Working as spinners, weavers, hat makers, cobblers, some were master crafters, and as workers in tobacco factories.
100
Did women win or lose power and authority with the Spanish conquest
Your all kind right =)
100
What were some of the traditional practices of Christianity that the naive people practiced?
Prayers, offerings, processions, dramas and the use of sacred images.
100
What kind of symbol does Malinche portray?
Mestizaje: Mixing of Spanish and Native American Blood
100
During the 16th Century, how did the Nahua women participate in the colonial courts?
Records from the 16th century show Nahua women being very active in the colonial courts acting as plaintiffs in lawsuits and presenting their own testimony.
200
What did The Recopilacion de Leyes de Los Reynos de las Indias state?
Women should not engage in burdensome work, knead dough for bread or work in mines. Domestic work was also regulated: Women and children were to receive a legally mandated wage and they could not be compalled to work against their will.
200
How were women portrayed in post classic Mayan imagery?
They were portrayed as mothers, or queen consorts , depicted in a lower position then men
200
How much has the Virgin Mary impacted the native people and in our current society?
She was know and still is as a maternal character, and was new to the native religion but struck a chord among people who desperately needed a fried in high places, some to present their case in heaven.
200
What was Malinche accused of?
Subordination to the conquistadores, valuing a foreign culture more than her own, betraying her own people
200
Before the conquest, the Nahua referred to their daughters according to the order of their birth. List the names that they were called.
Tiacapan for the eldest, Tlaco for the middle one Xoco for the youngest ad Mocel for an only daughter.
300
How could a woman become a nun, and how did they celebrate?
To become a nun a woman had to pen one year as a novice before being professed during a celebration of luxury in which the entire community took part Fireworks were set off and the candidate wore an apulent dress this was the day of her wedding with god.
300
What gender system did not judge based on gender?
Mixtec Gender system
300
Why did the Indians started becoming Christians?
They started to participate in Christian worship and eventually came to think f themselves as Christian people who no longer worshiped the gods of their ancestors. Also Christian churches replaced the old temples as the centers of the community religious life. And all that happened after their particular territory had been brought under Spanish rule.
300
How did Malinche end up with Cortes?
She was one of twenty women slaves given to the Spaniards by the natives of Tabasco
300
Why was compadrazgo useful to the native people. List 3 reasons why.
-The epidemics left many people widowed or orphaned. Parents knew that they could rely on their coparents to look after their children.
-Gave families a mechanism for helping to ensure their mutual survival.
-Gave people more economic security.
-Coparents also helped to pay the costs of the children's courtship and wedding.
400
Over time how has a fathers support for daughters education changed?
Fathers now support and encourage their daughters to continue education. Before fathers weren't tolerant of daughters getting higher education other than the one that all girls were getting.
400
in Aztec cultures women earned income and owned property making them parallel to men. What was there job outside the house hold?
Spinning,weaving,healing,embroidering, etc
400
Based on the missionary friars beliefs what was the difference of being a Christian or pagan?
To them either the Indians had truly converted, or they remained in thrall to the devil. They did not understand the Indians on being perfectly sincere in their devotion to Christ and yet continue to mingle with their Christian practices.
400
After learning about Malinche does your understanding of the saying "Hijo de la chingada" change? Why?
There is no right or wrong answer (:
400
What was James Lockhart discovery on native people?
James Lockhart found that when native people did take on Spanish surnames, their usage tended to correlate with social status.
500
How was prostitution looked at back then and how is it looked at today in our society.
Relations with prostitutes were considered minor deviations, the authorities deemed it as a necessary evil. Now it's illegal in most states, and women are the ones who are looked down upon for living this lifestyle.
500
In Spaniard culture men were considered the providers,or source of Authority. Men could hit women to correct behavior,yet women could appeal to religious or secular authorities if the husband?
husband exercised excessive Authority, or when they couldnt mantain their family
500
Were does the word "Tonantzin" comes from?
This name is not the name for any goddess but rather an honorific tittle ("our dear mother") that Christianized Nahuas used for the Virgin Mary.
500
How is the Virgin de Guadalupe and Malinche symbol view differently?
The Virgin is viewed as preservation of the Indian identity and the linkage between Native peoples and the land so its a positive symbol and Malinche is viewed as a negative symbol for betraying her people and willingly to stay by the side of the enemy of her people.
500
What did Baptism mean back in the day to the natives an what does it mean to people today?
Baptism was more about security and financial help because as the child was sponsored by a couple which meant that the couple had responsibility over the child as if it where their own. Having godparents now doesn't have as much meaning of financial security because usually people get baptized at an early age, and usually they only get to see their godparents on rare occasions.