| A | B |
|---|
| aqueduct | channel used to carry water to dry areas |
| maize | main food of the Mayas |
| conquistador | a Spanish conqueror |
| caudillo | a military officer who rules a country very strictly |
| criollo | a person born in Latin America with Spanish parents |
| census | official count of people and how they make a living |
| dictator | a ruler with complete power |
| hacienda | a large farm or plantation |
| hieroglyphics | a system of writing using signs and symbols |
| export | to send products from one country to be sold in another country |
| import | to bring products into one country from another |
| quipu | knotted strings used by Incas for record keeping |
| revolution | political movement in which the people overthrow existing government |
| foreign debt | money owed by one country to another |
| mestizo | person of mixed Spanish and Native American descent |
