| Term | Definition |
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Pok-a-tok |
Maya ball game. |
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Haciendas |
Huge farmlands. |
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Epidemic |
Wide spread of disease. |
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Glyphs |
Characters and writing made by Maya. |
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Mesoamerica |
Middle America. |
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Moctezuma II |
Aztec Ruler. |
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Hernan Cortes |
Spanish explorer. |
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1821 |
Year Mexico won independence from Spain. |
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Obsidain |
Natural glass made from cooled lava. |
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Mount Orizaba |
Mexico's largest mountain. |
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Chinampas |
Floating garden. |
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New Spain |
Spanish colonies. |
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Tenochtillan |
Capital of Aztec empire. |
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Conquistadores |
Conquerers or explorers. |
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NAFTA |
North America Free Trade Agreement. |
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Maquiladoras |
Foreign factories on the Us, Mexico border. |