Learn the countries of Latin America in 1500
The plan: 5 batches of five
How the pieces are shared out, five at a time and by area of the map (in brackets, the capital when its name differs). Each batch starts next to the last one.
- Batch 1: Peoples of northern Mexico (Chichimeca and others) (No capital), Tarascan State (Purépecha) (Tzintzuntzan), Tlaxcala (confederation) (Tlaxcala), Aztec Triple Alliance (Tenochtitlan), Mixtec and Zapotec kingdoms (Zaachila)
- Batch 2: K'iche' and Kaqchikel kingdoms (Q'umarkaj (Utatlán)), Maya city-states of Yucatán (Maní), Chiefdoms of Central America (Pipil, Lenca, Nicarao) (No capital), Chibchan chiefdoms of the Isthmus (No capital), Chiefdoms of northern Colombia (Tairona, Zenú, Quimbaya) (No capital)
- Batch 3: Muisca Confederation (Bacatá (Bogotá)), Carib and Arawak peoples (Orinoco and the Guianas) (No capital), Taíno chiefdoms (No capital), Amazonian peoples (No capital), Tawantinsuyu (Inca Empire) (Cusco)
- Batch 4: Gê (Tapuia) peoples of the Brazilian interior (No capital), Tupi-Guarani peoples of the coast (No capital), Guaraní peoples (No capital), Peoples of the Chaco and the Pampas (Guaycuru, Querandí, Charrúa) (No capital), Mapuche and Picunche (No capital)
- Batch 5: Peoples of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego (No capital)
Learn the countries of Latin America in 1500 at your own pace: we show you 21 pieces five at a time, each named on the map, and you go over the ones you miss until you know them. Free, no sign-up.
Test yourself
What is the easiest way to learn the countries of Latin America in 1500?
By area and in small groups: learn five neighbouring pieces, find them on the map with no rush, and go over the ones you miss a little later, then the next day. Reviewing just before you would forget is what makes them stick.
How long does it take to learn the countries of Latin America in 1500?
There are 21 pieces in 5 batches of five: about a minute per batch to see them all, then short reviews over a few days so you don't forget them.