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Mexico
6th grade Social Studies Test on Mexico
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The last ruler of the Aztec Empire | Montezuma |
| Known as the "Father of Mexico" who started the Mexican Revolution | Miguel Hidalgo |
| Current president of Mexico | Felipe Calderon |
| The Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs | Hernan Cortes |
| This empire ruled much of Mexico and Central America between 2000 BC and 900 AD | Mayan |
| This empire ruled much of current day Mexico between 1200 and 1500 | Aztec |
| The Spanish Conquistadors, led by Cortes arrived in Mexico to conquer the Aztecs this year. | 1519 |
| This is the year Mexico declared its independence from Spain and began the revolution | 1810 |
| This is the year Mexico finally won its independence from Spain | 1821 |
| This is the year the NAFTA treaty was signed | 1994 |
| The geographic shape where Mexico City is located looks much like this | Bowl |
| The mountain range on the West side of Mexico is called the | Sierra Madre Occidental |
| The mountain range on the East side of Mexico is called the | Sierra Madre Oriental |
| The main mountain ranges of Mexico form this letter's shape | V |
| This northern desert has some of the hottest and coldest temperatures in the country | Sonoran |
| This type of soil is found near Mexico City and makes growing crops easier | volcanic |
| Climates in Mexico are determined by | Altitude and latitude |
| These bodies of water in Mexico are relatively small and carry little water | Rivers |
| Mexico has this type of economic system | market |
| Mexico's current government is a | democracy |
| Mexico's main language is | Spanish |
| Mexico's main religion is | Catholic |
| The Aztecs used a system of this to govern their empire | Tribute |
| Because large stadium-type structures were discovered at many Aztec and Mayan ruins, archaeologists can infer that this was very important to those societies | Ball game |
| Aztecs welcomed Cortes into their city because they believed he was a | god |