Aztec
Most people in Aztec society were of what class rank?
Commoners
This farming technique which trees and other plants were cut down and burned to provide nutrients for the soil.
Slash and Burn agriculture
The two main groups of Caribbean society were called what?
Arawak and Carib
A relationship in which countries rely on one another economically
What are Mexico's two most valuable exports?
Manufactured goods, and oil products
The Aztec King was apart of an alliance with other kings known as the alliance.
The Triple Alliance
Maya cities often had built in the center.
Palaces and pyramids
How does the geography of the Caribbean countries affect their economy?
Their climate and beaches attract tourists
A period of armed rebellion in which the Mexican people fought for political and social reform.
Mexican Revolution
How did land ownership change in Mexico in the early 1900s?
The government broke up large estates and gave land to the poor
Why were the Aztecs able to take control of the basin known as the Valley of Mexico?
A powerful army that was able to conquer other civilizations
Maya astronomers were able to develop a complex system of that would allow them to keep track of the days, and years that passed.
Calendar
Rastafarian
This was a lower ranked social group and included people of mixed American Indian and European descent
Mestizo
1492
Many feats of Aztec engineering were made necessary by Tenochtitilan's location. Where was it located?
On a small island in a shallow lake
What did the Maya use observatories for?
Watch objects in the sky, to allow them to create their calendars.
What kind of crop was the focal point of most Caribbean plantations during the early part of the 1500's?
Sugar Cane
Networks of structures such as highways, clean water supplies, and electrical grids are known as what?
Aqueduct
What 3 things did the Aztecs base their society around?
Farming, warfare, and religion
The Aztec would build artificial islands to have more farming land called what?
Chinampas
This is a colorful tropical bird, that the Maya would use to decorate their shields.
Quetzal
From 1500 to 1870 how many slaves are said to have been transported from Africa to The Caribbean?
10 million
The movement of people from their homeland to another country's is called what?
Diaspora
What year did Mexico gain indepencence form Spain?
1821