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Many of the early civilizations of Mexico practiced the worship of multiple gods. This was called?
a) Religion
b) Monotheism
c) Polytheism
d)

The spread of a group's shared beliefs or behaviors within one culture or throughout different cultures is called?
a) Tradition
b) Cultural Diffusion
c) Heritage
d)

A holiday in Mexico, similar to our Halloween, that celebrates the lives of the dead in Mexican society and occurs October 31-November 2nd, is called?
a) Dia De Los Muertos
b) All Soul's Day
c) Neither option is correct
d)

The earliest civilization that existed in the lowlands of south central Mexico that exhibited great farming skills, practiced polytheism and created many great stone carvings and other cultural practices passed on to later early civilizations was?
a) Olmec
b) Andeans
c) Chinampas
d)

This group existed from 700 through 800 A.D., in se Mexico and into central america and had great contributions in astronomy, writing, architecture, farming, and engineering was the ?
a) Aztecs
b) Olmec
c) Mayans
d)

The largest most powerful empire in Meso America, that built the great city of Tenochtilan, contributed to architectures, aqueducts, educations for young, 2 cycle calendar, medicine, art, and dams, and practiced human sacrifices, existed 1345-1521?
a) Olmec
b) Andeans
c) Aztecs
d)

In 1519, a Spaniard named _____ came to the Aztec Empire in a manner to deceive and eventually conquer to them was?
a) Santa Ana
b) Hernan Cortes
c) Porfirio Diaz
d)

The Olmec were traders and traded for items far away to obtain things they needed like?
a) cocao and cotton
b) obsidian and jade
c) all of the above
d)

There were two types of trades routes used by the early civilizations of Mexico?
a) land and by sea
b) car/land
c) Airplane/Boat
d)

This type of farming technique was used by these early civilizations in Mexico, where trees and vegetation were removed and burned and ash created fertile soil where crops grew thrived, this was called?
a) Slash and Burn Technique
b) Plow and Sow
c) Terracing
d)

The great city built by the Aztec called Tenochtilan is the same area where the current day capital of Mexico is?
a) Cancun
b) Cabo
c) Mexico City
d)

The war that freed Mexico from Spain that began in 1810 and ended in 1821 was called?
a) Mexican War of Independence
b) Alamo
c) Battle of San Jacinto
d)

Until 1960, the primary part of the economy in Mexico was related to?
a) Mining
b) Agriculture/Self Substinence
c) Fishing
d)

What percent of people live in poverty in Mexico?
a) 10
b) 20
c) 50
d)

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