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When Worldviews Meet

  • Develop profiles of the worldviews of ancient Aztec and Spanish conquistador societies by drawing inferences from historical images.
  • Predict the most likely results when these two societies meet.

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References

Title:

The Aztecs

Host:

Dr. Antonio Rafael de la Cova
Description:

This website contains information on the Aztec empire.
Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access links on different topics.
URL:

 http://www.indians.org/welker/aztec.htm  

 

Title: Aztec Calendar
Host: René Voorburg, William Horden and Marta Ramirez
Description: This website contains information about the Aztec calendar. It describes how the Aztec calendar reflects their belief that everything consists of opposing forces.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view information. Click on highlighted terms within the text or on topics in the left-hand-side menu to access additional related information.
URL: http://www.azteccalendar.com/

 

Title: A Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico
Host: Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Fordham University
Description: This website contains an account of the conquest of Mexico, written by the Aztecs shortly after the conquest.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view complete text.
URL: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/aztecs1.html

 

Title: Hernan Cortés: from Second Letter to Charles V, 1520
Host: Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Fordham University
Description: This website contains a historic letter from Hernan Cortés to Charles V in 1520 describing the Aztec city of Temixtitlan and the activities and customs of the Aztecs.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view complete text.
URL: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1520cortes.html

 

Title: The Conquest of Mexico
Host: Nancy Fitch, American Historical Association
Description: This website contains a teaching unit on the conquest of Mexico including student and teacher resources, related links, a time line, maps and a Who's Who?/What's What? section.
Navigation Tips: Click on highlighted terms under Contents Include to access information.
URL: http://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/classroom-content/resources/teaching-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/the-conquest-of-mexico
Last updated: October 23, 2017 | (Revision History)
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