Our final week in Latin America finds the students exploring the Aztecs and Incas, the Columbian Exchange, and the Atlantic slave trade. The test on this unit will be Wednesday, December 18th. A study guide will go home this week. We will go over the answers on Monday. SS6H1 The student will describe the impact of European contact on Latin America. a. Describe the encounter and consequences of the conflict between the Spanish and the Aztecs and Incas and the roles of Cortes, Montezuma, Pizarro, and Atahualpa. Students should explain the encounter between Montezuma/Aztecs and Cortes/ Spanish conquistadors. Students should be able to explain/describe/discuss/evaluate… * The consequences of the conflict. * The role Montezuma and Cortes played in this encounter. * The encounter between Atahualpa/Incas and Pizarro/Spanish conquistadors. * The consequences of the conflict. * The role Atahualpa and Pizarro played in this encounter. * Extension questions- How did a small band of conquistadors defeat such large and well established empires? What impact did diseases brought over by the Spaniards have on the Aztecs and Incas? b. Explain the impact of the Columbian Exchange on Latin America and Europe in terms of the decline of the indigenous population, agricultural change, and the introduction of the horse. Students should explain the Columbian Exchange and the impact it had on Latin America and Europe. Students do not need to memorize that the beans, potatoes, squash, and maize were transported from the New World to the Old and that sugar, wheat, bananas, and rice were transferred from the Old World to the New World. Instead, students need to focus on the impact the Columbian Exchange had on the decline of the indigenous population (smallpox, measles, influenza brought by Europeans) and why these diseases had such a devastating impact (no immunity). What was the impact of the agricultural change on Latin America and Europe (such as increase in food production and human populations)? What was the impact of the introduction of the horse to the Americas? Extension question- What role did the horse play in the initial encounter between Montezuma/Aztecs and Cortes/Spaniards? SS6H2 The student will explain the development of Latin America and the Caribbean from European colonies to independent nations. a. Describe the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americas. Students should have a basic knowledge of the history behind slavery in the Americas. Students should be able to explain/describe/discuss/evaluate… * triangular trade and its impact. * What happened to the population of indigenous people in the Americas, at the hands of Europeans, which brought about African slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean? * Why were African slaves brought to the Americas? * Describe the influence of African slavery on the economic and cultural development of the Americas. * How did the injustice of slavery lead to the revolutionary uprisings for freedom in Latin America? Here is the PPT we will use this week. Students will have homework Tuesday through Thursday, reading and responding about these historic topics.
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