Mexico History

Aztecs built their empire by

• Being nice to everyone

• Working hard and doing the right thing

• Conquest (Beating everyone else in war and using people as human sacrifices.)

• Becoming cool with everyone by trading with them

What happened to the Aztec Empire after the Spanish came and took over?

• Everybody became friends with the Spanish

• The Spanish asked if they could move in the area

• The Aztecs killed all of the Spaniards

• Most Aztecs soon died from disease, or the Spanish superior weapons

The Spanish built ______________ to convert Natives to Roman Catholic Christianity.

• Houses

• Missions

• Temples

• Jesus Statues

In the Mexican Revolution, the Mexican government took land from the _______________ ____________, and gave it back to the _______________ ________________.

• Big corporations, Small businesses

• Large landowners, peasant villages

• Grown ups, Little kids

• Government, Common folk

A Spanish and an Indian have a baby. It's called a _________________.

• Mestizo

• Mulattoe

• Mocha Latte'

• Mandingo

A Spanish and an African have a baby. What's the baby called?

• Mestizo

• Mulattoe

• Mocha Latte'

• Mandingo

What were the achievements of the Mayan civilization?

• food

• Built cities

• art

• created the alphabet

Why do most Mexican's speak Spanish?

• Conquistadors came to Mexico from Spain

• The Mayans were Spanish

• The Aztecs were Spanish

Which of these events comes first?

• Mayan civilization collapses

• Aztecs build Tenochtitlan

How did the Maya apply their knowledge of astronomy?

• They used their knowledge to achieve technological advancements.

• They developed a complex calendar system.

• They developed a mathematical pattern based on weather and climate.

• They improved on Olmec astronomy.