Unit 1
An example of quantitative data is ________
numerical data and percentages
A belief upheld by the master narrative that a person in the United States who works hard, assumes personal responsibility, and maintains a strong moral center can accomplish anything.
Bootstrap Narrative
hokey hope
when iniquities are known yet unaddressed due to a desire to remain optimistic
an international organization that helps countries develop policies to improve economic and social well-being.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Which tribe in Mesoamerica was the ancestral tribe of the other tribes (which tribe was there first?)
Olmecs
The year Mexico gained independence from Spain
1821
A monologue is _____________
a one-sided conversation
maintain hopes & dreams despite barriers
aspirational capital
An entertaining yet factual style of writing
Narrative Nonfiction
The belief that a singular momentous event would resolve eons of injustice.
Mythical Hope
'self made' billionaires make up ________% of the US population.
.0002%
Which tribe helped to draft the Constitution of the US?
Iroqouis
Who owned the majority of land in Mexico during the first few years of the nations independence?
Latifundistas
a conversation where both parties get to speak and be heard
navigational capital
Skills to handle social systems like making a phone call to the Gas Company or filling out application forms for a job.
Narrative Historical Nonfiction
An entertaining factual story based on true past events and experiences that also often contains the authors point of view and insights on events that occurred.
hope deferred
Placing blame on systems for inequitable outcomes (i.e., education gap) but cannot identify their role in creating a resolution.
The majority of 'self made' billionaires have the social identity of ______ ________.
white male
The most important crop that was grown by indigenous peoples of the America's was ________ because _________
corn because it formed the basis of their food supply
How many states did the US eventually take over that once belonged to Mexico?
6.5
In T.O.T.O., a spect-actor is someone who ___________________
comes from the audience onto the stage in order to demonstrate their own vision for a resolution to a conflict in the play.
Highlights the strengths and forms of value that many communities possess.
Community Cultural Wealth
The long-lasting impact of particular events, actions, etc. that took place in the past, or of a person’s life.
Legacy
Roses are metaphors for
students
self made billionaire is a myth because most of them inherited ___________ _________.
many of them actually inherited great family wealth
What factors contributed to the toppling of Aztec power over the Triple Alliance region of Mesoamerica?
Spanish colonization and uprisings from Aztec peasants who were unhappy with Aztec leadership
repatriation means.....
the return of someone to their own country.
The goal of T.O.T.O. is for participants (actors, spect-actors, the 'joker,' 'sculptor,' or 'narrator') to ____________
experience dialogue and acting to solve oppression so that they can bring these skills into their own real lives.
Knowledge nurtured among family and community that fosters cultural traditions and history.
Familial Capital
A collection of individuals sharing similar economic circumstances.
Social Class
concrete is a metaphor for
the soil roses grow in if they are growing amidst institutional racism, classism, sexism, etc.
self made billionaire is a myth because most billionaires are from the most _________ social identity group of ______ _______.
most of them come from the most privileged social group in the US (middle aged white heterosexual males) and therefore experience the least amount of societal barriers to economic success.
The Mayan empire when it was at it's peak spanned from ______ to ________.
From Mexico, through Guatemala and down into parts of Honduras
peninsulares were......
New Spain citizens who were born in Spain
extending of power over foreign nations.
Imperialism
Intersectional Identity
The many layers of an individual's personality that are shaped by their experience in multiple social identity groups (race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, etc).
rubric
A tool that helps instructors evaluate student work by identifying criteria and performance levels.
What are 3 ways that we can practice Critical hope in our lives?
material hope (given resources needed to deal with day-to-day life effectively), audacious hope (healing from oppression to transform it), Socratic Hope (the opportunity to question the unjust society)
self made billionaire is a myth because they benefit from _________ __________ based on paying workers _____ wages so that they can pay _______ extremely _____ wages.
they benefit from labor exploitation, low, themselves, high
The Mesoamerican tribes of _______, _______ and _____ are some of the largest indigenous groups that are still around today.
Aztecs, Mayans and Mixtecs
How was Mexico doing in the first 50 years after it's independence?
bankrupt, turmoil as various groups fought for leadership of the country, vulnerable to outside exploitation of it's resources
establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
colonization
An example of Qualitative data is _______
Interviews done with individuals and tracking trends across many individuals' stories (what the stories have in common/how they are different).
a synonym for Native American is ______
indigenous
theoretical
perspectives that recognize that society is stratified
(i.e., divided and unequal) in significant and far-reaching
ways along social group lines that include race, class, gender,
sexuality, and ability”
social justice
self made billionaire is a myth because they receive ________ help in the form of tax breaks and loans.
government
__________ were admired by European visitors and colonizers for their _____________.
Indigenous groups of America, daily bathing
what was Mexico's #1 goal as a new nation?
to unify it's ethnically diverse population.
The difference between Image Theater and Living Newspaper theater is ___________
Image theater presents a Tableau of a group of people frozen in a pose, Living Newspaper Theater includes action as well as a narrator or dialogue.
Equality means _________, but equity means _______.
everyone gets the same thing, everyone gets what they need in order for it to be fair.
The Bootstrap narrative encourages us to worship _________, but the counter narrative to that is to value _____________.
individualism, interconnectedness and community.
One of the biggest inventions in indigenous America was the creation of _____________ systems to support agriculture.
irrigation
Who was 'coopting' who in New Mexico?
US merchants coopting the Mexican elites (Catholic church leaders, latifundistas etc.)
What is a treaty and why is it important in the context of what we have learned about Indigenous & Chicano/a history?
A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between two or more countries (or international organizations) that is governed by international law and creates obligations for the parties involved. (second part of answer varies)