Pre-European
This group of people lived in what is today Mexico City when the Spanish arrived.
Who are the Aztecs?
The name of the Spanish groups who conquered many areas of the Americas during colonization.
Who are the conquistadors?
What is the United States?
This is one challenge that Mexico faces today.
What are the following: income inequality, drug related gang violence, poverty, immigration from Central American to/through Mexico?
This group of indigenous people built a complex civilization in the rainforests of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The people remained, but for mysterious reasons much of the civilization fell into ruin before Europeans arrived.
Who are the Maya?
This is the name of the leader of the Spanish who led them to the Aztecs on an expedition for riches.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Name three states that used to be a part of Mexico?
What are: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah, Nevada?
Today, 90% of Mexican people consider themselves to be a part of this Christian denomination.
Aztec Farmers used these manmade islands in lakes to create highly productive agricultural land.
What are Chinampas?
This was the leader of the Aztecs when the Spanish arrived.
Who is Montezuma?
This European emperor imprisoned the King of Spain during the early 1800's. This caused a distraction in Spain and was one cause for independence in Mexico.
Who is Napoleon?
This is the name for the mix of indigenous and Spanish people that makes up much of Mexico's population today.
What is Mestizo?
This is the name of the capital city of the Aztec Empire. It was built where Mexico City is today?
What is Tenochtitlan?
The Spanish were said to be motivated by the 3 G's in their explanation of the Americas. These were:
What are God, Gold and Glory?
On the Mexican flag today, there is an eagle doing this.
What is sitting on a cactus and eating a snake?
This resource has provided a great deal of wealth for Mexico.
What is oil?
This is reason for the fertile soil in the valley of Mexico City. It originated from these.
What are volcanoes?
This is one reason that the Spanish were able to defeat the Aztecs.
What are the following: military support from surrounding tribes, disease, weapons.
These were names for the two groups of whites in Mexico during colonization. One group was born in Mexico and one in Spain (Iberian Peninsula- which gives a hint to their name). They had higher status in society, but often fought against each other.
Who were the Criollos and Peninsulares?
This is what NAFTA stands for.
What is North American Free Trade Agreement?