Unit 2

Worldviews in Conflict

Targets
Skill Builders

Activity




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  3. Read pages 238 to 240 of your textbook.
      • Answer the following questions in your Reading/Study Guide.

        • Which group of priests from Spain worked to convert the Aztecs to Christianity?
        • Why did they want to convert the Aztecs to Christianity?
        • Why did the Franciscan and other missionaries destroy the Aztec temples and codices?
        • Why did some Aztecs continue to practise their religion in secret?

  4. Read page 242 of your textbook.
      • Answer the following questions in your Reading/Study Guide.

        • What was the encomienda system?
        • What social status did the Aztec people have in this system?

  5. Read page 244 and “Zoom In” on page 245 of the textbook.
      • Compare the economic systems and their effects on the conquerors and the conquered.

        • Complete the comparison chart in your Reading/Study Guide.

  6. When you are finished, proceed to the next page.

The lives of Indigenous peoples in Latin America have not improved as much as most people would like.

A relatively new movement in Latin America attempts to improve the lives of Indigenous peoples in Latin America. It is called Liberation Theology, and it is a new way of thinking about the roles of the Catholic clergy and others in freeing the people from poverty and oppression. This movement has become controversial because many leaders of the Catholic Church think it is too political.

You can learn about this movement in the video, Liberation Theology in Latin America.

 
Liberation Theology in Latin America