| A | B |
|---|
| civilization | A culture with a complex economic, governing, and social system |
| innovation | a new way of doing something |
| reclaim | to take back, as the surrounding environment can do to human made structures |
| missionary | A person sent to teach about religion |
| fiesta | a holiday or festival, especially in Mexico honoring a saint |
| mestizo | a person of European and American Indian descent, living in a Spanish colony |
| Olmecs | earliest civilization of Mexico |
| Maya | Native Americans of Central America |
| Jaguar | religious symbol found at the top of Tikal's largest temple |
| Tikal | Mayan city on the Yucatan Peninsula |
| Aztecs | largest city was Tenochtitlan |
| Nahuatl | Aztec language |
| tlaxcalli | Aztec tortilla |
| Harnando Cortez | conquered the Aztec Empire |
| Spanish | Official language of Mexico |
| Roman Catholic | 97% of all Mexicans religion |
| Guadalupe Day | Mexico's most important religious holiday |
