| A | B |
|---|
| Incas | Conquered in the Andes, had an extensive system of roads throughout their empire |
| Aztecs | Had complex trade system and made neighboring tribes pay them tribute |
| Mayas | Civillization of the Americas, good astronomers, built pyramid structures, mysteriously disappeared |
| Conquistador | Spanish conquerors who came to the New World after Columbus. Controlled Aztec and Incan natives |
| Columbian Exchange | After Columbus' discovery the movement of goods from the Old World (Europe) to the New World (The Americas) Ex. tobacco to Europe |
| Mercantalism | Idea a colony exists for a mother country to make money off of |
| Enconmeinda system | Europeans put themselves at top of social order in Latin/Central America, force the native people to work the land |
| Simon Bolivar, Touissant L'Overture | Led independence movements in Latin/Central America (Bolivar "the Liberator") |
