Vocabulary
The human culture that has not migrated from their homeland.
What is indigenous?
The queen of Tejano music who was tragically killed in 1995.
Who is Selena (Quintanilla-Perez)?
This northern Mexico empire made human sacrifices to their gods.
Who are the Aztecs?
The 1st ancient people of central Mexico that were known as the "rubber people".
Who are the Olmecs?
The name of the region from central Mexico to Costa Rica that is the homeland of early Latin civilizations that date back over 3,000 years.
What is Mesoamerica?
A sudden change in government is known as a R_________.
What is a revolution?
The Latin music genre that has Jamaican roots that is a fusion of reggae, Latin, and hip-hop.
What is reggaton?
The belief in more than 1 God.
What is polytheism?
The most significant ruler of the Aztec empire.
Who is Moctezuma II?
Scientists believe that today's Native Americans reached North America by walking across this.
What is the Bering Land Bridge?
A person of mixed ancestry of Mexican and American.
What is chicano?
This style of dance tells a story and was created by the indigenous people of Mexico and has been influenced by Spain.
What is folklorico?
Violent public behavior.
What is a riot?
The Latin American revolutionary who fought for the rights of farmworkers and he helped to create the first farm worker labor union in central California in the 1950s.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
The name of the mountain range where the Incas built their civilization.
What are the Andes mountains?
A program that was created in 1942 that allowed Mexican me to work in the United States on a short term contract.
What is the Bracero Program?
Let me see you 1, 2 step. This dance we practiced in class as a part of study traditional Latin dances (native to countries in the Caribbean).
What is Salsa dancing?
The way we think things should be even if it's not accurate.
What is bias?
Famous Latina painter who was known for her self-portraits and a cultural icon in the LGTBQ community.
Who is Frida Khalo?
Which ancient civilization was known for creating the calendar and hieroglyphics?
Who are the Mayas?
Not showing love or loyalty to one's country.
What is unpatriotic?
This style of dance is originally from South America and rhymes with mango.
What is the tango?
What is an Alfombra?
Communities of escaped slaves and Native Americans that fled to Central America.
What are maroons?
The language of the ancient Incas.
What is quechua?