Terminology
Who does "Latino" refer to?
Refers to individuals whose ancestry originates from Latin America, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
A Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec empire.
What year did the Pueblo Revolt occur and where did it take place?
1680, present day New Mexico
Who was Eva?
Eva of Naharon, the skeleton found in an underwater cave in Mexico.
A social construct that categorize people based on their ancestry, history, and physical traits. (skin, color, & hair)
A term used to describe American individuals of Mexican origin or descent
Chicano
Who was Juan de Oñate?
What does PPP stand for?
People, power, privilege.
Fill in the blank,
"For the Romans, their most precious treasure was their gold. For the Egyptians, it was the afterlife. For the Aztecs, it was..."
Human blood.
What are the three stages of a conquest?
1. Enslavement
2. Dislocation
3. Confrontation
What is ethnicity?
Based on your heritage, linguistic and cultural identity, and geographic location. It is chosen or learned from your culture and family.
Who was Cortes first welcomed by and what were the consequences soon after his arrival?
Cortes was welcomes by Montezuma ll.
Cortes soon took the emperor and his advisors hostage.
What was the silent holocaust?
The Guatemalan genocide, also referred to as the Maya genocide, or the Silent Holocaust, was the mass killing of the Maya Indigenous people during the Guatemalan Civil War
Name at least three Mayan inventions.
Concept of 0
Complex calendar system
Filtration system
Chocolate
...
What were the men of La Reconquista convinced of?
They were convinced of their superiority to their enemies who had rejected Christianity, they believed they were allowed to enslave those they conquered.
What is the dominant narrative?
A widely accepted story or explanation in favor of the interest and or ideologies of a powerful group in society.
Recite the passage your group was tasked with decoding during Tuesdays activity
i can't fact check, i don't know them :/
What are a few things that helped aide the Spanish during the conquest of the Aztec Empire?
Disease
Indigenous alliance
Psychological and cultural factors
Superior weaponry
Who is the Kennewick Man?
Also known as "The ancient one" he is a prehistoric man whose skeletal remains were discovered in 1996 near Kennewick, Washington.
What did the Papal Bull state about inhabited land?
Pope Alexander VI stated, any land inhabited by people who were not Christian can be "discovered" and then claimed by Christian rulers.
Occurs when products are seen as having inherent, almost magical value, separate from the social labor that produced them.
Commodity fetishism
What are the two common ways La Malinche is portrayed AND what group of people is she considered the mother of?
- A traitor to her people
- A victim of circumstance
- Mother of the Mestizo race (mix of Spanish and Indigenous blood)
Describe the Spanish forced labor system
A hierarchical, extractive labor system based on control of the land and the people. Fundamentally colonial, relying on racial discrimination and the violent conquest of indigenous peoples.
What did the Aztecs craft as tribute to their Gods?
Aqueducts, palaces, pyramids and temples
What are the ten stages of genocide?
1. Classification
2. Symbolization
3. Discrimination
4. Dehumanization
5. Organization
6. Polarization
7. Preparation
8. Persecution
9. Extermination
10. Denial