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Fall of the Aztec and Inca Empires: Multiple Perspectives
Analyze the Spanish conquests of the Aztec and Inca empires through multiple perspectives, evaluating the roles of military alliances, internal divisions, and disease.
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Transoceanic Exploration and the Encounter in the Americas
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Evaluate the technological innovations, economic motivations, and profound consequences of European transoceanic exploration and the Encounter in the Americas.
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Learning standards covered
9.10bNew York Social Studies Standards · 10th GradeTransatlantic exploration led to the Encounter, colonization of the Americas, and the Columbian exchange.
9.10dNew York Social Studies Standards · 10th GradeEuropean colonization in the Americas and trade interactions with Africa led to instability, decline, and near destruction of once-stable political and cultural systems.