Comparing Accounts of Christopher Columbus

Students looked at textbooks and children's books. They focused on the sections about Christopher Columbus. Students summarized the book's presentation of Columbus, looking for bias. Students compared the account to Howard Zinn's interpretation.

HOMEWORK:

Read Born in Blood and Fire (BBF), Introduction and Chapter 1. QUIZ next Tuesday 9/21. Key terms below

KEY TERMS:

Nationalism
Liberalism
Tupi
Queen Isabel and King Philip
Mestizo
Encomienda
Montezuma
Cortes and Malinche
Pizzaro
Atahualpa
Financial Backing of Exploration
Women in the New World
Moors
Reconquest of Spain
Iberia
Slavery in New World and African
Slave Trade