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Final Jeopardy Round 1 Olmecs Mayas Aztecs missionaries
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Geography History Govt. & Economy Miscellaneous Round 2 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 Final Jeopardy $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 Scores $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500
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Name the climate zone where most people and farms are found in Mexico.
$100 Name the climate zone where most people and farms are found in Mexico.
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$100 Tierra templada Scores
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Name the largest physical feature of Mexico.
$200 Name the largest physical feature of Mexico.
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$200 Plateau of Mexico Scores
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$300 This landform is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.
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$300 Isthmus Scores
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Name the two major mountain ranges in Mexico.
$400 Name the two major mountain ranges in Mexico.
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Sierra Occidental and Sierra Oriental.
$400 Sierra Occidental and Sierra Oriental. Scores
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$500 Why do most people live in tierra templada and on the Plateau of Mexico? (3 reasons)
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$500 Because the temperature is temperate and the land is flat – perfect for farming. Scores
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Which civilization is the earliest in Mexico?
$100 Which civilization is the earliest in Mexico?
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$100 The Olmecs. Scores
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What was the major development that the Mayas created?
$200 What was the major development that the Mayas created?
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Number system that included zero.
$200 Scores
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Name the significance of Tenochitlan.
$300 Name the significance of Tenochitlan.
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It was the Aztec’s largest city.
$300 It was the Aztec’s largest city. Scores
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Daily Double
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Name the term that refers to religious teachers.
$400 Name the term that refers to religious teachers.
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$400 Missionaries Scores
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What did the Spanish culture bring to Mexico? Name 3 things!
$500 What did the Spanish culture bring to Mexico? Name 3 things!
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$500 The Spanish language, the Roman Catholic religion, and Spanish arcitecture. Scores
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$100 What special event in Mexico occurred in 1821, that dealt with the country Spain? (hint: claimed what?)
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Mexico claimed its independence.
$100 Mexico claimed its independence. Scores
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$200 What did Mexico’s Constitution of 1917 provide for the country and help create? (2 things)
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Land reform and a presidential democracy
$200 Land reform and a presidential democracy Scores
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Maquiladoras refers to…
$300 Maquiladoras refers to…
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$300 Assembly plants Scores
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What did Benito Juarez do?
$400 What did Benito Juarez do?
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Ended special privileges for the Catholic Church and the army.
$400 Ended special privileges for the Catholic Church and the army. Scores
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$500 What is special about the president of Mexican government? (compared to America’s president)
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$500 He plays a greater role in the three branches of government than the other branches. Scores
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$100 This Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec Empire and claimed land for Spain.
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$100 Hernando Cortes Scores
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$200 He was the first Mexican president to become a member of PAN, or the National Action Party.
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$200 Vicente Fox Quesada Scores
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What are two major problems in Mexico today?
$300 What are two major problems in Mexico today?
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Poverty, overpopulation, crime, drugs, pollution…
$300 Poverty, overpopulation, crime, drugs, pollution… Scores
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$400 What did manufacturing help do in Mexico in the 1940’s? (think in relation to its economy)
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It played a major role and increased its economy
$400 It played a major role and increased its economy Scores
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Porfirio Diaz, a president for 30 years,
wanted to reform this in Mexico? $500
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Mexico’s finances or money matters
$500 Mexico’s finances or money matters Scores
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Where did the American colonists come from?
$100 Where did the American colonists come from?
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Europe (especially Spain)
$100 Europe (especially Spain) Scores
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What were the people called who supported the colonists in war?
$200 What were the people called who supported the colonists in war?
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$200 Patriots Scores
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$300 What are mestizos?
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Children from marriages between native Mexicans and European settlers.
$300 Children from marriages between native Mexicans and European settlers. Scores
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What are three innovations the Maya, Aztec, and Olmecs used?
$400 What are three innovations the Maya, Aztec, and Olmecs used?
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Calendars, picture writing, and a counting system
$400 Calendars, picture writing, and a counting system Scores
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What are two ways the Aztec influenced the Mexican culture today?
$500 What are two ways the Aztec influenced the Mexican culture today?
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$500 Many place names in Mexico comes from the Aztec language (Nuhatl), AND tortillas, which are a popular food in Mexico, were an Aztec food. Scores
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Final Jeopardy Question
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Give me four examples of how Aztec and Spanish civilization added to the culture of modern day Mexico.
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Spanish: Spanish language, Roman Catholic religion, Spanish architecture, mestizo children
Aztec: place names come from Nahuatal language (words like Mexico, chocolate), tacos and tortillas Scores
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