Unit 2 Test Latin America Vocab

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Hacienda

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Spanish agricultural plantations throughout Latin America during the colonial period.

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Indigenous

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The native people of a given place.

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New World

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The term used to describe the newly discovered Americas.

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Transatlantic Slave Trade

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The enslavement and forced transportation of 12-15 million black Africans to the Americas between the 15th and 19th centuries.

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Columbian Exchange

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Named after Christopher Columbus; the exchange of physical elements such as crops, goods, animals, diseases, and weapons between Europe and its colonies in the Americas after Columbus' voyage in 1492.

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Globalization

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The process of interaction and integration among various parts of the world through commercial and cultural exchange.

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Iberian

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The nations and cultures of Europe's Iberian Peninsula including Spain and Portugal.

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Roman Catholic

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The largest denomination of Christianity in the world. Both Spain and Portugal were officially Roman Catholic, and are contributed with bringing the Christian Faith to the Americas. As a result, the region remains highly Christianized today.

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Romance Languages

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The languages and cultural characteristics which evolved out of the Latin speaking Roman Empire.

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NAFTA

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North American Free Trade Agreement: an international trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico that eliminated most trade barriers and tariffs.