quiz 2 (weeks 4

descendents of the original inhabitents of the americas

to represent something as human

corn, beans, and squash are planted together because they benefit each other

50 million

one of the first groups to settle in California. called the seed-gatherers because they did no farming pre-Columbus. main food acorns

extends from Central Mexico down to Central America

Olmecs, Zapotec, Maya, Toltec, Aztec

the Olmecs

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)

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

maiz is sacred

the idea of being from 2 cultures, in the middle

a poem by Luis Valdez, "I am you, and you are me." about the reciprocal relationship between human beings and living beings

the search for profound knowledge, getting to the root; critical thinker, social justice