in Spain. Only ones in colonies who could high government positions. |
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| Group of the Spanish colonial class system. 100% Spanish blood but born in the Americas so they couldn’t hold high government jobs. |
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| Group of the Spanish colonial class system. Mix of Spanish and Native American blood. |
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| Group of the Spanish colonial class system. Mix of African and Spanish blood |
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| Former slave who led the first revolution against Spain on the Island of Haiti. |
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| Leaders of the independence movement against Spain |
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| Refers to the cultural region of Central and South America along with Caribbean. |
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| Cutting down the Amazon Rainforest for logging, farming or mining. |
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