1 / 7

Latin America History

Latin America History. Mayans: ancient civilization in Mesoamerica (Mexico City, south through Honduras and El Salvador Advanced calendars A number system Hieroglyphic writing 1300 – Mayan civilization faded Aztecs came into power in what is now Mexico.

kaylee
Download Presentation

Latin America History

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Latin America History • Mayans: ancient civilization in Mesoamerica (Mexico City, south through Honduras and El Salvador • Advanced calendars • A number system • Hieroglyphic writing • 1300 – Mayan civilization faded • Aztecs came into power in what is now Mexico. • Aztec rulers were very powerful with huge armies. Their most important emperor was Montezuma

  2. Aztecs • Religious celebrations – involved blood rituals and human sacrifices • Arrival of Spanish conquistadors ended the Aztec empire • Hernando Cortez, a Spanish explorer, came and was greeted as if he were a god. The people thought he was a god and lavished him with gold and gifts • Cortez, along with other Mesoamerican people who hated Aztec rulers, defeated the Aztecs.

  3. Incas • The Incas lived in the Andes of Peru and had a vast empire. They too were defeated by the Spanish. Their ruler at the time was Atahaulpa. The Spanish conquistador who killed Atahaulpa was Francisco Pizarro

  4. Treaty of Tordesillas • Both the Portuguese and the Spanish wanted to claim the rich prizes in the new world. • The Treaty of Tordesillas divided territories. Most of Latin America would be controlled by the Spanish. The Portuguese ruled Brazil

  5. Colonial Rule • Large plantations – haciendas • First Europeans enslaved the native people • Many died from disease • Spanish began importing African slaves

  6. Class System An unfair system that lasted over 300 years: • European governors (viceroys) held the power • Creoles, descendants of European’s were next but held no power • Mestizos – people of mixed Spanish and native blood (were poor but free) • Those of African descent were slaves

  7. Liberators: Most were Creoles • Simon Bolivar – freed much of South America • Jose’ de San Martin, fought for Argentina, Chile, and Peru • Father Miguel Hildago fought for Mexico

More Related