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Who were the first settlers in Central and South America?
nomads from the north moved into Central and South America around 6000 BC
What were the early settlers doing by 3000 - 2300 BC?
Evidence shows they were farming, making pottery and settling in villages.
What culture in Central America and Mexico were building platforms, temples and pyramids around 2000 BC?
Mayas
What were the Olmecs known for? (1400 BC – 200 AD)
hieroglyphics, a calendar, jade figures, carved stone heads
What metals were the Incas in Peru working with around 900 – 200 BC?
gold and silver
The Mayan ruin, Chichén Itzá, is known as El Castillo and has astronomical features that are amazing. Name one.
Solar calendar: shadows fall on next step each day;
structure is based on 365 days;
shadows mark the equinoxes and solstices – slithering serpent
Where are Mayan ruins found?
Guatemala, Mexico and Belize
What civilization was centered in Mexico City in the 15th and 16th centuries?
Aztecs
Name an Aztec ruler.
Montezuma (Moctezuma), Itzcoatl, Axayacatl, Motecuzoma, Tizoc
What Spanish explorer conquered the Aztecs?
Hernán Cortéz
Hernán Cortés
Who was Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz? (1648 – 1695) (Mexico)
She was a nun who wrote poetry and stood up for “women's rights” as far as she could in that day.
Who wrote the first novel of the Spanish Americas, published in 1816? What is it called?
Fernández de Lizardi
The Mangy Parrot
El periquillo sarniento
(The Itching Parrot)
What was it patterned after?
Don Quixote, by Cervantes
What is the narrator's purpose?
On his dying bed, he wants to tell his children and grandchildren about the things he did wrong in life so that they will make better decisions than he made.
What is a “hacienda”?
ranch or farm
What is one of the novels that Ignacio Manuel Altamirano wrote? (1874)
El Zarco
Who was “El Zarco”?
“The blue-eyed bandit”, an outlaw in the time right before The French took over Mexico (1861-1863)
Who was Altamirano?
an Aztec Indian who wrote books, magazines and newspapers and became a politician in Mexico
Who is his “alter ego” in the novel?
Nicolás, the Indian blacksmith
Who was Octavio Paz? (1914 – 1998)
Mexican poet who helped define the Mexican identity
What is “The Labyrinth of Solitude”?
A book of poetry by Octavio Paz about the Mexican soul, history, and culture
Who was Juan Rulfo? (1917 – 1986)?
Mexican writer and photographer
(1917 - 1986)
What is Pedro Páramo?
A novel written by Rulfo about a village in Mexico and it's history.
What literary element did Rulfo include that influenced other writers?
magical realism
Name 3 Mexican artists.
Velasco (1840 - 1912)
Posada (1852-1913)
Ramos Martínez (1871 - 1946)
Orozco (1883 – 1949)
Diego Rivera (1886 – 1957)
Frida Kahlo (1907 – 1954)
Tamayo (1899 - 1991)
Zuñiga (1912 – 1998)