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LessonCorner Directory Results for Hernan Cortes
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1. Conquest of the Americas
Students will learn about the strengths and weaknesses of the Aztecs and Inca; create a picture book showing the conquest of one of these two empires; and discuss the similarities and differences of the Aztecs and Inca and how the Spaniards defeated both groups.
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2. Conquistadors: Hernan Cortes
In search of gold, 500 Spanish adventurers landed in the Americas in 1519. Hernán Cortés and his conquistadors took control of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. Learn how Aztec prophesies, disease, and a Maya woman named Malinali played pivotal roles that helped the conquistadors.
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3. Aztecs Meet the Spanish
Spanish explorer Hernan Cortés encountered the Aztecs in 1519 and conquered them in 1521, claiming their empire for Spain. He then destroyed the Aztecs capital city of Tenochtitlan and rebuilt a Spanish city on its ruins.
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Additional Search Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Hernan Cortes
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2. The Aztecs
...bout us we saw cities and villages built in the water, their great towers and buildings of masonry rising out of it When I beheld the scenes around me I thought within myself, this was the garden of the world. Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Spanish conquistador Introduction When the Spanish conquistador Hernan de Cortes and his army arrived in Tenochtitlan (ten-ohch-teet-LAHN), capital of the mighty Aztec empire, they were amazed by what they saw. The island city was built in the middle of Lake Texcoco, connected to the surrounding land by three great causeways. Stone aqueducts delivered fresh water to the city...
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3. A Pair, A Panel, A Presentation: Creating an Image for Your School
...paper (12x36") paint, paper and brushes 10 Styrofoam boards (12x36") tape for hinges Procedures: 1. Introducing the Work of Art This remarkable ten-panel folding screen is decorated on one side with a panoramic view of Mexico City and on the other with episodes portraying the Spanish forces led by Hernan Cortes. Folding screens were introduced to Mexico from Japan around 1600. The Spanish and Mexican word for these screens, biombo, derives from the Japanese word byobu meaning windbreak. Placed in the parlor, or salon de estrado, of wealthy homes, screens like this served as the backdrop for social gatherin...
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