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Effects of European Explorations in Latin America
Produced by
Janice Yai
Thinking about the history of Latin America within a global context
This unit encourages students to think critically about world history by connecting to their prior knowledge. Students must rethink traditional notions of Christopher Columbus as the "discoverer" of the Americas and balance this against the atrocities inflicted upon natives. As they weigh this new information, they justify their answer to the focus question: what are the short- and long-term effects of European exploration to the Americas?
The unit focuses on four topics:
- Disease, Decimation of Native Populations, Slavery, and Bartolome de las Casas
- Collapse of the Aztec Empire
- Castas
- Trial of Cortes
This unit was produced to fulfill a requirement of the 2004 UCLA International Summer Institute, "Latin America: Connecting with the World."
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