1native americans
descendents of the original inhabitents of the americas
2humanization
to represent something as human
3three sister farming
corn, beans, and squash are planted together because they benefit each other
4How many people were already in the Americas pre-colonization?
50 million
5Tachi YokutWThP
one of the first groups to settle in California. called the seed-gatherers because they did no farming pre-Columbus. main food acorns
6Mesoamerica
extends from Central Mexico down to Central America
7What groups were in Mesoamerica?
Olmecs, Zapotec, Maya, Toltec, Aztec
8What was Mexico's earliest known group?
the Olmecs
9What were the core beliefs of Aztecs?
hard work, devout service to the state and gods, order/duty, family unit, duality (e.g., wife/husband, near/far, natural cycles, droughtain, life/death, rebirth, regeneration)
10The Sun Stone
also known as the Calendar Stone. represents the 5 different eras of the Sun, the cycles of destruction: Sun of Jaguar, Sun of Wind, Sun of Fire, Sun of Water, and the 5th is the current era
11Ixiim/Xiimte
maiz is sacred
12Nepantla
the idea of being from 2 cultures, in the middle
13In Lak'ech
a poem by Luis Valdez, "I am you, and you are me." about the reciprocal relationship between human beings and living beings
14Panche Be
the search for profound knowledge, getting to the root; critical thinker, social justice