| A | B |
|---|
| Mestizo | person of mixed Native American and European descent |
| Mullato | person of mixed African and European descent |
| Dialect | local form of a language used in a particular place |
| Primate City | it dominates a country's economy, culture, and government, population is usually concentrated there |
| Chinampas | floating artificial farming islands made by the Aztec |
| Quipu | rope used by the Inca to keep records and send messages |
| Conquistador | Spanish term for "conqueror" |
| Viceroy | representative of the Spanish monarch appointed to enforce laws in American colonies |
| Fazenda | Portuguese term for huge sugar plantations in Brazil |
| Caudillo | term for a Latin American political leader from the late 1800s on |
| Malnutrition | poor nutrition due to badly balanced diet or lack of food |
| Mosaic | picture or design made with small pieces of colored stone, glass, or tile |
| Modernism | Latin American literary movement of the late 1800s |
| Extended Family | household made up of several generations |
| Futbol | Latin American name for soccer |
| Jai Alai | handball-type game popular with Mexicans and Cubans |
| Adobe | sun-dried clay brick |
| Tenochtitlan | capital city of Aztec empire |
| Line of Demarcation | drawn by Pope in 1493 to divide the Americas between Spain and Portugal |
| F. Toussaint L'Overture | former slave who led the fight for Haitian independence |
| Simon Bolivar | leader in the Venezuelan fight for independence |
| Jose de San Martin | leader in the Argentinean fight for independence |
