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100
largest landform in Mexico
What is mexican platuea
100
Mexico produces more of this mineral than any other country
What is silver
100
Tenochtitlan was built by this indian group
What is Aztecs
100
person of mixed spanish and native american ancestry
What is mestizo
100
This man destroyed the capital city of the Aztecs and built his own city in its place
Who is Hernan Cortes
200
Mexico is about 3x larger than this
What is Texas
200
an important cash crop of Mexico is this
What is coffee
200
Spanish priests came to mexico to convert natives to this religion
What is Roman Catholic
200
Spanish soldier explorer
What is conquistador
200
Under Spanish rule this group of people had the most power in the new society
What is peninsulares or settlers from Spain and their descendants
300
More than half of Mexico lies south of what
What is Tropic of Cancer
300
Mexico's most important natural resource is this
What is petroleum
300
The Mayans excelled at this
What is astronomy
300
channel that moves water over a long distance
What is aqueduct
300
This man became the leader of Mexico in the middle 1800's and promised to make changes
Who is Benito Juarez
400
Splits Mexico into 2 sections
What is Gulf of California
400
This is why it is so hard to grow crops in northern Mexico
What is too dry (desert, or arid)
400
The first native american civilization to arrive in Mexico was this
What is Olmec
400
armed rebellion in which mexican people fought for political and social reform
What is Mexican Revolution
400
For the first few years of Mexicos existence as a nation they could not do this
What is create a stable government
500
Name the lowland region that runs alongside the mountains on the western side of mexico
What is Pacific Coastal Lowlands
500
This region of Mexico is best for farming
What is southern region
500
the capital city of the Aztecs was later covered by what city
What is Mexico City
500
person of Spanish descent born in Spain's American colonies
What is criollo
500
This movement questioned the rule of kings and queens and proposed that all people had basic rights
What is the Enlightenment Movement
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