9. Examine SOURCE3 . a. State the estimated Native American population in Mexico in 1518. b. Determine by what year the population dropped to approximately 3 million. c. Using the graph, identify in what 15-year time period the population dropped most dramatically. d. Explain why this rapid decline might have slowed later. 10. Explain what SOURCES4 and 5 can tell you about the attitude towards the Aztec culture in modern-day Mexico. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
LESSON 6.7 Inquiry: Spanish conquest exhibition
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson, you should be able to use primary and secondary sources to explain the Spanish conquest of the Americas.
In pairs or groups, use up to ten primary or secondary sources to create a museum exhibition explaining the Spanish conquest of the Americas.
SOURCE1 An illustration showing the landing of Columbus at San Salvador, 12 October 1492. Published by Currier & Ives, 1846.
1 Who raised the Spanish flag when Columbus landed? 2 When did Columbus reach San Salvador? 3 How was the Currier and Ives print made? Were the creators of the image witnesses to the event or would they have relied on other accounts to inform their image?
TOPIC6 The Spanish and the Americas 145
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