Reference no: EM133205702 , Length: 6 Pages

Part 1 (chapters 1-2): choose one of the following 3 questions and write a detailed response to it in Canvas.

1. Provide a description of the history of the United States' understanding of Latin America in the past century. What were some of the assumptions by American historians and social scientists about Latin America? How have those assumptions changed, or have they largely stayed the same?

2. Briefly compare the differences between the nonsedentary, semisedentary, and fully sedentary groups that inhabited the Americas before the
Encounter? How would you describe their relationship to the land? How did it vary from group to group?

3. Who was Bartolomé de las Casas? Why was he important to the indigenous people? How did the Spanish Crown react to his ideas?

Part 2 (chapters 3-4): choose one of the following 3 questions and write a detailed response to it in Canvas.

1. Compare the differences between the cities and the urban areas in Latin America during the colonial period.

2. Who was Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz? What did her life represent? How did Spanish colonial officials react to her ideas?

3. Discuss the role that women played during the wars of independence in Latin America. Provide a few examples to illustrate your point.