6th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 7 Mexico pages 166-185
1. Maya civilization
1. ended approximately after 900; studied stars and developed a
calendar; we do not know why it collapsed suddenly
2. Rio Bravo
2. partial border between the United States and Mexico
3. mild
3. climate in Mexico is considered
4. Olmec
4. live on the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico
5. vegetation
5. in northern Mexico desert plants and dry grassland describes
the
6. minerals
6. before oil, most valuable resource
7. mestizos
7. mix of European and Indian ancestry
8. inflation
8. prices raise when money (currency) losing its buying power
9. empire
9. single ruler over different lands and people
10. Benito Juarez
10. 1st Mexican president of Indian heritage
11. maquiladoras
11. foreign and US factories in Mexico
12. smog
12. mixture of smoke, fog, and chemicals; surrounding
mountains in Mexico City made the problem worse
13. peninsula
13. land surrounded by water on all three sides; Baja California
and Yucatan Peninsula are the two found in Mexico
14. haciendas
14. Spanish monarch granted huge farms and ranch lands;
favored to people with Spanish ancestry by the Spanish monarch
15. missions
15. church outposts in northern Mexico
16. Vicente Fox
16. 1st President to represent a new political party; elected in
2000
17. North American
Free Trade
Agreement
17. made trade easier among Mexico, Canada, and the US.
18. Aztecs
18. built their capital on this island called Tenochtitlan, farming
using raised fields called chinampas
19. MexicanAmerican War
19. started as the result of Mexico and the US fighting over Texas
and the location of the border
20. Day of the Dead
20. traditions include: families gather in graveyards, decorate
graves of loved ones, set out food and candies
21. Hernan Cortes
21. claimed Aztec land in Mexico for Spain
22. cash crop
22. sugarcane and coffee are examples of
23. health props
23. developed for farmers who used slash-and-burn agriculture
because of the smoke
24. Miguel Hidalgo
24. led the revolt against Spain in 1810
25. ethnic group
25. person’s language is tied to
26. silver
26. produces more silver than any other place in the world
27. poverty
27. problem with overcrowding
28. pay workers less
28. U.S. and foreign companies built factories in Mexico because
they could
*Review all assignments, handouts, and packet from your teacher*
**Read and review chapter 7 in textbook pages 166-185**
***Study 15-20 minutes a night days prior to test; do not wait until the last
minute!***