Identity
A person's conception and expression of their own and others' individuality or group affiliations
Label
Assign to a category, especially inaccurately or restrictively
Stereotypes
unreliable, exaggerated generalizations about all members of a group that do not take individual differences into account
Spanish
of or relating to Spain, its people, or its language.
Meztizo
A term to describe people of mixed European and Native American ancestry; used as a caste system category during colonization
Mexican-American
A Mexican born/living in the U.S; heavily used during WWII era; attached to citizenship
Chicano
Originally a derogatory term describing poor Mexicans; also refers to a person of Mexican decent born in the U.S
Raza
Translation "race"- used as an umbrella term to say "people"; slang word used for "family", "homie", "sister/brother", etc.
Hispanic
of or relating to Spain or to Spanish-speaking countries, especially those of Latin America.
Latina/o/x
Persons who trace their origin or descent to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central and South America, and other Spanish cultures; adopted in 2000 Census
Master Narrative
a speech that is structured around a story that reveals some important truth
counter-narrative
A narrative that goes against another narrative.
Cosmovision
A worldview that is charged with religions forces, stories, divinities, and ancestors who created the world and assist in the maintenance in its renewal
World Making
How the world is made and how these supernatural forces organized the cosmos
Worldcentering
Centering the world through ritual and the creation of monuments, pyramids, and shines
Worldrenewing
Daily, monthly, and yearly regeneration of society and the cosmos
Ometeotl
All powerful force of the heavens
Bering Strait Theory
Theory that the 1st Americans traveled across a land bridge created by a drop in the ocean level due to the Ice Age between 12,000 and 10,000 years ago
Food indigenous to the Americans
Pineapple, vanilla, cacao, tomato, corn, squash, potatoes, beans, Chile, peanuts, avocado
They Came Before Columbus
Africans?
Chariots of the gods
Ancient aliens
Olmecs
The first civilization to appear in Mexico
Mayas
a people who established a great civilization in Middle America (calendars, architecture)
Aztecs
Also known as Mexica, they created a powerful empire in central Mexico (1325-1521 C.E.).
Chicomoztoc
Mesoamerican Cave of Origins (7)
Aztlan
the legendary ancestral home of the Aztec peoples.
Tenochtitlan
Capital of the Aztec Empire
Chinampas
floating gardens
Calpulli
Clans in Aztec society, later expanded to include residential groups that distributed land and provided labor and warriors.
Pipitlin
The noble social class in the Mexica empire
Macequales
The commoner social class in the mexica empire