Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
This empire used human sacrifices to appease their sun god.
Aztecs / Mexica
This Spaniard led the conquest of Mexico
Hernan Cortes
Guadalupe Victoria
The Mexican Revolution started as an uprising against this dictator.
Porfirio Diaz
This feminist artist is famous for her surreal portraits.
Frida Kahlo
This civilization never built a unified empire, but made incredible advancements in mathematics, astronomy, and writing, including an extremely accurate calendar.
Maya
This was the Aztec leader who met Cortes.
Moctezuma II
This was the first INDEPENDENT leader of Mexico who declared himself an emperor.
Agustin Iturbide
Followers of Emiliano Zapata were called:
Zapatistas
Husband to Frida Kahlo, also a famous, albeit controversial, artist in his own right.
This was the capital city of the Aztecs/Mexica.
Tenochtitlan
TRUE OR FALSE: The Aztecs were very popular among all native Mesoamerican peoples
FALSE
These countries broke away from the First Mexican Empire in 1823 [name TWO]
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Costa Rica.
What was the slogan of the Zapatistas?
"Tierra y Libertad" (Land and Freedom)
This artist is famous for his lithographic prints, and helped popularize the image of the skeleton in modern Mexican visual culture (ESP. "La Catrina)
Jose Guadalupe Posada
This culture is considered the "mother culture" of Mesoamerica, and is characterized by giant head and "chubby baby" statues.
Olmecs
This disease killed thousands in Tenochtitlan, weakening them before the Spanish conquest.
Smallpox.
This was the first INDIGENOUS leader of Mexico
Benito Juarez
In what year did the Mexican Revolution start?
1910
The first Mexican female photographer; known for her high level of skill in composition. Her works are included in the permanent collections of international museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Lola Álvarez Bravo
This city was already in ruins when the Mexica built Tenochtitlan, but its large pyramids and city-grid inspired Mesoamerican civilizations that came after it; located about 45 minutes outside of Mexico City.
This woman helped translate between the Spanish and native Mexicans.
Malintzin / Doña Marina
Texas (Tejas) and Alta California
TRUE OF FALSE: Women played a critical role in the Mexican Revolution, in some cases even taking up arms.
TRUE
This muralist was inspired by the works of Michaelangelo, and is famous for his frescos (ceiling plaster paintings). His "Prometheus" is nearby in Pomona College. (Also Mr. Madueña's favorite artist of the Mexican Renaissance)
José Clemente Orozco