Latin America's Early History

Front

The Maya developed a complex writing system using what?

Back

Hieroglyphics

Front

Which two cities were important in the Maya civilization?

Back

Copan and Tikal

Front

What was the Aztec capital built on an island in Lake Texcoco?

Back

Tenochtitlan

Front

The Maya developed an advanced system that included the concept of what?

Back

Zero

Front

European nations raced to the New World for what three things?

Back

Gold, Glory, and God

Front

The ____________ set an imaginary line dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal.

Back

Treaty of Tordesillas

Front

Who led the conquest of the Aztec Empire?

Back

Hernán Cortés

Front

The social structure in Spanish colonies placed which group at the top?

Back

Peninsulares

Front

Which civilization built impressive stone structures without using mortar, like Machu Picchu?

Back

Inca

Front

What was the primary purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Back

To divide the New World between Spain and Portugal