1. Mexico’s History

2. base five numeric system that used zero (0-4)
Pre-Columbian Era
Olmecs
First major civilization:_______________(1, BC)
Developed forms of_________and a__________system.
____________(200BC-900AD) developed a more sophisticated system of_________,__________, and a _____________________________________________.
writing
calendar
Mayans
writing
astronomy
base five numeric system that used zero (0-4)

3. Aztecs Mexica nomadic warlike eagle snake cactus patch Tenochtitlan
Pre-Columbian Era
Aztecs
Mexica
The _________,also known as the________ were __________ and _________. They settled in 1344AD, when according to legend, they received a sign: an __________ devouring a ________ on a ____________. Their capital was __________________ and their empire the largest in history of ______________.(Latin-Middle America-Central Mexico-Central America)
nomadic
warlike
eagle
snake
cactus patch
Tenochtitlan
Mesoamerica

4. Spanish Conquest

5. Spanish explorers were swarming to the ________________, following the discovery of the Americas in _______ by ___________________. First Spanish contact with Mexico occurred in __________. An outbreak of ____________ decimated the local population.
West Indies
1492
Christopher Columbus
1521
smallpox

6. The Colonial Era

7. Spain colonized the area for the next _________
Spain colonized the area for the next _________. They established _________ and __________ control, and converted the population to the __________________ religion.
Between the _________ population was heavily reduced, largely as a result of __________ and ___________.
300 years
military
economic
Roman Catholic
Indian
fighting
diseases

8. ________ mining was the most sought after source of wealth
________ mining was the most sought after source of wealth. The Spanish farmed large properties called _________________, while the Indian population worked small ______ or as _______ on the lands owned by their ________________. The main products were ________,_________,_________,_________, and fine _______. The only manufacturing that developed was the ______________________.
Silver
haciendas
plots
serfs
Spanish Lords
silver
cacao
hides
sugar
woods
textile industry

9. Independence from Spain

10. Independence from Spain
By the early 19th century, the local ______________ had grown tired of sharing their wealth with _______, and an obsession with ____________began to grow. On __________________, Mexico gained its _______________________. Independence was followed by __________ of great political turmoil, which included the ___________________. Mexico lost ________, _____________, and ________________.
middle class
Spain
independence
September 16, 1810
Independence from Spain
30 years
Texas
Mexican-US War of
California
New Mexico