Mexico

People – Indigenous Maya – Yucatan Peninsula Aztec- Mexican Plateau – Mestizo- indigenous/European Urbanization – Megacities- growing cities absorbing other cities – Primate City- Mexico City

Mexico Maya – Southern Mexico and Northern Central America – A.D. 250 to 900 – Agriculture, Trade – Astronomical observations, glyphs, skilled mathematics – Abandoned Cities?

Mexico Aztecs – Central Mexico – A.D. 1300’s – Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) – Chinampas (Floating islands) – Class System: emperor, military officials, priests, farmers, laborers, soldiers

Mexico Spanish Conquest – Hernando Cortez CE Conquistador (conqueror) Thirst for silver and gold Conquered Aztecs in 1521 – Spanish Influence- Viceroys, Catholicism, Mestizo, Art Next 300 years Syncretism= blending of beliefs & practices

Mexico After Spain Miguel Hidalgo move for Independence Independence from Spain 1821 – Rise of Caudillos – Juarez- reform – Diaz- corrupt rule Civil War- Madero, Zapata, Villa Institutional Revolutionary Party – 71 years of rule –

Mexico Economy – Urbanization – Maquiladoras – NAFTA – Emigration

Mexico Language and Religion- Spanish and Catholicism…… Blended Education and Health Care- malnutrition Interest in precolonial history, arts, dances, etc Importance of family Bull fighting, futbol (soccer), festivals