Muslim Spain
.In this unit we will explore the influence of the Muslim Empire of Spain and study two major architechtual achievements, La Mezquita in Córdoba and The Alhambra in Granada.
Colonization of the Americas
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
At the end of the Muslim rule over Spain, explorers set out from Spain to explore the New World, El Nuevo Mundo. In this section, we will discuss the historical and cultural importance of Spanish colonization in the Americas.
At the end of the Muslim rule over Spain, explorers set out from Spain to explore the New World, El Nuevo Mundo. In this section, we will discuss the historical and cultural importance of Spanish colonization in the Americas.
Indigenous Groups
AZTECS (Mexico)
MAYANS (Yucatan Peninsula and Central America)
INCANS (Peru)
TAINOS (Caribbean)
MAYANS (Yucatan Peninsula and Central America)
INCANS (Peru)
TAINOS (Caribbean)
lATIN aMERICAN INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN
Holidays and Celebrations
Día de los Muertos/ Day of the Dead
Día de los tres reyes/magos / Three Kings Day
Cinco de Mayo/ The 5th of May
Día de los tres reyes/magos / Three Kings Day
Cinco de Mayo/ The 5th of May
tHE UNITED STATES AND Latin america/
Neo-Imperialism
Mexican Revolution
Key Figures:
-Miguel Hidalgo
-Emiliano Zapata
-Pancho Villa
-Porfirio Díaz
-Miguel Hidalgo
-Emiliano Zapata
-Pancho Villa
-Porfirio Díaz
Mexican Muralists
Frida Kahlo
Diego Rivera
Jose Clemente Orozco
David Alfaro Siquieros
Diego Rivera
Jose Clemente Orozco
David Alfaro Siquieros
Cuban Revolution
Key Figures:
-Fidel Castro
-Raul Castro
-Ernesto "Che" Guevara
-Fulgencio Batista
Key Terms:
-Cold War
-Imperialism
-Capitalism/Communism
-Cuban Missle Crisis
-Fidel Castro
-Raul Castro
-Ernesto "Che" Guevara
-Fulgencio Batista
Key Terms:
-Cold War
-Imperialism
-Capitalism/Communism
-Cuban Missle Crisis