Chapter 5. Mexico Vocabulary

Choose the correct vocabulary word

Choose the correct vocabulary word

Choose the correct vocabulary word

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

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

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

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

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

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

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