Key Word List – The Historical Context

SINQ – Introduction to Latin American Studies

Peopling of the Americas

Early cultures

Rise of agriculture

Pre-classic, Classic, Post-classic

Maya

Aztecs

Incas

Teotihuacan

Tenochtitlan

Cortes

El Dorado

Pizarro

Repartimiento

Encomienda

Cuzco

Viceroyalties

Peninsulares

Criollos

Audiencias

Brazilwood/dyewood

Cochineal

Colonial commodities

Mestizos

Mulattos

Bourbon era

Early rebellions

External influences

Independence movements

Caudillismo

Impacts of conquest:

Religion

Language

Ethnicity

Landholding patterns

Socil structure

Economy

Settlement

Portuguese Brazil:

Bandieras

Bandeirantes

Slavery

Sugar plantations

Minas Gerais

Empire of Brazil