Mexico History and Geography

El Camino Real was not just a major trade route. It also made possible the exchange of ideas, languages, traditions, and customs.

• True

• False

El Camino Real is the earliest European American trade route in the United States.

• True

• False

What were the achievements of the Mayan civilization?

• food

• created the number "0"

• art

• created the alphabet

Who brought the Spanish culture to Mexico?

• Christopher Columbus

• Mr. Moses

• Cortez

• Ferdinand

Why do most Mexican's speak Spanish?

• Cortez came to Mexico from Spain

• The Mayans were Spanish

• The Aztecs were Spanish

What are mestizos?

• A combination of American and Spanish people

• A combination of French and Spanish people

• A combination of European and Indian people

What do we call the children born to parents who are from Europe and Indian cultures?

• Americans

• mestizos

• French

• Spanish

Mexico derived its name from

• The Inca

• The Spanish named it after a region in Spain

• The term comes from the name the Aztecs called themselves

• Name of the lake that Tenochtitlan stood on

What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?

• Cusco

• Tenochtitlan

• Teotihuacan

• Machu Picchu

Which Spanish conquistador led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernando de Soto

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado