Olmec - oldest MesoAmerica civilization - farmed, Maya - known for pyramids & palaces - had calendar + used Zero in math, Aztec - capital Tenochtitlan built on Lake Texcoco - now Mexico City, Aztec army conquered neighbors; formed alliances with other kings, Columbus arrives in the Caribbean; names island San Salvador, Conquistador Hernan Cortes conquers the Aztec, Columbian Exchange - transfer of plants, animals, diseases, ideas between Eastern and Western hemispheres, Peninsulares- top of colonial class system - born in Spain , Mestizos - a mix of Spanish and Native American ancestry, Great Dying - Millions of Native Americans die from diseases like Smallpox, Atlantic Slave Trade - Africans brought to Americas as slaves to replace dying Native Americans, War of Independence - Father Hildalgo begins fight for independence from Spain, Mexican-American War - resulted in Mexico forced to give 1/2 its territory to U.S.A. , Mexican Revolution - civil war fought over land reform and equal rights for the poor, Cuban Revolution - Fidel Castro takes control of Cuba; makes it a Communist dictatorship.

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