What is the region that stretched from the center of Mexico to Central America?	Mesoamerica
Define the word polytheism	The worship of or belief in more than one god.
What country conquest and colonized New Spain?	Spain
Who led Spain in the conquest of Mexico ?	Hernan Cortes
In what city did the invaders first disembark?	Veracruz
Who received the invaders in Tenochtitlan?	Moctezuma and the Mexicas
Who discovered a new continent thinking that it was India?	Christopher Columbus
Who gave the name to this new continent?	Amerigo Vespusi
What was the main economic activity in mesoamerica?	Agriculture
What was the main economic activity during the New Spain?	Mining
Define "chinampa"	Artificial island used for growing crops, made over a frame of logos and poles and fertile soil.
What is the leyend behind the foundation of Tenochtitlan?	A man saw an eagle eating a snake in a cactus and founded Tenochtitlan there.
The diet of mesoamerica society was based on this ingredient...	Corn.
What culture of Mesoamerica stablished mainly in Chiapas and Yucatan?	Maya culture
Name the 3 periods of Mesoamerica	Pre-Classical (2,500B.C-200AC) Classical (200-900) Post-Classical (900-1521)
This mineral was used as cumency in New Spain	Silver
Write the 2 continents from where slaves came to work in Mexico	Africa and Asia
Who was Hernan Cortes' interpreter?	The Malinche- Malinali
Which or what organism regulated the navigation and commerce in New Spain	The house of trade in Seville
Which or what organism regulated the navigation and commerce in New Spain	The house of trade in Seville
From which ports did the ships used to sail from America to Spain	Caribbean and Atlantic port	They have the same names as some seas
Name the 2 groups that constantly attacked the ships to steal the goods and products	Pirates and privateers
Which Armada was built to protect the ships?	Armada de Barvolento (Navy of Barvolento)
It was used to pay the cost of war and to support the court	Silver
It was used to pay the cost of war and to support the court	Silver
Which movement was created by the church to combat the Protestant Reformation	Counter Reformation
It was used to pay the cost of war and to support the court	Silver
Which movement was created by the church to combat the Protestant Reformation	Counter Reformation
Which organism supplied the cities with what they produced?	The Hacienda
It was used to pay the cost of war and to support the court	Silver
Which movement was created by the church to combat the Protestant Reformation	Counter Reformation
Which organism supplied the cities with what they produced?	The Hacienda
Who worked in the haciendas?	People from the indigenous towns
What is interbreeding?	Mixture of elements of two or more cultures, they may be from different ethnic groups, expressions cultural values and ways of thinking.
What is interbreeding?	Mixture of elements of two or more cultures, they may be from different ethnic groups, expressions cultural values and ways of thinking.
From which ancient building the Spanish build the new government and religious buildings	Pyramids and temples
Who was the only author to be published during her lifetime in the continent?	Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
Give me the name of one nickname of this author	American Phoenix
Give me the name of one nickname of this author	American Phoenix
The baroque style was mainly used to show the magnificence of which institution?	Church
Give me the name of one nickname of this author	American Phoenix
The baroque style was mainly used to show the magnificence of which institution?	Church
How do we call when botany is applied to Medicine?	Herbolism
Who was the first Viceroy of New Spain?	Antonio de Mendoza (1535)
When was Mexico Tenochtitlan founded?	1325
When was Mexico Tenochtitlan founded?	1325
When was Tenochtitlan taken by the conquers?	1521
When was Mexico Tenochtitlan founded?	1325
When was Tenochtitlan taken by the conquers?	1521
When did Cortes arrived to Mexico Tenochtitlan?	1519
When was Mexico Tenochtitlan founded?	1325
When was Tenochtitlan taken by the conquers?	1521
When did Cortes arrived to Mexico Tenochtitlan?	1519
What was the period in history from the 5th century to the end of the 15th century?	Middle Ages
What is Insurrection?	Uprising or rebellion of people or a nation
What is a Lordship?	Territory belonging to The Lord
What allowed Mexico Tenochtitlan to expand their territory and become the dominant empire during their time?	The Triple Alliance (Tacuba, texcoco and Mexico)
What was a hearing?	Government authority and court of new Spain, whose members, the judges, heard the complains of the population.
For how many years was New Spain a colony of Spain and how is this period known?	For 300 years (1521-1821) Viceroyalty or Colony
The combination of an Indian with a Spanish was called...	Mestizo
Plants and animals introduced by the Spanish	Wheat, sugarcane, onions, garlic, citrus fruits; Pigs, sheep, donkeys, mules and chicken.
How was the colonial society formed?	Creoles: priesthood, military, commerce and mining. Castes: (the result of interbreeding) were discriminated. Indigenous:suffered exploitation.
What was the Inquisition?	The Church Tribunal to investigate, prosecute and punish heresy
Mention some words in Spanish with Arabic influence.	Alhaja, almohada, alambre.
Mention some words in Spanish with Arabic influence.	Alhaja, almohada, alambre.
Mention some words that come from Nahuatl	Petate, hamaca, atole, tamal, chile, papalote, ahuehuete, zacate, zapolite
Name some products America gave the world	Tomato, chili, potato, cocoa and vanilla.
Instruments used by the monks for evangelization.	Theater and music
How is the European baroque characterized?	By its magnificence through the use of extensive ornamentation.
Artistic style that is manifested in music, literature, sculpture, painting and which consists of a taste for ornamentation, the exaggeration, the overloaded and the magnificence.	Baroque
Botany applied to medicine	Herbalism
Country, after China, where herbal medicine is more widely practiced as an alternative to cure diseases!	Mexico
Country, after China, where herbal medicine is more widely practiced as an alternative to cure diseases!	Mexico
The English crown supported the _____________, pirates who were granted with a permit and protection called "carte Blanche"	Privateers

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