HOMEWORK

1. HOMEWORK Turn in your Chapter 9 Review to your box! No late work will be accepted.

3. Meneudo recipe • 3 lbs beef tripe • 3 lbs hominy, frozen • 3 lbs pigs feet, quartered • 1 large onion, diced • 1 bunch green onions • 1 bunch cilantro, chopped • 2 Tbsp fresh oregano leaves • 1 Tbsp black pepper • 1 Tbsp red pepper flakes • 1 head garlic • 2 Tbsp salt • 2 pequin chiles • Lemon wedges • Wash tripe thoroughly. Remove the excess fat from the tripe and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Wash the pigs feet well. • Combine all ingredients, except for garnishes, in a large pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to low and simmer slowly until hominy opens and is cooked. • Do not overcook! • Skim the excess fat from the surface. It is best if you can refrigerate the Menudo in order to remove all of the grease. • Ladle into bowls, and garnish with additional fresh cilantro, chopped green onions, minced pequin chiles, and lemon wedges. Serve with toasted Mexican corn bread made with corn flour.

4. Chapter 10: A Blending of Cultures Section 1: Mexico

5. Today’s previewChapter 10, Section 1 • Lecture: • History • Art & Culture • Economics • American drug users, dead Mexicans • Columbian Exchange • Music of Mexico • Post-test

6. Objectives • By the end of class, you should be able to: • Explain colonialism and independence in Mexico. • Describe the blending of native and Spanish influences in Mexico. • Describe the economies of cities and factories in Mexico • Discuss the impact that drugs and crime have on the United States and Mexico.

7. QUETZALCOATL

8. A human perspective Quetzalcoatl was a Toltec & Aztec god Legend: he traveled Eastward from the sea, promising to return again to bring peace.

9. Native Americans and the Spanish Conquest • Mexico was originally occupied by many different cultures • Toltecs • Maya • Aztecs • Some smaller tribes

10. Here comes the Spanish 1519: Cortes landed on the coast of Mexico Marched into the interior of the city until reaching the city of Tenochtitlan The Spanish were vastly outnumbered. Why were they successful? 1

11. Hernando Cortes in Mexico

12. Colony and Country • For the next several centuries, Mexico was a colony of the Spanish empire • Exported natural resources back to Spain • Gold • Silver • Agriculture

13. Distribution of Land Under the Spanish and after independence, land ownership was unequal A few rich landowners owned big haciendas Landless peasants worked the haciendas

14. Colony and Country 1821: Mexico achieved independence from Spain 1822: Augustin de Iturbide proclaimed himself emperor 1860’s: Mexico occupied by the French Mid-1800’s: Benito Juarez led reform movement

15. Independent Mexico One political party ruled Mexico from 1929 to 2000. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was a leftover from the Mexican revolution Generally corrupt

16. A Meeting of Cultures • Aztec empire reputedly founded in about the year 1200 • Spanish arrive in 1521, bringing their language and religion • “Anthropology” did not exist yet • Develops a blended culture • Language • Religion

17. Mexican Art & Architecture • Blended cultures produce blended art • Native buildings were beautiful temples and public buildings • Spanish built missions and Cathedrals • "The Great City of Tenochtitlan“ • Diego Rivera, 1945 12

18. Frida Kahlo

19. Economics • Mexico economy continues to struggle • Two main economic challenges: • Long-standing gap between rich and poor • Industrialization

20. Mexico City

21. Mexico City

22. Ciudades Perdidas

23. Rural Mexico

24. Population and Cities Like most of Latin America, Mexico is undergoing urbanization Most of Mexico’s population is very young and growing

25. Oil and Manufacturing Large industry based on oil reserves New factories are located in the North Maquiladoras: factories that produce goods for export

27. Emigration • Emigration has a big impact on family life • Workers travel to USA for work • Breaks up families • Send money back home

28. Work and School • Mexican job shortage • Generally no education or training • Education is changing • Today about 85% of children attend school • Industrialization will require greater education

29. American drug users, dead Mexicans • News analysis • Read two articles and answer the accompanying questions • Interview with Vicente Fox • KRQE Albuquerque

30. Columbian Exchange Which of these items came from the old world or new world?

31. Mexican music • Ranchera music: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suYXUznhC2U • Norteño • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs188Gf4qBM • Tejano • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iv3YZ6mvS0 • Mexican Hat Dance • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZimZYTwuDk

32. Post-test Question #1 • The Aztec Empire fell under the rule of Spain as a result of: A. Diffusion B. The Spanish Conquest C. The Free Trade Agreement D. Manufacturing

33. Post-test Question #2 • The Aztec city that became the site of Mexico City was called: • Augustin • Juarez • Texcoco • Tenochtitlan

34. Post-test Question #3 • Factories along the U.S. border that manufacture goods for export are called: • Finance development • Maquiladoras • Trade agreement factories • Import tariff industries

35. Closure Explain colonialism and independence in Mexico. How have native and Spanish influences blended? Describe the economics of cities and factories of Mexico NEXT TIME: Central America and the Caribbean NEXT TIME: Read Chapter 10, Section 2