Chapter 5. Mexico Vocabulary

Choose the correct vocabulary word

• Isthmus

• Plateau

• Sierrra

• Peninsula

Choose the correct vocabulary word

• Isthmus

• Plateau

• Sierrra

• Peninsula

Choose the correct vocabulary word

• Isthmus

• Plateau

• Sierrra

• Peninsula

Is the covering of tiny ice crystals that form on a surface when dew or water freezes.

• Frost

• Tierra Caliente

• Tierra Templada

• Tierra Fría

Complete the sentence: The land that is now Mexico, as well as some of the land in Central America, was home to three early _______.

• Reclaimers

• Civilizations

• Innovations

• Fiestas

Olmec ______, or new ways of doing things, spread to other societies as the Olmecs interacted with them through trade.

• Reclaimers

• Civilizations

• Innovations

• Fiestas

Some of the Mayan cities were left empty and were _____, or taken back, by the surrounding rain forests.

• reclaimed

• innovated

• civilized

Catholic ______, or religious teachers, taught their religion to millions of native people.

• Teachers

• People

• Missionaries

• Believers

During colonial times many colonists married native people already living in what is Mexico. The children of these marriges were called _____.

• Spanish

• Mestizos

• Natives

• Civilians

Porfirio Diaz took control of the government and named himself president. He wanted to reform the nation's _____, or money matters.

• education

• political matters

• finances

• travelings