1. Mexico

2. Geography Central/Mexico Plateau Yucatan/Baja Peninsula
Area of high land with flat surface
Yucatan/Baja Peninsula
Bordered by water on 3 sides
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Narrow land with water on both sides, linking two large areas of land together
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3. Cities and Population Mexico City Total Pop. = 122,322,757
Population Density = 15,427
20% of Mexico’s population
Most populated city in world
One of worlds most polluted cities…why? (HEI)
Total Pop. = 122,322,757
11th largest country
Pop. Density = 142
79% urban
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4. History of Mexico Native American’s Spaniards (Conquistadors)
Mayans (100 A.D.)
Highly developed
Aztec’s (1325 A.D.)
Militaristic
Spaniards (Conquistadors)
Spread Christianity
Gain wealth
Create a “new” Spain
Spaniards wipe out Native’s
Tenochtitlan becomes Mexico City ,

5.  symbolic entryways to Xibalba (shi-bal-bah), the Maya underworld
the ancient Maya would throw offerings into these pools to communicate with gods and ancestors
Stories of young virgins being sacrificed at the cenote to appease the gods are common, but recent archaeological analysis of the human remains found in the Sacred Cenote show that most of the individuals were male.

7. Tulum was a major crossroads of trade from both land and sea managing trade from Honduras and into the Yucatan
Tulum was believed to have about 600 residences

15. Social Classes Peninsulares Criollos Mestizo Natives 100% Spaniard
Complete power
Political, Government, Military
Criollos
Born in Mexico, but Spanish blood
Second in power
Rich local land and business owners
Mestizo
½ Spaniard, ½ Mexican
Considered impure
Identity crisis
Fate
Not many rights
Minor position in army
Natives
Slaves
Treated poorly
Lost all of their culture

16. Wars of Independence Peninsulares too powerful
Inequality and unfair treatment
Miguel Hidalgo (Priest) begins revolution
Mestizo’s and Natives
Mexico frees itself from unfair Spanish rule
Mexican Revolution
1910
60% of population was native (Aztec/Mestizo)
Most of land belonged to whites (Peninsulares/Criollos)
Porfirio Diaz
Dictatorship (1876)