Humanities Feb 5

We are now into our next unit of study.  In this unit, students are asked to assess, critically, how the Aztecs were affected by the Spanish worldview by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:

• What were the key elements of the worldview of the Aztec civilization prior to contact with the Spanish?

• How did the Aztec civilization’s worldview influence the Aztecs’ choices, decisions and customs?

• What key elements of Spain’s worldview led to the desire to expand the Spanish empire?

• In what ways did factors such as technology and disease contribute to the dominance of the Spanish over the Aztec civilization?

• To what extent were the divergent worldviews of the Spanish and Aztecs factors in the dominance of one nation over the other?