Latin American History

New World

• General term used to describe the newly discovered Americas during the European Age of Exploration; this is in contrast to the "Old World" of the eastern hemisphere, particularly Europe

• The native people of a place

• People whose purpose is to convert indigenous people to Christianity

• Referring to the nations and cultures of the European peninsula containing Spain and Portugal

Indigenous

• Conquerors from Spain

• Spanish agricultural plantations throughout Latin America during the colonial period

• The native people of a place

• The movement of peoples, agricultural commodities, diseases, and cultures between the Old World and New World during the European Age of Exploration.

Conquistadors

• Process of interaction and integration among various parts of the world through commercial and cultural exchange

• Spanish agricultural plantations throughout Latin America during the colonial period

• Conquerors from Spain

• Referring to the languages and cultural characteristics which evolved out of the Latin-speaking Roman Empire

Globalization

• Refers to the countries in the Eastern hemisphere, particularly Europe

• Referring to the nations and cultures of the European peninsula containing Spain and Portugal

• The largest denomination of Christianity in the world to date. Also the most practiced religion in Latin America.

• Process of interaction and integration among various parts of the world through commercial and cultural exchange

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

• The enslavement and forced transportation of 12-15 million Africans to the Americas between the 15th and 19th centuries to replace the indigenous people who died

• Spanish agricultural plantations throughout Latin America during the colonial period

• General term used to describe the newly discovered Americas during the European Age of Exploration; this is in contrast to the "Old World" of the eastern hemisphere, particularly Europe

• Referring to the nations and cultures of the European peninsula containing Spain and Portugal

Missionaries

• Spanish agricultural plantations throughout Latin America during the colonial period

• Referring to the languages and cultural characteristics which evolved out of the Latin-speaking Roman Empire

• Conquerors from Spain

• People whose purpose is to convert indigenous people to Christianity

Hacienda

• Spanish agricultural plantations throughout Latin America during the colonial period

• The movement of peoples, agricultural commodities, diseases, and cultures between the Old World and New World during the European Age of Exploration.

• The movement of peoples, agricultural commodities, diseases, and cultures between the Old World and New World during the European Age of Exploration.

• The movement of peoples, agricultural commodities, diseases, and cultures between the Old World and New World during the European Age of Exploration.

Columbian Exchange

• The native people of a place

• The movement of peoples, agricultural commodities, diseases, and cultures between the Old World and New World during the European Age of Exploration.

• The largest denomination of Christianity in the world to date. Also the most practiced religion in Latin America.

• Refers to the countries in the Eastern hemisphere, particularly Europe

Old World

• Refers to the countries in the Eastern hemisphere, particularly Europe

• Referring to the languages and cultural characteristics which evolved out of the Latin-speaking Roman Empire

• Process of interaction and integration among various parts of the world through commercial and cultural exchange

• People whose purpose is to convert indigenous people to Christianity

Romance

• The enslavement and forced transportation of 12-15 million Africans to the Americas between the 15th and 19th centuries to replace the indigenous people who died

• Conquerors from Spain

• Referring to the languages and cultural characteristics which evolved out of the Latin-speaking Roman Empire

• Referring to the nations and cultures of the European peninsula containing Spain and Portugal