THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF MEXICO USED THIS FORM OF WRITING. THEY WROTE STORIES USING PICTURES.
What is
HEIROGLYPHICS
100
THIS IS THE TERM USED WHEN THE SPANISH CREATED FAMILIES WITH THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
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MESTIZO
100
THIS GENERAL IS KNOWN FOR DEFEATING THE FRENCH ARMY AT PUEBLA ON THE 5TH OF MAY 1862
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ZARAGOZA
100
BOTH CORTÉS AND ZARAGOZA WON BATTLES BY USING THIS CLEVER STRATEGY.
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THEY JOINED FORCES WITH THE ENEMIES OF WHO THEY WERE FIGHTING AGINST
100
OPEN AIR MARKETS IN MEXICO HELD ONCE A WEEK
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TIANGUIS
200
THIS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION HAD AS ITS LEADER MONTEZUMA II
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AZTEC
200
WHAT DID THE SPANISH BRING THAT THE AZTEC HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE?
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HORSES
200
GENERAL SANTA ANA FOUGHT THE USA FOR WHAT LAND?
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TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN US
200
THIS IS THE BATTLE THAT CINCO DE MAYO COMES FROM
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BATTLE OF PUEBLA
200
POPULAR FOOD FOR MEXICANS, IT IS A FLAT PATTY TRADITIONALLY MADE FROM CORN THAT IS WRAPPED AROUND MEAT OR VEGETABLES
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TORTILLA
300
THIS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION KNOW FOR ASTRONOMY (CALENDAR) AND HEIROGLYPHICS
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MAYAN
300
THE CONQUISTADORS BROUGHT MANY_______(S) TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, CAUSING THEM TO DIE, THEREFORE WIPING OUT THE MAJORITY OF THEIR POPULATION.
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DISEASES SICKNESSES
300
THIS WAS THE LEADER OF THE AZTEC PEOPLE WHO TRUSTED THE SPANISH AND BELIEVED THEY CAME FROM A GODL PLACE. HE WAS KILLED BY A CONQUISTADOR.
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MONTEZUMA II
300
MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR required Mexico to hand over all of C_____, N____ and U_____ and parts of A______, New M______, Wy______ and C________ to the USA.
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CALIFORNIA NEVADA UTAH ARIZONA NEW MEXICO WYOMING COLORADO
300
A VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR GIRLS TURNING 15.
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QUICEAÑOS
400
THIS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION BUILT A CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF A LAKE AND IS KNOWN FOR HOW ADVANCED THEIR SOCIETY WAS (WATERWAY SYSTEN OF FARMING)
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AZTEC
400
THIS CONQUISTADOR CONQUERED MONTEZUMA II, WHO THOUGH HE WAS A GOD RETURNING TO CLAIM HIS LAND AND PEOPLE.
Who is
HERNAN CORTÉS
400
THIS IS THE BELOVED PRESIDENT, STOOD FOR IMPROVING LIFE FOR THE WORKING CLASS IN MEXICO
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BENITO JUAREZ
400
IN THIS WAR BETWEEN TEXAS AND MEXICO, GENERAL SANTA ANA'S ARMY WAS DEFEATED AND TEXAS WON IT'S INDEPENDENCE FROM MEXICO.
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THE ALAMO
400
A NATIVE TREE FOUND IN MEXICO AND SOUTH AMERICA. IT'S SEEDS ARE THE MAIN INGREDIENT IN CHOCOLATE. IT'S SEEDS WERE USED AS MONEY BY THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
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CACAO
500
NAME THE THREE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF MEXICO.
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OLMEC MAYAN AZTEC
500
CONQUISTADORS CAME FROM WHERE TO DO WHAT...
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SPAIN TO CLAIM LAND
500
THE MAN BEHIND THE REVOLT LEADING UP TO THE WAR FOR MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE AGAINST SPAIN. HE GAVE A FAMOUS SPEECH.
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FR. HIDALGO
500
THIS WAR BETWEEN SPAIN AND MEXICO BEGAN IN 1810 AND LASTED 10 YEARS. IT ENDED OVER 300 YEARS OF SPANISH RULE.
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WAR OF Independence (from Spain)
500
GROUPS OF PEOPLE THAT VISIT OTHER LANDS TO TEACH AND SPREAD THEIR RELIGION. THEY SETTLED IN MEXICO AND BROUGHT THE CATHOLIC RELIGION AND EDUCATION TO ITS INDIGENOUS POPULATION.