Curriculum:
Essential Questions for Spanish

GRADE 9: What happens when two cultures meet?

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How does geography define Latin America ? Physical Geography (climate, location.)

What was America like before discovery? Pre-Colombian Peoples

In what ways did America then change? Conquest and Colonialism

How did the discovery of America affect Europeans and the rest of the world?

What connections existed between Asia and America before discovery? How did those connections change?

Curricular Units & Lesson Plans

Geography

America Before the European Encounter

Conquest and Colonialism

Effects of the Encounter