Mexican-American History || Get it Correct.
What is a primary source? correct answers An account of an event created by someone who took
part in or witnessed the event.
Give three examples of a Primary Source from MesoAmerica correct answers - Sometimes
called the Mayan Bible, the "Popul Vuh"
- Olmec stone heads
- Mayan Sacred Calendar
- Stella C (one of the earliest written documents, discovered, dates back to 32 B.C., Olmec)
What is a secondary source? correct answers Information gathered by someone who did not take
part in or witness an event. Secondary sources critique, interpret or analyze primary sources.
Why are secondary sources significant? correct answers We can learn about new perspectives
through them.
Why are primary sources significant? correct answers They contain original, unfiltered
information about something.
What does B.C.E. stand for? correct answers Before Common Era
What does C.E. stand for? correct answers Common Era
What is plagiarism? correct answers the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and
passing them off as one's own. (without giving proper credit)
First People correct answers Name given to the original or earliest known inhabitants of an area.
, Native Americans correct answers Name given for "political correctness." It was an effort to
acknowledge ethnic diversity in the US. while insisting on an over-arching American unity.
Indigenous correct answers Term used to encompass a variety of Aboriginal (inhabiting or
existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists) groups.
Hispanic correct answers Refers to people who speak Spanish and/or descended from Spanish
speaking populations.
Latino/a correct answers Refers to people who are from or descended from people from Latin
America.
Mexican correct answers a native or inhabitant of Mexico, or a person of Mexican descent.
Chicano/a correct answers A person of Mexican descent born in the United States.
Latinx correct answers a gender neutral alternative to Latino/a
Chicanx correct answers a gender neutral alternative to Chicano/a
Where did the Olmec live? correct answers On the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, in the
modern day Mexican states of Tabasco and Veracruz.
Why did Olmec civilization collapse? correct answers Not entirely known; although
environmental factors did make their villages unlivable.
How long did the Olmec society last? correct answers From about 1200 B.C.E. to around 400
B.C.E.
What is a primary source? correct answers An account of an event created by someone who took
part in or witnessed the event.
Give three examples of a Primary Source from MesoAmerica correct answers - Sometimes
called the Mayan Bible, the "Popul Vuh"
- Olmec stone heads
- Mayan Sacred Calendar
- Stella C (one of the earliest written documents, discovered, dates back to 32 B.C., Olmec)
What is a secondary source? correct answers Information gathered by someone who did not take
part in or witness an event. Secondary sources critique, interpret or analyze primary sources.
Why are secondary sources significant? correct answers We can learn about new perspectives
through them.
Why are primary sources significant? correct answers They contain original, unfiltered
information about something.
What does B.C.E. stand for? correct answers Before Common Era
What does C.E. stand for? correct answers Common Era
What is plagiarism? correct answers the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and
passing them off as one's own. (without giving proper credit)
First People correct answers Name given to the original or earliest known inhabitants of an area.
, Native Americans correct answers Name given for "political correctness." It was an effort to
acknowledge ethnic diversity in the US. while insisting on an over-arching American unity.
Indigenous correct answers Term used to encompass a variety of Aboriginal (inhabiting or
existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists) groups.
Hispanic correct answers Refers to people who speak Spanish and/or descended from Spanish
speaking populations.
Latino/a correct answers Refers to people who are from or descended from people from Latin
America.
Mexican correct answers a native or inhabitant of Mexico, or a person of Mexican descent.
Chicano/a correct answers A person of Mexican descent born in the United States.
Latinx correct answers a gender neutral alternative to Latino/a
Chicanx correct answers a gender neutral alternative to Chicano/a
Where did the Olmec live? correct answers On the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, in the
modern day Mexican states of Tabasco and Veracruz.
Why did Olmec civilization collapse? correct answers Not entirely known; although
environmental factors did make their villages unlivable.
How long did the Olmec society last? correct answers From about 1200 B.C.E. to around 400
B.C.E.
