Latin American history :Colonia period
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One2.docxHIST 10923: Survey of Latin American History: The Colonial Period
First Midterm
[Your name here]
Instructions
Prepare clearly articulated responses to all questions outlined below. Please write full sentences in a coherent narrative that address the major issues covered in class through readings, lectures, and discussions. Observe proper grammar. Incorporate primary sources to inform your responses.
Basic but Tricky
1. In the context of Spanish exploration, what does “pacification” mean? What legal document facilitated pacification? [10 points]
2. What did Spaniards expect as a reward for their efforts to subdue foreign lands? [Do not, under any circumstances, respond “gold.” I’ve heard tragic horrible stories of students who have made this choice . . . you don’t want to know.] [5 points]
Alternative Literacies
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Critical Reasoning
4. Why is this painting from medieval Spain relevant to the history of colonial Latin America? [10 points]:
5. Did geography really play the determining factor in the downfall of Inka Empire as Jared Diamond proposes? Explain Diamond’s thesis. How do the choices made by historical actors complicate the author’s thesis? [10 points]
Bibliographical Analysis
6. Narratives about the fall of Tenochtitlan suggest the Spanish explorer, Hernán Cortés, along with a handful of Spanish soldiers singlehandedly defeated the largest military force in Mesoamerica. How does p. 43 from the Florentine Codex (below) complicate this statement? Make sure to describe the source (who, what, when), include analysis of the translated text we read for class (Views of the Conquest), and incorporate insight from lecture and discussion. [30 points]
7. Religious conversion served as the principal justification for Spanish presence in America. What does the image below tell us about the strategies used by missionaries to convert people to Christianity? What challenges did missionaries face? What did Pedro de Gante have to say about the spiritual conquest? [30 points]
