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Nunez, Lucia – 1996
This unit is guided by the question "How is history constructed?" In this unit, middle to secondary school students explore a variety of accounts of the clash of cultures that occurred between the Spanish and the Aztecs. Students examine a variety of primary sources and analyze the various perspectives presented. The six activities…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Area Studies, Foreign Countries, International Relations
Otto, 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