Mexico
by
Mr.G.Cruz
CES 73X
•
An ecosystem is defined as a group of organisms and their physical or natural
environment. Man has become increasingly aware that his way of life is
determined and defined by his surroundings. Every living thing in an
ecosystem is dependent upon and affected by every other thing in that
ecosystem. The four ecosystem - desert, rainforest, mountains, and steppes or
grasslands - created agricultural problems for Mexico.
• Mexico is also a nation of diverse cultures. First,
the Mayas, the Aztecs and other civilizations
occupied Mexico; then the Spanish and French
conquered and colonized the land. Here we see
Hernan Cortes, a Spaniard, when he first made
contact with the Aztecs. A year later their empire
had disappeared.
Immigrant Interview
1) Where are you from?
2)
Did you have a steady job in your native country?
3) What kind of job was it?
4)
Why did you come to the United States?
5)
What did you expect to find in the United States before you came?
6) What were your early experiences in this country?
7)
What was your first job in the United States?
8)
How long have you been living in the United States?
9)
How have you retained your own culture?
10) How has the American experience influenced?
Mexico City (The Giant Grows)
• Mexico City is the largest city in the world.
It is home to almost 30 million people and it
is still growing at an alarming rate. In
recent decades, the city has become
hopelessly overcrowded and unmanageable,
spreading itself so far and fast that it has
outgrown the resources and services
available to support it.
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Huge new oil deposits were discovered in Mexico in the late 1970's, setting
off an economic boom. The Mexican government, which owned and operated the
oil industry (called Pemex), decided to slowly develop the oil industry while
building the base for a strong economy. In the 1980's the demand for oil decreased
because of energy conservation and a worldwide recession. The Mexican
government had incurred a huge foreign debt to begin all kinds of development
projects around the country. When oil demand decreased, Mexico was unable to
pay its debts. Government development projects were abandoned; unemployment
and inflation increased.
The most brilliant pre-Columbian civilization of all was the Mayan, between
300 and 800 A.D. The Mayas were the leading scientists of ancient
America. They were skillful, intelligent, peaceful and religious people.
Aztec
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Tenochtitlan
By the early sixteenth century, Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities in
the world; bigger than any other city in Europe.
The wealth of Tenochtitlan was made possible by tribute paid to the Aztec rulers
by conquered peoples.
Then Aztecs were the most militaristic of all Mexico's civilizations.
According to their stories, the Aztecs were ordered by their priests to wander
until they came to a rich land. There they were to stop and build a great city.
How would they know where this place was? They would know it when they saw
an eagle perched on a cactus plant, devouring a snake. At Lake Texcoco, the site
of the preset-day Mexico city, the Aztecs saw just that. On an island in the middle
of a lake, a huge eagle was holding a helpless snake in its beak. On this island, the
Aztecs began building a city in 1325. They called it Tenochtitlan (teh-nach-teeTLAN).
Pyramid of the Sun
(Aztecs)
“El Grito de Dolores”
(Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla)
Benito Juarez