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Based on your reading of the primary source documents “The True History of the Conquest of Mexico” by Bernal Diaz del Castillo & “The Chronicle of Peru” by Cieza de Leon, write a 2-3 pages essay answering the following questions:
Questions for Bernal Diaz del Castillo:
1. What do specific elements of this market suggest about the importance of trade in pre-Columbian Mexico?
2. What are the main products of consumption? Is there any product that seems unusual?
Questions about Cieza de León:
3. According to Cieza de León, what was the population of the empire like? Does anything from his description surprise you?
4. What impressed Cieza de León the most? Why?
Questions to compare both documents:
5. Why are we using a Spanish primary source when discussing pre-Columbian Empires? What is the problem with not having enough Aztec sources? What is the challenge with Inca documentation (quipu)?
The essay has to fulfill college level quality in order to get a passing grade. The criteria that will be used for grading the essay are:
-good use of language (grammar, spelling, etc.)
-ideas and argument are organized
-use of references, notes, and bibliography in a standard academic way
-do not overuse direct quotations
The paper should be 2-3 pages in length, typed (12 point font, 1″ margins, double-spaced), proofread, and if you choose to use quotes these should be short –no more than a line or two. In-line references are fine (for the textbook include the author and page (example: Chasteen, p. 276)
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