CHS 100 Final Exam Questions and
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Who has been the Minutemen's main target for recruitment? - ANSWERS-american born anti-
immigrant politicians and media pundits
According to the USA Today, what did they say the U.S. population thinks about undocumented
immigrants within the country? - ANSWERS-they should have access to citizenship
What has hindered the Minutemen in their efforts? - ANSWERS-failure to build a mass base
What did George Bush Jr. launch in late April 2006? - ANSWERS-national raids
Who have the minutemen recruited in attempts to create a multicultural minutemen project? -
ANSWERS-African Americans; reverend Jessee lee peterson and homeless person
What happened when the Minutemen tried to have a 2006 kickoff rally in a predominantly
black Los Angeles area, and were attempting to show the "multiracial" face of their group? -
ANSWERS-it got shut down
What were James Gilchrist's last pleas to the Minutemen as they were being confronted by
African American and anti-racist activists at the 2006 kickoff rally in the predominantly black Los
Angeles area? - ANSWERS-minutemen stand your ground. do not fire unless fired upon, and if
it's war {ali} wants, then let it begin here
How did Reverend Jesse Jackson say African Americans should view undocumented immigrants?
- ANSWERS-as allies not threats
,How are Indigenous peoples or "Indios" generically labeled or recognized in contemporary
times in Mexico - ANSWERS-the clothes they wear, the "dialect" they speak, the appearance of
their huts, their fiestas and customs
How much do most Mexicans, living in Mexico or the United States, know about the "Indians" of
Mexico, according to Guillermo Bonfil Batalla? - ANSWERS-they know little about "indians"
What was the legal definition for what it meant to be "Indian" in Mexico by the turn of the
century, according to Guillermo Bonfil Batalla? - ANSWERS-those who were defeated and
colonized
How did the 1980 census data in Mexico calculate those who were considered to be
indigenous? - ANSWERS-recorded people who were 5 yrs or older and spoke an indigenous
language
In what year in Mexico did the census calculate that there were 5,181,038 such individuals, of
whom 3,699,653 also spoke Spanish? - ANSWERS-1980
How was the 1980 census data a statistical ethnocide, according to Guillermo Bonfil Batalla? -
ANSWERS-a substantial reduction caused by insufficient and defective date collection
What does culture consist of, according to Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, and what is transmitted
through it? - ANSWERS-each generation receives it enriched by the efforts and the imagination
of those who went before;consists of objects and material goods, territory and natural
resources, habitations, public spaces and buildings, productive and ceremonial installations
scared sites, places where dead ancestors are buried instruments for work and daily life
How has colonialism affected indigenous peoples? - ANSWERS-constrained their development,
disposed them of resources, imposed foreign trades and language
, How many indigenous languages are generally argued to exist in contemporary Mexico? -
ANSWERS-56 acknowledged but many argue that there are more, and different dialects are
present
What drove many indigenous people to inhospitable regions or "refuge zones" during the 16th
century? - ANSWERS-the desire to be free; escape diseases
What happened to the great Chichimeca tribes of Northern Mexico, during the colonial period?
- ANSWERS-expelled & exterminated
Why were/are few indigenous communities found on the coasts of Mexico? - ANSWERS-
because mesoamerican civilization is more at home along rivers and lakes, mountains and
valleys
What is grown on a milpa in indigenous agriculture? - ANSWERS-corns, beans, squash, and
chiles
What is a chinampa? - ANSWERS-floating gardens; grown on shallow lakes and on their banks,
parcels of farmland are constructed.
What are the basic tools used by indigenous peoples? - ANSWERS-espeque, azada, wooden
plow, machete, the sickles, a knife
What type of knowledge is possessed by the indigenous farmers? - ANSWERS-knowing the
characteristics of soil, compatible plant selection, knowing when to cultivate, following calendar
activities, fighting pests, carrying out tasks necessary to obtain a good harvest
Why do indigenous peoples of Mexico desire to have sheep, even though they rarely eat them
or sell them, according to Guillermo Bonfil Batalla? - ANSWERS-to collect manure that fertilizes
the land
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Who has been the Minutemen's main target for recruitment? - ANSWERS-american born anti-
immigrant politicians and media pundits
According to the USA Today, what did they say the U.S. population thinks about undocumented
immigrants within the country? - ANSWERS-they should have access to citizenship
What has hindered the Minutemen in their efforts? - ANSWERS-failure to build a mass base
What did George Bush Jr. launch in late April 2006? - ANSWERS-national raids
Who have the minutemen recruited in attempts to create a multicultural minutemen project? -
ANSWERS-African Americans; reverend Jessee lee peterson and homeless person
What happened when the Minutemen tried to have a 2006 kickoff rally in a predominantly
black Los Angeles area, and were attempting to show the "multiracial" face of their group? -
ANSWERS-it got shut down
What were James Gilchrist's last pleas to the Minutemen as they were being confronted by
African American and anti-racist activists at the 2006 kickoff rally in the predominantly black Los
Angeles area? - ANSWERS-minutemen stand your ground. do not fire unless fired upon, and if
it's war {ali} wants, then let it begin here
How did Reverend Jesse Jackson say African Americans should view undocumented immigrants?
- ANSWERS-as allies not threats
,How are Indigenous peoples or "Indios" generically labeled or recognized in contemporary
times in Mexico - ANSWERS-the clothes they wear, the "dialect" they speak, the appearance of
their huts, their fiestas and customs
How much do most Mexicans, living in Mexico or the United States, know about the "Indians" of
Mexico, according to Guillermo Bonfil Batalla? - ANSWERS-they know little about "indians"
What was the legal definition for what it meant to be "Indian" in Mexico by the turn of the
century, according to Guillermo Bonfil Batalla? - ANSWERS-those who were defeated and
colonized
How did the 1980 census data in Mexico calculate those who were considered to be
indigenous? - ANSWERS-recorded people who were 5 yrs or older and spoke an indigenous
language
In what year in Mexico did the census calculate that there were 5,181,038 such individuals, of
whom 3,699,653 also spoke Spanish? - ANSWERS-1980
How was the 1980 census data a statistical ethnocide, according to Guillermo Bonfil Batalla? -
ANSWERS-a substantial reduction caused by insufficient and defective date collection
What does culture consist of, according to Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, and what is transmitted
through it? - ANSWERS-each generation receives it enriched by the efforts and the imagination
of those who went before;consists of objects and material goods, territory and natural
resources, habitations, public spaces and buildings, productive and ceremonial installations
scared sites, places where dead ancestors are buried instruments for work and daily life
How has colonialism affected indigenous peoples? - ANSWERS-constrained their development,
disposed them of resources, imposed foreign trades and language
, How many indigenous languages are generally argued to exist in contemporary Mexico? -
ANSWERS-56 acknowledged but many argue that there are more, and different dialects are
present
What drove many indigenous people to inhospitable regions or "refuge zones" during the 16th
century? - ANSWERS-the desire to be free; escape diseases
What happened to the great Chichimeca tribes of Northern Mexico, during the colonial period?
- ANSWERS-expelled & exterminated
Why were/are few indigenous communities found on the coasts of Mexico? - ANSWERS-
because mesoamerican civilization is more at home along rivers and lakes, mountains and
valleys
What is grown on a milpa in indigenous agriculture? - ANSWERS-corns, beans, squash, and
chiles
What is a chinampa? - ANSWERS-floating gardens; grown on shallow lakes and on their banks,
parcels of farmland are constructed.
What are the basic tools used by indigenous peoples? - ANSWERS-espeque, azada, wooden
plow, machete, the sickles, a knife
What type of knowledge is possessed by the indigenous farmers? - ANSWERS-knowing the
characteristics of soil, compatible plant selection, knowing when to cultivate, following calendar
activities, fighting pests, carrying out tasks necessary to obtain a good harvest
Why do indigenous peoples of Mexico desire to have sheep, even though they rarely eat them
or sell them, according to Guillermo Bonfil Batalla? - ANSWERS-to collect manure that fertilizes
the land
