Mexico. Introduction Ring of Fire: Earth’s most dangerous earthquake and volcanic zones (Random House History Facts) 11 th Largest Country by population.

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Mexico

Introduction Ring of Fire: Earth’s most dangerous earthquake and volcanic zones (Random House History Facts) 11 th Largest Country by population Largest Spanish Speaking Country Oldest University: The National University of Mexico: 1551 (Random House History Facts)

History 31 States Official name: Estados Únidos Mexicanos (United States of Mexico) (History: Mexico City - Distrito Federal). Has a federal district Mexico Distrito Federal, or Mexico City Aztecs (History: Mexico City - Distrito Federal) Warriors Great City: Tenochtitlán Mexican Flag based off of the symbol: eagle eating a snake sitting on a cactus City is sinking Draining water

History Continued Wars (Mexican History.org) 1846: Battled USA in Mexican- American War (Mexican History.org) Lost: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, Texas 1910: Mexican Revolution Lasted 10 Years Madero, Villa, and Zapata overthrew Diaz 1 million people killed Aiming for democracy

Religion 90% of the population is affiliated with Roman Catholicism (Griffin) Catholicism (Merriam-Webster) Largest denomination of the Christian Religion Pope: “the infallible interpreter of divine revelation” Many indigenous people still practice their native beliefs in conjunction with Catholicism (Griffin) Cathedral in Mexico City: Basilica of Guadalupe (Griffin) Hundreds of thousands go for worship

Culture Introduced: Chilies, Chocolate, Corn to the world (Random History Facts Tequila Agave Cactus 62 Indigenous languages – 6% speak them Mariachi Music Artists: Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo Indigenous Struggle Migrate to California Don’t speak Spanish or English (Cengel)

Politics Democratic System: President Peña Lots of uninvestigated abductions and massacres Drug Dealers/Cartels Economy is negatively affected (Economist)

Sports Soccer When rival teams play towns shut down World Cup causes the state to shut down Hosted World Cup twice: 1970 and 1986 Gives many players internationally Bullfighting Boxing Running

Conclusion Very Diverse Sports Religion Home of the 2 nd wealthiest man Mexico City