Civilizations
All civilizations share this in common.
They worship many gods.
Why did the Mayans and Aztecs hold a Mesoamerican ball game?
to torture their enemy, as a ritual for the Gods, to sacrifice the losers
What civilization had priests and nobles as their top leaders
Mayan
Who led the Spanish Conquest?
Cortez
What happened in November 20, 1910
What is the beginning of the Mexican Revolution
Land between North America and South America is called
Central America
Moctezuma
What did the Aztecs do to the enemy once they were captured?
They were made captive and sacrificed
What year were the Aztecs defeated?
1521
Ethnic studies of how a group of people's ethnicity changed through time due to the growth and events of the country
Mexican American Studies
What was the border river declared before the Mexican American War?
What is the Nueces River
Which civilization is known as the "Mother Civilization"
What is the Olmec
Horses, diseases, housecats, citrus fruit were items from which world?
What are resources from the Old World
The swapping of resources and items across the Atlantic Ocean occurred during
What is the Columbian Exchange
A person that leaves their country is called an
Emigrant
Why did the Maya civilization have a human sacrifice ritual?
Their capital city is Tenochtitlan
the Aztecs
Who was the last leader of the Aztecs
Who was Cuauhtémoc
What settlement did the Spanish found? (what did they name the city?)
Veracruz
What other war was going on during Mexican Revolution
What is World War I
Who ceded Mexican territory?
Who is Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
The Mayan civilization was located on the _______?
the Yucatan Peninsula
Rubber people civilization
Olmec
What gifts did Montezuma II send to the Spanish?
Gold and chocolate
Who created a military dictatorship during the Mexican Revolution?
Victoriano Huerta