VOCABULARY
MEXICAN HISTORY
GEOGRAPHY
MEXICO TODAY
POTPOURRI
100
Peninsulares
What is people who came to Mexico from Spain.
100
Mexican Revolution
What began in 1910 leading to political and social reforms?
100
Petroleum
What is Mexico's most important natural resource?
100
Constitution
What Mexican document states that all eligible voters must vote?
100
Cinco de Mayo
What day do Mexicans celebrate their independence from Spain?
200
Mestizos
Who are people with mixed Spanish and native blood?
200
Hernan Cortes
What was the Spanish soldier-explorer that conquered the Aztecs?
200
Yucatan Peninsula
Where can most of Mexico's sinkholes be found?
200
Institutional Revolutionary Party
The PRI, aka this ruled Mexico for most of the 1900s
200
Olmec, Maya, and Aztec
What are the three major Native American empires of ancient Mexico?
300
Criollos
Who are people of Spanish descent who were born in Mexico?
300
Olmec
Which was the first Native American civilization in Mexico?
300
Mexican Plateau
Which area in Mexico is a major source of hydroelectric power?
300
service industry
What type of jobs do most Mexicans work in?
300
aqueducts
What did the Aztecs build to transport water to their cities?
400
Maize
What did the native peoples first began growing, that began agriculture?
400
1821
What is the year that Spain lost Mexico?
400
Hurricanes
What type of natural disaster is most likely to occur in late summer and in early fall in Mexico?
400
Felipe Calderon
Who led the political party National Action Party?
400
disease
What invisible weapon helped to destroy the Aztecs?
500
Astronomy
What is the study of the stars and planets?
500
Maya
Which Native American empire developed an accurate calendar?
500
Altitude
What is the term that describes, "height above sea level"?
500
Race Day
What is the major celebration of Mexican culture?
500
Tenochtitlan
What was the capital city of the ancient Aztec Empire?
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