1. What does the term 'Pre-Columbian Civilizations' refer to?
2. In what year did the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire conclude?
3. What was the primary role of Peninsulares in Colonial Mexico society?
Pre-Columbian Civilizations — region?
Developed independently in Mexico and Central America.
Spanish Conquest — leader?
Hernán Cortés led the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Colonial Mexico Society — top class?
Peninsulares, Spaniards born in Spain.
Mesoamerica — definition?
Region with complex civilizations in Mexico, Central America.
Olmec —
Known as 'Mother Culture', early Mesoamerican civilization.
Maya — key achievements?
Advanced writing, math, astronomy, architecture.
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