Word Power
It means "from very, very long ago."
→ Ancient
Long ago, native people grew this yellow food on a cob.
→ Corn
The Aztec built their capital city on an island in the middle of this.
→ A lake
The soldiers who sailed to Mexico in 1519 came from this country.
→ Spain
On the flag, this bird stands on a cactus.
→ An eagle
A big land with many people, ruled by one leader.
→ An empire
The Maya built these tall stone buildings in the jungle.
→ Pyramids
The name of the great Aztec capital city.
→ Tenochtitlan
The leader of the Spanish soldiers.
→ Hernán Cortés
The language most people in Mexico speak.
→ Spanish
To take control of a place by force.
To conquer
The Maya watched the sun, the moon, and these at night.
→ The stars
In the old Aztec story, this bird sat on a cactus.
→ An eagle
For about 300 years, the Spanish colony was called this.
→ New Spain
Mexicans celebrate their history with music, food, and these colorful events.
→ Festivals
A land that is ruled by another country far away.
→ A colony
The Maya had their own kind of this, to keep records and stories.
→ Writing
In the story, the eagle was holding this animal.
→ A snake
This priest rang his church bell and called people to fight for freedom.
→ Miguel Hidalgo
Name one native language still spoken in Mexico today.
→ Nahuatl (or Maya)
When a country becomes free to rule itself.
→ Independence
The special number the Maya understood and used in math.
→ Zero
Floating gardens and busy markets were part of the huge Aztec ___ (a big land ruled by one leader).
→ Empire
The year Mexico became a free country.
→ 1821
The eagle on the flag comes from an old story told by these people.
→ The Aztec