MEXICO HISTORY AND CULTURE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
List the 3 cultures of the world. - Correct Answers -Rice of the Orient
Wheat of Europe
Corn of México
Chichén Itzá is the ancient city of the ________________. - Correct Answers -Mayans
"El Carocol" is a Mayan _____________________. - Correct Answers -observatory
The Mayan pyramid "Kulkulkán" is also known as _________________. - Correct
Answers -El Castillo
This group of Native Americans destroyed the Mayans. - Correct Answers -The Toltecs
The main square in Mexico City is called the ____________. - Correct Answers -Zócalo
What are the colors of the Mexican flag? - Correct Answers -Green, white and red
What did the Spaniards build on top of Tenochtitlán? - Correct Answers -Mexico City
Tenochtitlán was the capital of the ___________________. - Correct Answers -Aztecs
What was the sign that the Aztecs were looking for to tell them where to establish their
capital? - Correct Answers -An eagle sitting on a cactus eating a snake.
Tenochtitlán was built on top of a _____________. - Correct Answers -Lake
The Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. - Correct Answers -Hernán Cortés
The social system of separate classes in colonial Mexico, - Correct Answers -the caste
system
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
List the 3 cultures of the world. - Correct Answers -Rice of the Orient
Wheat of Europe
Corn of México
Chichén Itzá is the ancient city of the ________________. - Correct Answers -Mayans
"El Carocol" is a Mayan _____________________. - Correct Answers -observatory
The Mayan pyramid "Kulkulkán" is also known as _________________. - Correct
Answers -El Castillo
This group of Native Americans destroyed the Mayans. - Correct Answers -The Toltecs
The main square in Mexico City is called the ____________. - Correct Answers -Zócalo
What are the colors of the Mexican flag? - Correct Answers -Green, white and red
What did the Spaniards build on top of Tenochtitlán? - Correct Answers -Mexico City
Tenochtitlán was the capital of the ___________________. - Correct Answers -Aztecs
What was the sign that the Aztecs were looking for to tell them where to establish their
capital? - Correct Answers -An eagle sitting on a cactus eating a snake.
Tenochtitlán was built on top of a _____________. - Correct Answers -Lake
The Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. - Correct Answers -Hernán Cortés
The social system of separate classes in colonial Mexico, - Correct Answers -the caste
system