Mexico Unit Vocab

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Spanish conqueror of the Americas.

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conquistador

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A land piece surrounded by water on three sides.

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peninsula

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Coins and paper bills as money.

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currency

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Average weather conditions in an area over time.

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climate

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Organizing travel for pleasure.

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tourism

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Relating to a city

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urban

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A bill or coin in Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas.

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peso

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Warm, moist climate zone near the equator.

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tropical

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A style of cooking or preparing food.

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cuisine

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Also known as Mexica, they created a powerful empire in central Mexico (1325-1521 C.E.) and forced defeated peoples to provide goods and labor as tax.

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Aztecs