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Summarize the social, political, and economic characteristics of
Precolumbian Mexico's indigenous groups. (I)
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Summarize the history of Spain, especially the significance of the
Moorish invasion and the period of the Reconquista. (II, III)
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Identify major forces, figures, and events in the Spanish conquest of
Mexico. (II)
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Explain the "ecologic revolution" which occurred with the meeting of
the Old and New Worlds. (III)
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Describe establishment, development, and syncretism of culture in the
colony of New Spain. (III)
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Describe the establishment of the Spanish administrative and judicial
structure in Mexico. (III)
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Explain the causes of the wars for independence, including
philosophies, economics, major figures, and events. (IV)
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Describe the major causes of Mexico's political and economic
instability following the Wars of Independence. (V)
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Describe 19th and 20th century foreign penetration into Mexico. (V,
VI)
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Describe the Period of Reform and the French intervention in Mexico.
(VI)
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Describe the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution. (VII, VIII)
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Describe the political, social, and economic conditions of 20th
century Mexico. (IX, X)
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Identify principal social groups in contemporary Mexico and explain
the relationships among them. (X)
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Provide an overview of United States-Mexico relations including trade
and emigration to the United States. (X)
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Identify and characterize 20th century Mexican writers and artists
with emphasis on the muralists. (X)
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Identify and locate on a map the major geographical features and
principal indigenous groups of Mexico. (XI)
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