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Download full textOtto, Gina – 1999
Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes encountered the Aztecs in 1519 and conquered them in 1521, claiming their empire for Spain. He then destroyed the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan and rebuilt a Spanish city in its ruins. In this lesson plan, it is the year 1527 and an Independent Counsel has been chosen by the College of Cardinals of the Catholic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Imperialism, Interdisciplinary Approach
Glaser, Tom W. – 2001
To better understand the issues behind the colonization of the New World and to see why some colonies and empires failed while others flourished, students analyze the motivations and resources of the colonial powers. Noting that the results of the colonial era are counter-intuitive (the Spanish, who colonized areas rich in gold, silver, and…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Comparative Analysis, Economics, Foreign Countries
PDF pending restorationNational Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC. – 2002
Don Henry was a student at the University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) who experienced a profound political change during his years on campus. Henry became a leader in radical campus organizations, volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War with the Lincoln Brigade, and died on the battlefield in Aragon (Spain) in September 1937. An article in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Foreign Countries, Life Events, National Standards
