Latin American History Vocab Flashcard

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An exchange of plants, animals, technologies, and ideas from the Old World (Europe, Asia and Africa) to the New World (North and South America) and vice versa.

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Columbian Exchange

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The primary language spoken in Brazil

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Portuguese

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Primary language spoken in most of Latin America (not including Brazil)

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Spanish

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a term referring to the native peoples or species of a given place. The native peoples of Latin America are often called "indigenas"

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indigenous

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the name for a Spanish conqueror/soldier of the Americas

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conquistador

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Which civilizations were present before Europeans settled in Latin America? Options: Aztec, Maya, Inca

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Aztec, Maya, Inca