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February 2015
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CLASS CANCELLATION
SNOW
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Admin: Lectura 1
Topic and thesis sentence
Geography of L.A-Cornell Notes - Geopolitics
Sample Notes - Aztecs
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Begin reading Chapter 2: Hispanic Society on the Eve of the Conquest
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Journal 1
Finish Geopolitics Discussion
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Continue reading Chapter 2: Hispanic Society on the Eve of the Conquest
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CLASS CANCELLATION SNOW
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Typical Americans (1,2,3,4)
Latin Americans (1,2,3,4,5)
Pachamama / Popul Vuh
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Finish reading Chapter 2: Hispanic Society on the Eve of the Conquest
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Prelim. Bib.
Martes 13 (1,2,3)
Review: Transubstantiation / Syncretism and cultural resistance / Guamán Poma de Ayala / La Virgen de Guadalupe
Finish Discussion on Chapter 1
Last Day for Incomplete Grades
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Start reading Chapter 3: “October 12th” through “Journey’s End”
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Admin: Bibliography Format (0,1,2, 3)/ Thesis Statement (summary vs. interpretative thesis)
Finish Discussion on Chapter 1
President's Day
Last Day for Credit-by-Exam
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Finish reading Chapter 3: “October 12th” through “Journey’s End”
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Chalice of Knowledge Competition
Humanity of the times Discussion (1,2,3,4,5,6)
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Start reading Chapter 4: till “The Portuguese Colonizer”
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Journal 2
Humanity of the times Discussion (1,2,3,4,5,6)
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Finish reading Chapter 4: through “Guaman Poma Assesses the Conquest”.
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Discuss Chapter 3 / Aguirre’s Protest and the King’s plan to ensure colonization not independence.
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Start Reading Chapter 5: Through “The Potosí Mine”
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Finish Chp. 3 / Balboa and Leoncico (1,2, 3) / Cabeza de Vaca (1,2,3)
Discuss Chapter 4 / Conditions of conquest / Slavery
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Finish Reading Chapter 5
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Admin: Lectura 2
Discuss Chapter 4 / Conditions of conquest / Slavery / De las Casas vs. Ginés de Sepúlveda  / The Hapsburg (1,2,3)
Discuss Chapter 5 / Mines / Maquiladora / Ship Hardships / Portobello Monopoly / Sieve - commercial system / Honeycomb = gold mine
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Start reading Chapter 6
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