In 1525, which country started colonizing Guatemala?
Spain
100
How many children were in her family?
9
100
How many years did the war last for?
36 years
100
Which language did Rigoberta learn?
Spanish
200
What is the name of the native people of Guatemala?
What is the name of the descendants of European settlers?
Mayans
Ladinos
200
What happened in 1821?
Guatemala became independent
200
Name the two jobs Rigoberta had when she was 8 and 13
working on a plantation, servant for a ladino family
200
What is it called when a group of large group of people is killed because of their ethnicity?
Genocide
200
What did Rigoberta do with the prize money from the Nobel Peace Prize?
She started a foundation
300
What do the colors (blue and white) represent on the flag?
Blue: oceans
White: peace and purity
300
What are the dates of the Civil War?
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1960 - 1996
300
What did two of Rigoberta's sisters join?
The guerrillas
300
Why did the military want to get rid of Mayans? Name three things they did.
They saw them as worthless. They kidnapped, tortured and killed them. They wanted to get rid of their culture and traditions and burned/destroyed their villages.
300
What did Rigoberta do in 2007 and 2011?
She ran for president
400
What is the name of the currency in Guatemala?
Hint: It's also the national bird
Quetzal
400
In which year did Rigoberta Menchu win the Nobel Peace Prize?
1992
400
How did Rigoberta's father die?
He tried to take over the Spanish Embassy but failed and was killed.
400
How did the Ladinos exploit the Mayans?
They used them for cheap labor and stole their land
400
Rigoberta was a _____________ for the _________________
voice for the voiceless
500
Name two countries that border Guatemala
Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize
500
Which year was Rigoberta Menchu born?
1959
500
What did Rigoberta do when she was 21?
She fled to Mexico
500
How many people died in the war?
200,000
500
Name things that Rigoberta has done to help the Mayan people.
She learned to speak Spanish. She wrote a book. She helped farmers strike. She organized protests. Her foundation dug up graves. She is fighting to get land back. She started the first Mayan political party. She ran for president. She started a foundation.