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The Maya
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The Aztec
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The Inca
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New Spain
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Mexico After Independence
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Other Stuff!
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The Maya
The Aztec
The Inca
New Spain
Mexico After Independence
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Where was the ancient Maya civilization located?
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Around the Yucatan Peninsula
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What agricultural method was primarily used by
the Maya?
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Slash and Burn Agriculture
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What is the meaning of the term Maya Script?
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This was the Maya system of hieroglyphic writing.
This was the most advanced system of writing in
Ancient Latin America
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The Maya had a strict social hierarchy. What is a
social hierarchy?
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A system of social classes
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Describe at least 5 Characteristics of the
Ancient Maya
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• Possible Answers
• Located on Yucatan Peninsula
• Not a united people, loose collection of
  independent city states
• In warfare, goal was to capture rather than kill
• Polytheistic religious beliefs
• Built Intricate Pyramids
• Slash and Burn Agriculture
• Experts in Math
• Obsessed with astronomy
• Developed several calendars
• Hieroglyphic written language
• Mysteriously abandoned city-states

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Where was the empire of the Ancient Aztec located?
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The Valley of Mexico
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• Spanish Conquistador
• Conqueror of the Aztec
• Governor of New Spain
• What historical figure is being described?

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Hernan Cortez
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• Capital of the Aztec Empire
• Located on an island in the middle of Lake
  Texcoco
• Mexico City was built on its ruins
• What ancient city is being described?

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Tenochtitlan
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What is the meaning of the term chinampa?
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Floating gardens built by the Aztec
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Describe at least 3 reasons why the Spanish were
able to conquer the Aztec, even though they were
far outnumbered?
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• The Aztec initially thought Cortez was a god
• The Spanish had steel swords and armor
• The Spanish had guns
• The Spanish had horses
• The Spanish were aided by rivals of the Aztec
• The Spanish unknowingly brought diseases that the
  natives had no immunity to

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Where was the empire of the Ancient Inca located?
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Along the Andes Mountains on the West Coast of
South America
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What were the main motivations of the Spanish
Conquistadors?
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• The 3 Gs
• Gold
• God
• Glory

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What is Machu Picchu?
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A massive stone city high in the Andes Mountains
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Who conquered the Inca?
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Francisco Pizarro
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What is the meaning of the term quipu?
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Although the Inca had no written language, they
kept records through quipu, or an intricate
series of knots in strings.
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What language religion did the Spanish
introduce to Latin America?
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Language- Spanish (DUH!) Religion-
Christianity (Roman Catholic) These are still the
most common language/religion in Latin America to
this day
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What was the Columbian Exchange?
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The exchange of animals, plants, disease, ideas
and culture between Europe and their colonies in
Latin America
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Who is considered the Father of Mexican
Independence?
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Father Miguel Hidalgo
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What term describes the system in New Spain where
Spanish men were given a Native American village
to oversee and the natives were forced to pay
tribute to the Spaniard?
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Encomienda
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Name and describe the 3 main social classes in
New Spain
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Peninsulares- Ruling class, those born in
Spain Criollos- Born in Mexico however, parents
born in Spain Mestizos- People of a mixture of
European and Native American Decent
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What term BEST describes the government of modern
Mexico?
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Democracy (Rule by the People)
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Describe the meaning of the following
terms Hacienda Ejido
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Hacienda a large farm or ranch in Mexico Ejido
a community farm owned by the people of a village
in Mexico
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• Name at least 3 reformers of Mexico

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• Benito Juarez
• Francisco Madero
• Emiliano Zapata
• Vicente Fox
• Pancho Villa
• ..etc.

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Daily Double!!
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• As a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
  the Mexican Cession the Gadsden Purchase, the
  United States gained a lot of land from Mexico.
• Name at least 5 states that used to be a part of
  Mexico.

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• California
• Nevada
• Arizona
• Utah
• New Mexico
• Texas
• Colorado (part)
• Wyoming (part)

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What were the main causes of the Mexican
Revolution? (At least 3)
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• Huge gap between rich and poor in Mexico
• Rich farmers owned the majority of the land
• People wanted honest elections

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Provide an example of a primary secondary
source on ancient Latin America
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Possible Answers Primary- Example An Ancient
Maya Hieroglyph Secondary- Ch. 6.2 in your text
book
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What 4 areas make up Latin America?
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• Mexico
• Central America
• The Caribbean
• South America

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What are the 2 main influences on the culture of
Mexico?
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Spanish (Catholicetc) Native America
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In 2000, _______________ was the 1st president in
70 years who did not belong to the Institutional
Revolutionary Party (PRI)
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Vicente Fox
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In order, what are the main stages of Spanish
activity in Latin America? (All 4)
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I. Exploration II. Conquest II. Colonization IV.
Immigration
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Final Jeopardy
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